Emergency Medical Technology

Cuny Laguardia Community College (CUNY)

  • 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. Find Colleges Offering Emergency Medical Technology Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
      Salary and Wages

      Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 2,360
      • Average Annual Salary: $33,570
      • Average Hourly Rate: $16.14

      Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,380
      • Average Annual Salary: $39,440
      • Average Hourly Rate: $18.96

      Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 1,610
      • Average Annual Salary: $34,510
      • Average Hourly Rate: $16.59

      New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

      • Total Employment: 8,880
      • Average Annual Salary: $41,100
      • Average Hourly Rate: $19.76
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 201,099
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 239,762
      • Percent Job Growth: 19.23%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Arm-Hand Steadiness
    • Job Description
      Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Emergency Medical Technology
     Total
    Overall
    All Students4
     
    By Gender
    Male4
    Female-
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien-
    American Indian-
    Black1
    Asian-
    Hispanic2
    White1
    Unknown-
     
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