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EMT: A Case Study

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An EMT has many responsibilities that he/she must follow. Since an EMT is a first responder they would have the responsibility of checking the patient’s current state and know their vital signs. Something that an EMT would need to know on the quick’s is how is the patient going to be moved. The required education that an EMT needs is approved training at the level that is needed. Other requirements include a state license which is needed in whichever state you are practicing in. You will also need to take and pass any test that that state requires. The salary of an EMT (also including paramedics) was about $31,270 as a median annual wage. That survey was taken in May 2013, and since then the BLS predicts a 23% job growth for this

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