Overview
People's lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. Paramedics have additional advanced training to perform more difficult pre-hospital medical procedures. Incidents as varied as automobile accidents, heart attacks, drownings, childbirth, and gunshot wounds all require immediate medical attention. EMTs and paramedics provide this vital attention as they care for and transport the sick or injured to a medical facility.
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Emergency Medical Tech 14 May 2008 [pdf, 167 KB]
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Average Salary:
$24,030
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$0
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Years in school:
2
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after high school graduation
Job outlook:
Excellent
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