Emergency Medical Technicians

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulance. They provide immediate life or limb Saving medical treatment at the scene of accidents and injuries as well as the transport causalities to hospital emergency rooms for further care. The job is both physically demanding and stressful. Emergency medical technicians often respond to:

·       Automobile accidents

·       Heart attack

·       Gunshot wounding

·       Unscheduled childbirth

·       Drowning

·       Other serious medical emergencies

Average Salary: $25,000-$37,000

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma in order to become and emergency medical technicians. Drivers education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs

Basic emergency medical technicians training includes about 100-120 hours spent in the classroom and 10 hours in a hospital emergency room. Emergency medical technicians are required to pass state lichening or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs. Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degree in their field