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.
| 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 12
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA | 5
(1.6%) | | - | |
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| | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX | 5
(1.5%) | |  | |
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| | Creighton University
Omaha, NE | 13
(1.5%) |  |  | |
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| | Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC | 18
(1.2%) |  | | |
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| | Springfield College
Springfield, MA | 9
(0.9%) | | | |
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| | University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD | 16
(0.9%) | |  | |
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| | Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI | 3
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA | 11
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM | 13
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD | 1
(0.4%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.