attack or a stroke‚ even if you’re only 39 or in good shape or a vegetarian.” —Dennis Rowe‚ paramedic‚ Knoxville‚ Tennessee 2. “Don’t call us for a broken finger. If there’s no real emergency‚ you’ve just clogged up the system.” —Arthur Hsieh‚ paramedic‚ San Francisco 3. “Your emergency isn’t necessarily our emergency. In my region‚ we send an ambulance for all calls‚ but we don’t use the sirens unless it’s Code 1‚ which means someone’s bleeding or having chest pain or shortness of breath—basically
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of Science in biology or a related field like wildlife biology or zoology. A Bachelor’s degree takes about 130 credit hours‚ or 4-5 years of school at a university or college. With a Bachelor’s degree‚ you can get a job as a field or lab technician‚ where you’ll be responsible for anything from animal care to habitat management to data collection. If you want to conduct your own research‚ you’ll need to have at least a Master of Science degree or a Ph.D. in biology or a related science
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two main options of study‚ you should compare them in order distinguish the advantages and disadvantages‚ or pro’s & con’s. The purpose of this essay is to examine the differences between a Funeral Director (Mortician)‚ to Paramedics (Emergency Medical Technician). These are two similar careers‚ but each of them offers you different opportunities as a student and as a professional. Three main aspects comparing these two careers are job opportunities‚ work environment‚ & average salary expectations
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profession. I worked as a cosmetologist for 11 years and was in need of a change. I changed jobs and was working in an office environment. My mother was very sick and I spent numerous hours in the emergency room. I knew then that this was the profession I wanted to be in. I worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for three years and I have been working as a Paramedic for almost six years. I have worked in rural communities and also in the city area which gives me a different prospective to patient treatment
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(LAS) responds to medical emergencies in Greater London‚ England‚ with its ambulances and other response vehicles‚[1] and over 4‚500 staff at its disposal. It is one of 12 ambulance trusts in England providing emergency medical services‚ and is part of the National Health Service (NHS)‚ receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service‚ every person in England has the right to the attendance of an ambulance in an emergency. The LAS responds to over
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the proprietary act of a medical provider caring for a patient.” Ultimately‚ the court’s analysis focused on the fourth element of the special relationship test‚ in which it found that the mother justifiably relied on the EMS technicians who had taken control of the emergency
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In this cynical age‚ firefighting remains a heroic and noble profession. The images of fire professionals we see on television and in film are often romanticized versions of day-to-day life on the job. What is the life of a firefighter really like? The Job According to a 1993 survey‚ annual starting salaries for firefighters in major cities fall in the range of $28‚000 to $46‚000 with overtime pay. Firefighters receive health‚ disability and retirement benefits‚ and many consider the work schedule
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The Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine defines a veterinary technician as a health care worker who is skilled in technical aspects of veterinary medicine and works as a professional assistant to a veterinarian or to any of various types of researchers and scientists. This definition seems to give a very simplistic view of what a veterinary technician is. The mission of a veterinary technician is to perform the technical tasked that need to be done during animals care there for making
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medical professionals‚ Pharmacy Technicians’ roles have been developing at a fast pace since the very start of the occupation. “As the physician’s role changed from distributing drugs to diagnosing disease and performing surgery‚ the role of the pharmacist emerged. The first pharmacy school opened in 1821 at the college of pharmacy and Sciences in Philadelphia” (Mosby 10-11). That school is now called the University of Sciences in Philadelphia. The tasks of pharmacy technicians have changed in means of
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This paper is to inform readers that maintenance technicians are gifted and crafty individuals‚ when it comes to making sure all their surroundings are in working order and in stable conditions. When it comes to maintenance‚ a person generally thinks about something that needs a fix or tune up. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (2015)‚ “general maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines‚ mechanical equipment‚ and buildings. They paint‚ repair flooring‚ and work on plumbing
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