Emergency Medical Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulances. They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospital emergency rooms for further care. The job is both physically demanding and stressful.  Emergency medical technicians often respond to: 

• Automobile accidents
• Heart attacks
• Gunshot woundings
• Unscheduled childbirth
• Drownings
• Other serious medical emergencies

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $37,500

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma (in some areas GED certificates may be substituted) in order to become an emergency medical technician.  Driver's education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs. 

Basic emergency medical technician training includes about  100-120 hours spent in the classroom and 10 hours in a hospital emergency room.  Emergency medical technicians are required to pass state licensing or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs.  Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degrees in their field.

                                           

Student Success Statement

                                       “Choosing the right is always the right thing to do.”

                                                                                            -Alex Linares

Reflection: Doing whats right can have it's advantages. You can make a friend, have a good conscience with the feeling that your helping the world, and have people follow your example of a good person. It's always the right thing to do.

Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists use electronic graphs to determine if patients are suffering from a central nervous system condition or disease like epilepsy, tumors, stroke, or trauma.  The graphs are records of the brain's electrical activity.  Electroneurodiagnostic technologists usually work in hospitals, laboratories, or physicians' offices.  They: 

• Prepare medical records.
• Apply electrodes and select instrument settings.
• Perform electroneurodiagnostic tests.
• Adjust and maintain their equipment.
• Record test results.
• Identify patient abnormalities.

Average Salary:  $20,000 - $35,000

Educational Requirements:

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists must have a high school diploma and and some courses in computer technology before beginning specialized training. 

Electroneurodiagnostic training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases hospitals.  Training takes one year and is followed by another year of supervised experience.  Before beginning practice electroneurodiagnostic technologists must pass written and oral examinations.

                                                       

Student Success Statement

                                          "It's better to be alone than to be in bad company."

                                                                                                        -ANON

Reflection: It's better to be by yourself than being with a bad crowd. You would be in more harm if you are with bad company. These can included people who use drugs, steal, etc. It's better to be alone than to be around these people. Being alone does not mean your lonely because you're enjoying your own company.

Student Success Statement

                                      "You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible."
                                                                                                  -Ezra T. Benson

Reflection: Everyone has a conscience. If you know what you did was wrong, it will not feel right no matter the situation. There is no way you can be comfortable with something you did wrong because eventually you'll feel guilty.

Electrocardiograph Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) technicians usually work under the supervision of cardiologists in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, or bedside.  They operate electrocardiogram equipment to monitor patients' heart problems.  They: 

• Connect electrodes to patients.
• Insert and remove catheters.
• Monitor equipment output.
• Record test results.
• Identify emergencies or abnormalities.
• Operate ultrasound equipment.

Average Salary:  $15,000 - $32,000

Educational Requirements:

Electrocardiograph technicians must have a high school diploma or GED before beginning specialized training. 

Electrocardiograph training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases through on-the-job supervised experience.  Basic training takes three to six months.  Advanced training takes one to two years.

                                                 

Registered Dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Registered Dietitians provide advice and education about nutrition and its affect on health.  They work in schools, educational administration, research, hospitals, clinics, industry, food service management, and private practice.  Registered dietitians:

• Organize and supervise food service operations and meal preparation.
• Make dietary recommendations.
• Counsel patients and clients about diets.
• Supervise food purchasing.
• Study the nutritional value of food and how it is used by the body.

Average Salary:  $30,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take a challenging high school curriculum that includes math and science courses.  High school business courses may also prove helpful.

A Bachelor's Degree in dietetics or a related field approved by the American Dietetic Association is required.  Registered dietitians must also pass a professional exam and complete a supervised practicum.