Emergency Medical Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

An Emergency Medical Technician is also known as an EMT. They are responsible for rushing into crime scenes and perform basic life saving techniques. Its also depends on what level of training you are on so you could do different types of things. If you are more advanced you will go into the harder type of crimes scenes. But if you are just training and know the basic stuff then you might just go to help out with medical techniques. There are at least three different levels to being an EMT. The first one is the basic ones that control bleeding and bandage injuries. The second one is the EMT-I, they have more experience like cardiac monitoring and administering IV treatments. The last one is the EMT paramedic, they hold the most training like providing blood transfusions and evaluating medical records.

Salary: $31,700 for all EMT’s and paramedics

Education:

To be an EMT or paramedic most states require you to complete a certified program in medical technician training in order to qualify for state or national certified exams. Regular EMT training lasts at least six months but for a paramedic it last at least two years depending on what you choose

Demand for this profession:

The demand for this profession is really high. It is about 24% of growth between the years of 2014-2024. There should be many job openings by these year if anyone is interested in these types of jobs.

Reflection:

I would like to be an EMT because I might get to help out people. For example like helping people stop bleeding and stuff like that. I also get to go into an crime scene and look at the different stuff people might of left behind. Also find out who did the crime scene and many other interesting things.