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>