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 13
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA | 9
(3.2%) | | - | |
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| | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX | 5
(1.4%) | |  | |
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| | Union College
Lincoln, NE | 2
(1.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC | 16
(1.3%) |  | | |
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| | Creighton University
Omaha, NE | 11
(1.3%) | |  | |
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| | Springfield College
Springfield, MA | 10
(1.1%) |  | | |
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| | University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD | 19
(1.0%) | | | |
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| | University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD | 2
(0.9%) | | | |
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| | Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA | 14
(0.6%) | | | |
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| | Siena Heights University
Adrian, MI | 3
(0.5%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.