Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

424th
Popular nationwide
220
Search Rank on O's List
22
Colleges offer it
278
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
187
Women
91

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O's Insights on Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 74% of graduates come from public universities.

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