A paramedic is well trained to provide medical support to stabilize a patient enough to be transported to a hospital and to provide continued care in route to the hospital. If you’d like to become a paramedic, there are many life saving procedures they can carry out, though the specifics will depend on the state […]
How to Become a Flight Paramedic – Requirements and Salary
A flight paramedic is a specialized paramedic who can carry out advanced life support procedures for people being transported to hospitals via medical helicopters. Anyone who wishes to work as a flight paramedic, will first need to be certified as a general paramedic and they may need to have worked in that field prior to […]
EMT Scholarships and Grants
There are many scholarship and grant opportunities for EMT-Paramedics. Some of these scholarship and grant options will be enough to cover all or much of the cost of your education and training. First Responder Parent EMT Scholarships If you have a parent who works or worked as a first responder and you have decided to […]
EMT vs Paramedic – Differences and Similarities
You have decided that you want to work as an emergency response provider. Now you must decide if you want to train to be an EMT or Paramedic. Before you can make that decision, you will need to know some of the differences between the two jobs. In the simplest of differences, a Paramedic is […]
EMT Refresher Course
An EMT is an Emergency Medical Technician. Their job is to provide a range of prehospital care to patients who are sick or who have been hurt. The amount of care you can provide will depend on your EMT level and your location as well as training you have received. A Paramedic is able to […]
EMT Job Description – Functions and Limits
EMTs are trained to provide patient care to individuals in emergency situations until they can be transported to the hospital for more specialized treatment. They continue to provide care to the patient in the Ambulance or emergency transportation vehicle until they reach the hospital. They are trained to use various life saving techniques and play […]