I would see a Clinic with people inside that need help. You would feel tight clothes on and long heavy boots on your feet. You would see people standing at a desk getting ready to get checked out. You would also see ocean water and smell salt water in your nose. You would hear shouting and alarms going on and off. You would feel some water come up and hit you a little. You would hear jets coming off the runway and you would see people walking around doing all kinds of things.
CAREER
Emergency Medical Technicians
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$36,650
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+6.4% (as fast as the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Emergency Medical Technicians Do
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
Other Job Titles Emergency Medical Technicians May Have
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), First Responder
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
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Teaching kids CPR being a tech geek for education medicine and health
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Emergency Medical Technicians
No data currently available.
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Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
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Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Health/Medical Physics
Graduate
Medicine
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
You need to learn math that's for sure! You can learn stuff in P.E. about sports so when something happens to a patient you would know what they did wrong and you would know how to fix it. You would also learn about science because if you don't know science how would you know about the human body? Science is really important because if you don't know anything about it how can you know what to do?
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Being human, kind considerate honest. A desire to help people
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
Middle School Students
The Navy is awesome! You get to help people that don't get the help that they need. You get to see new places across the sea and learn new things that surprise you because you never learned it. You get to take care of others and save people's lives. You get to fly jets - sometimes - and you get to do things that other people would like to do but just don't have the time to learn what you would learn.
High School Students
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