{"id":44,"date":"2018-10-29T20:12:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yorktech.mycareerfocus.org\/2018-2019\/ready-for-the-call-ems-students-train-to-save-lives\/"},"modified":"2019-09-05T20:16:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T20:16:30","slug":"ready-for-the-call-emts-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yorktech.mycareerfocus.org\/2019-2020\/ready-for-the-call-emts-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for the Call:  EMTs Save Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Looking for a career where you can make a meaningful difference in your community?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Study to be an emergency medical technician (EMT) at York Technical College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">There are four levels in this career path: emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic. YTC offers certifications as an emergency medical responder (EMR), emergency medical technician (EMT), and paramedic. Certified EMTs and paramedics can also take refresher courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Even though it\u2019s not a requirement to have an Emergency Medical Services degree to work as a paramedic, the degree helps strengthen the student\u2019s knowledge and abilities. The future of the profession is moving toward requiring a degree for all of its paramedic providers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">YTC\u2019s EMT program is certified and regulated by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">EMTs generally provide basic life support, CPR, patient assessment, vital sign assessments, and control bleeding, fractures and dislocations. Paramedics perform higher skills like advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring and defibrillation, and administer a wider array of medications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Once you\u2019ve completed the course, you can take the National Registry certification exam, get certified and start your career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">The average yearly salary for EMTs in South Carolina is <b>$34,570<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\"><i>Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2018<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a career where you can make a meaningful difference in your community? Study to be an emergency medical technician (EMT) at York Technical College. There are four levels in this career path: emergency medical responder, emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic. 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