Want An Em Carrer? Do Your Homework
In order to find a good program to attend you will need to decide what level of training you have the time, money, and energy to attain. There are four levels of EMTs, they are: EMT-B, EMT-I/85, EMT-I/99, and EMT-P. With each level of training only certain jobs will be available to you with the exception of EMT-P, which will allow you to do any job in the emergency medical profession. In the following paragraphs each level will be explained in further detail.
The first level of training, EMT-B or Emergency Medical Technician Basic, is the entry level EMS training. In this training you will learn to perform non-invasive procedures such as splinting, bleeding control, and supplemental oxygen administration. It will allow you to assist higher level EMTs in the procedures and processes that they administer.
EMT-I/85 is the next step up in the ranks of an em career. With this level of training you will learn to do, and be qualified to administer, several invasive procedures such as IV therapy.
EMT-I/99 is the third step up in the ranks. This level of training allows you to almost reach the top of the Emergency Medical Profession. The training you will receive at this level will include monitoring cardiac functions; you will also be qualified to administer certain pharmaceuticals.
Last is EMT-P or Emergency Medical Paramedic. This level of training will enable you to reach the highest level of the Emergency Medical profession. The training that you will receive as part of any program you may attend to become a Paramedic will teach you everything covered in the lower three levels, as well as many procedures that are only taught to Paramedics such as IV insertion, cardiac support and monitoring, and advanced pharmaceutical administration.
For each level of training there are certain requirements that you must meet in order to receive certification. For the basic certification, you will need to attend a program that will include a minimum of one hundred and ten hours of training.
For EMT-I's, both 85 and 99, you will need to attend a program that offers a course that runs at least two hundreds hours, although many programs last four hundred hours.
In order to qualify for the EMT-P certification you will need to attend a program that offers a minimum of one thousand hours of specialized training.
For each level of certification, you will also need to complete a 'refresher' course each year. These refresher courses are intended to bring you up-to-date on new developments within the industry, as well as new practices and techniques.
It is wise to spend some time doing online research on the duties of each before you began a program.
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