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