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Career Profiles: Emergency Medical Technician

What do they do?

EMT's usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulances.  They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospital emergency rooms for further care.  The job is both physically demanding and stressful.

Where do they work?

Ambulance/Hospitals

Educational Requirements

Many EMT's earn associate degress in their field and are also required to complete 120 hours in the classroom as well as 10 hours in a hospital emergency room.  EMT's have to pass the state licensing or certification tests.

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