Also called: EMT, EMT-Basic
Responds to 911 calls to provide basic emergency care and transport patients to hospitals.
Rides in an ambulance on a 12-hour shift, does CPR, splints broken bones, gives oxygen, and carries patients down stairs on a stretcher. Many pre-med and nursing students start here.
BLS May 2024.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. A one-semester EMT course and the national registry exam; can start at 18.
Ways in: Certification, Military. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Paramedicine, Emergency Medical Services.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Navigation and dispatch tech help, but lifting patients and basic emergency care on scene stay physical human work.
Classes: Biology, Health science CTE, Physical education, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2042.
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