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| Duties and Responsibilities: | |
Emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, usually work in teams of two
in specially designed ambulances. They provide immediate life or
limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as
well as transport casualties to hospital emergency rooms for further care.
The job is both physically demanding and stressful. Emergency medical
technicians often respond to:
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| Average Salary: $25,000 - $37,500 | |
| Educational Requirements: | |
| Students must have a high school diploma (in some areas GED certificates
may be substituted) in order to become an emergency medical technician.
Driver's education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended
and may be required before enrolling in some training programs.
Basic emergency medical technician 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 licensing or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs. Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degrees in their field. |
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| For More Information: | |
| National Association of Emergency Medical
Technicians
102 W. Leak St. Clinton, MS 39056 |
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