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A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.
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| A major in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 13
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD | 19
(1.0%) |  |  |
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| | Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC | 16
(1.3%) |  | |
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| | Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA | 14
(0.6%) | | |
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| | Creighton University
Omaha, NE | 11
(1.3%) | |  |
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| | University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM | 10
(0.3%) | | |
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| | Springfield College
Springfield, MA | 10
(1.1%) | | |
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| | Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA | 9
(3.2%) | | - |
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| | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX | 5
(1.4%) | |  |
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| | Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY | 3
(0.2%) | | |
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| | Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI | 3
(0.5%) | |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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