| Are you interested in the exciting field of | | | | and inserting emergency orotracheal equipment. |
| Emergency Medicine? Imagine yourself | | | | Regulations and specific training to be provided by |
| administering and monitoring emergency services | | | | Paramedic Schools to future EMTs and |
| at an accident scene, working with doctors over | | | | Paramedics are determined by state legislators. All |
| the radio, and relaying information to hospitals | | | | states require Paramedic certification and |
| while transporting patients in medical emergency | | | | continuing education throughout Paramedic |
| vehicles. Paramedic Schools (EMT Schools) can | | | | careers. |
| teach you the skills you need to become an | | | | Students completing programs of study in |
| emergency professional. | | | | Paramedic Schools will find employment in fire and |
| Generally, 911 operators initiate the dispatch of | | | | police departments, hospitals, and private |
| EMT teams to emergency sites. EMT teams and | | | | ambulance services. Hours can be very irregular, |
| Paramedics arrive at designated scenes and | | | | but most Paramedics report finding their jobs |
| attend to victim needs at the scene with skills | | | | challenging, interesting, and exciting. Salaries for |
| learned in Paramedic Schools. | | | | Paramedics vary depending on geographic location, |
| Programs of study combine classroom and | | | | level of training, and organization. Entry-level |
| emergency and ambulance experience. All | | | | incomes generally begin around $25,000. |
| students progress sequentially through EMT levels | | | | If you are interested in learning more about |
| 1-4, with level 4 providing the most advanced | | | | Paramedic Schools and Emergency Medical |
| coursework and training. Paramedic Schools teach | | | | Technician programs, please search our site for |
| all Paramedics and EMTs basic life support and | | | | more information and resources. |
| general healthcare, pediatric life support, CPR and | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW |
| first aid, defensive driving, and measures taken to | | | | and may or may not reflect specific practices, |
| prevent the spread of diseases and vulnerability | | | | courses and/or services associated with ANY |
| to violent or mentally unstable patients. However, | | | | ONE particular school(s) that is or is not |
| EMT-4s / Paramedics receive additional training in | | | | advertised on |
| cardiology, pharmacology, and management of | | | | Copyright 2006 - All Rights Reserved |
| EMT systems. | | | | Michael Bustamante, in association with Media |
| Paramedics / EMT-4s are prepared to deliver | | | | Positive Communications, Inc. for Notice to |
| more advance emergency care by making | | | | Publishers: Please feel free to use this article in |
| preliminary diagnoses, administering fluids and | | | | your Ezine or on your Website; however, ALL |
| drugs intravenously, applying manual defibrillators, | | | | links must remain intact and active. |