An Emergency Medical Technician is an exceptional human being ready to take on the most life threatening jobs ever and that is (in most situations) keeping someone alive! An EMT is skilled to provide first aid care for any emergency situation until the ambulance can arrive to take the patient to a hospital for further care. An EMT’s normal day consists of least sleep possible, outdoors most of the time and being the first one to respond to a 9-1-1 call even at 3 am! An Emergency Medical … [Read more...] about A Day in the Life of an Emergency Medical Technician
Become a Paramedic in 2018
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 in which they are certified. Before an individual can enter training to become a Paramedic, they will need to have graduate high school or to hold a G.E.D. certificate. It will be … [Read more...] about Become a Paramedic in 2018
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 pursuing a flight medic career. Flight paramedics are often called upon to treat the most critical of patients in the field. This is why they need to have so many life support … [Read more...] about How to Become a Flight Paramedic – Requirements and Salary
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 follow in their footsteps, there are quite a few potential scholarships for you. There are programs for sons and daughters of EMTs, paramedics, police officers and firefighters. … [Read more...] about EMT Scholarships and Grants