Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

What they do :

EMTs provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. They perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance and are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.

Licenses/Certifications :

  • EMT Certification
  • Ambulance Driver Certificate
  • Medical Examiner Certificate

Education needed :

  • EMT Training Program

Local schools offering this program :

  • El Camino College

Organizations :

Orientation and Training