Also called: ER Tech, ED Technician
Assists ER doctors and nurses with vitals, EKGs, splints, and procedures.
Runs EKGs on chest pain patients, helps hold pressure during a code, splints ankles, and wheels patients to CT. Often EMTs or students working toward medical or nursing school.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. EMT certification or patient care tech training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Paramedicine, Emergency Medical Services.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Monitors capture some vitals automatically; splinting, EKGs and helping with procedures stay hands-on.
Classes: Biology, Health science CTE, Anatomy & physiology, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 31-9099.
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