Emergency Medicine

Emergency medical technicians (EMT) respond to medical emergencies in the field and provide immediate care to the critically ill or injured. There are three basic categories of employment: EMT-1 (basic), EMT-3 (intermediate) and EMT-4 (paramedic). These emergency workers are usually the first medical care providers on the scene of an accident. EMTs stabilize and monitor patients in specifically equipped vehicles while in route to a medical facility, where they give a detailed account of the patient’s status.