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Emergency medicine is a fast-paced and exciting career field. At the front lines, both on the streets and in the hospital emergency department setting, Emergency Medical Technicians provide a large number of patient care services. They are the providers of the most basic level of care in emergency medicine. If you are someone who enjoys excitement, caring for sick and severely-injured individuals and who likes working at all times of the day and night, being an EMT could be for you.

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Keiser Career College

Associate degrees and diplomas are available from our Florida campuses. All programs focus on the specific skills and knowledge needed for today's career fields.

Featured Programs:
Associate in Emergency Medical Services | Diploma in (EMT - B) Paramedic | Diploma in Paramedic

Featured Locations:
Green Acres, FL | Jacksonville, FL | Miami Lakes, Fl | New Port Richey, FL | St. Petersburg, FL

Keiser Career College offers career-oriented training programs that prepare students for positions in allied health and computer technology.

San Joaquin Valley College

Our students enjoy accelerated classroom learning, individual attention and a head start into a career through working in externships.

Featured Programs:
Emergency Services and Safety Management

Featured Locations:
Bakersfield, California

Flexible morning, afternoon and evening class schedules accommodate working adults and busy students who might otherwise miss opportunities.



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EMT's work in both hospital and ambulance settings, assisting either doctors and nurses or paramedics. The educational requirements and patient care roles for EMT's vary dramatically from state to state, so be sure to check the details before pursuing this career. In a hospital setting, EMT's routinely draw blood (also called venipuncture), run basic lab tests and EKG's, clean and bandage wounds, and splint sprains and fractures. This is similar to the skills they use "on the road" (working on an ambulance squad)-although they may also help extricate patients from vehicles and care for the more critically wounded on the scene. Often there are different levels of EMTs, such as Basic and Intermediate, that require different education and can perform different levels of care. EMT's are generally trained at vocational or community colleges. EMT-Basic training is generally eight weeks to six months. To apply for EMT-Intermediate training, you must have some experience as an EMT-Basic (generally one year). EMT-Basic training covers topics like ethics, vital signs, moving patients, airway care, communications, diversity training and more. EMT-Intermediate (based on state) often includes IV-therapy, ventilation, pharmacology and special considerations like cardiology and gerontology. Both EMT-Basic and EMT-Intermediate will likely require a written and clinical certifying examination.




EMT's, whether Basic or Intermediate, are called upon to do work that is very physically and emotionally challenging. You must be capable of lifting extremely large patients, maneuvering them through stairwells and in other tight quarters, and of being able to perform chest compressions during CPR for long periods of time. You will be exposed to violent or disoriented patients with a variety of communicable diseases. Or you may be involved in a search and rescue operation in unstable physical environments so understanding the issues of your own personal safety are a must. You will arrive upon the scene of often catastrophic accidents, work with individuals who have lost family members, or be caught in the middle of a domestic dispute. Needless to say, EMT candidates must have calm and assertive personalities. You must also be team-oriented and able to think very quickly on your feet as you may have many responsibilities at once. EMT’s who are part of a hospital team work 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts.

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