emergency medical technician (emt) by: maria jobe
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Emergency Medical Technician(EMT)
By: Maria Jobe
Responsibilities
•Respond to incidents▫Gunshots▫Child Birth▫Automobile accidents▫Heart attacks
•assess nature of patient's condition▫determine if patient has pre-existing
conditions▫Provide emergency care
EMT Basic
•No shots or start intravenous lifelines
•Restricted- oxygen, glucose, asthma
inhalers, and epinephrine auto-injectors
Basic Education
•Emergency skills (cardiac and
respiratory)
•Use emergency equipment
•Pass exam
EMT Intermediate
•Use IV
•Use oxygen
• administer glucose
•Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs)
Intermediate Education
•30-350 hours
•Advance skills▫Use of Airway device▫Medications ▫Intravenous fluids
Paramedic
•give shots
•advanced airway management
•Trained on different medications
Paramedic Education
•anatomy and physiology
•colleges and technical schools
•One-two year degree
•Clinical and field time
•License and refreshers courses
Advancements
•Paramedics▫Supervisors▫Executive directors of emergency
service•EMT’s and Paramedics
▫Instructors▫Physician assistants
Salary
•Lowest: $9.08
•Middle: $11.13-$18.28
•Highest: $23.77
•bonus’s and overtime
Where to go to school
•Milwaukee Tech college
•University of Wisconsin
•Oshkosh Training center
Working conditions
•All types of weather
•noise-induced hearing loss
•back injuries
•exposed to diseases▫hepatitis-B▫ AIDs
Characteristics
•Emotionally stable•good dexterity•agility• physical coordination•able to lift and carry heavy loads•good eyesight•accurate color vision
Conclusion
•Investigating
•Starting career
Bibliography• Brouhard, Rod. "The Difference Between an EMT and a
Paramedic." About.com. The New York Times Company., 17 Oct. 2011. Web. 6 Jan. 2012.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos101.htm (visited January 06, 2012).
• Happel, Charles. "Wisconsin EMS Training Centers." Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Wisconsin Department of
Health Services, Dec.-Jan. 2011. Web. 06 Jan. 2012. <http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ems/training_education/training_centers.htm>