Emergency medical technician-paramedic.

Emergency medical technician-paramedic. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS e��mer��gen��cy medical techniciann. Abbr. EMTA person trained and certified to appraise and initiate the administration of emergency care for victims of trauma or acute illness before or during transportation of victims to a health care (EMTS EMTS Environmental Monitoring Testing SiteEMTS Exposure Monitoring Test SiteEMTS Educational Media & Technologies Section (Medical Library Association)eMTS Electronic Management Tracking System ) AND PARAMEDICS RESPOND TOSITUATIONS such as automobile accidents, heart attacks and naturaldisasters. They provide the immediate medical attention required, andcare for the sick or injured before or during transportation of thepatient to a medical facility. Typically, EMTs and paramedics aredispatched through the 911 system and often work with police and firedepartments. The Workplace EMTs and paramedics may be employed by fire departments, hospitalsor private ambulance services. The work is very physically and mentallydemanding. Not only do EMTs and paramedics work both indoors andoutdoors in all types of weather conditions, but they must do soquickly, often bending, kneeling and lifting patients. They may have torespond to situations where acts of violence or natural disasters haveoccurred. In spite of the challenges, many have found the job to beequally rewarding since they are able to help others-sometimes even savetheir lives. Educational Requirements Formal training and certification is required to become an EMT See Efficient markets theory. orparamedic par��a��med��icn.A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.paramedic. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. the U.S. Department of Labor's OccupationalOutlook Handbook, all 50 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia,federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). have acertification procedure, and maintaining certification requiresreregistering, usually every two years, along with meeting a continuingeducation continuing education:see adult education. continuing educationor adult educationAny form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). requirement. There are various levels of progression in EMTtraining, beginning with EMT-basic and going up to the EMT-paramediclevel. With even more training and education, EMT-paramedics can becomesupervisors, operations managers or executive directors of emergencyservices emergency servicesEmergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Earnings According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annualearnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of EMTs andparamedics in May 2004 were between $23,130 and $27,720, although thehighest 10 percent earned more than $43,240. EMTs and paramedics who arepart of fire and police departments do receive benefits such as pensionplans. Job Outlook Like most other health care jobs, EMTs and paramedics will continueto be in demand. The Occupational Outlook Handbook notes that employmentof EMTs and paramedics is expected to grow much faster than the averagefor all occupations through 2014, as our population increases, and agingbaby boomers become more likely to have medical emergencies. Explore More To learn more about the job of EMT-paramedic and the training andeducation required, here are some Web sites to visit. National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians www.naemt.org National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians www.nremt.org National Academies of Emergency Dispatch www.emergencydispatch.org