A paramedic or an emergency medical technician (EMT) are professionals who transport patients to hospitals and medical facilities, undergo special training in Cardiology, and can earn between $19,900 and $53,000 a year.
Explanation:
A paramedic or an emergency medical technician (EMT) is a licensed healthcare professional who is part of emergency medical services. Paramedic or EMT responds to any emergency calls like 911.
These technicians provide common emergency medical care like move patients to medical facilities, stabilize patients en route, perform basic life-saving resuscitative services, assess the patients and inform hospital, use any restrains if necessary for patient safety, clean any wound, control bleeding etc.
Along with this care, emergency care technicians should be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
They should possess CPR training certificate from authorized centers. The paramedics further get trained in pacemaker control to regulate arrhythmias, providing intubation and ventilator support, inserting IV lines and other critical medical services.
