An EMT, or a Paramedic, would have to know everything about the Human Body and its functions. They would also need to know how different medicines affect the body and which ones are vital in saving a life.
In order to know this, the following subjects are appopriate to take in school/university:
You just need an EMT certification.
It usually takes a full time graduate student 2-3 years to get their masters degree as an EMT.
You need a high school diploma or general education degree (also known as a GED) in order to complete EMT training. If you do not have the required educational training, you cannot complete EMT training.
You need you EMT certificate, then your CPR certificate, then you will need your EMT-B certificate and then you can chose to up it to intermediate and then you can go for your EMT exam and hopefully pass.
EMT's are to regularly attend training classes to insure they are up to date on procedures.
It depends from state to state, but most requires you to work a full year as an EMT Basic before you can become an EMT Paramedic. You need to take the EMT Paramedic training and certification.
Bomb4: In order to receive your EMT Certification you need to take the EMT National Registry Exam.
No degree is required, though a specified number of training hours through an approved certificate program are necessary to comply with licensing requirements.
To obtain an EMT certification, one must take an EMT course. This course is usually offered at colleges and vo-tech schools in your area.
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No, you may not attend the school with just a GED. A student must be working towards some form of a medical degree to be able to attend an EMT school.
EMT can earn anywhere from 42000 and 72000 dollars a year. You will need 2 years of basic emt training which can be earned at many universatries.