Careers

Careers

EMTs and Paramedics

Respond to 911 calls for emergency medical assistance, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or bandaging a wound
Assess a patient’s condition and determine a course of treatment
Provide first-aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured patients
Transport patients safely in an ambulance
Transfer patients to the emergency department of a hospital or other healthcare facility
Report their observations and treatment to physicians, nurses, or other healthcare facility staff
Document medical care given to patients
Inventory, replace, and clean supplies and equipment after use

When transporting a patient in an ambulance, one EMT or paramedic may drive the ambulance while another monitors the patient’s vital signs and gives additional care. Some paramedics work as part of a helicopter’s or an airplane’s flight crew to transport critically ill or injured patients to a hospital.EMTs and paramedics also transport patients from one medical facility to another. Some patients may need to be transferred to a hospital that specializes in treating their particular injury or illness or to a facility that provides long-term care, such as a nursing home.If a patient has a contagious disease, EMTs and paramedics decontaminate the interior of the ambulance and may need to report the case to the proper authorities.

Paramedics provide more extensive pre-hospital care than do EMTs. In addition to doing the tasks of EMTs, paramedics can give medications orally and intravenously, interpret electrocardiograms (EKGs)—which monitor heart function—and use other monitors and complex equipment.

Placement Statistics Paramedic

Program	2016	2015	2014	2013
Acute Care Paramedic	28/95%	28/95%	18/100%	12/90%

Number of total graduates/related placement rate

EMTs and Paramedics

Placement Statistics Paramedic

Willmar, MN

320-222-5200

Hutchinson, MN

320-234-8500

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