Emergency Medical Technicians

Overview

EMTs are health professionals trained to respond quickly to emergency situations. Military EMTs provide emergency medical treatment, limited primary care, force health protection, and evacuation in a variety of operational and clinical settings from point of injury or illness through the continuum of military healthcare. They may work in military health facilities or in the field.

Military Training

All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Job training for emergency medical technicians consists of classroom and on-the job instruction, including practice in providing patient care. Training content varies depending on specialty and may include :

• Emergency medical treatment
• Basic patient care
• Anatomy and physiology
• Minor surgical procedures
• Clinical laboratory procedures
• Methods for diagnosing diseases
• Plaster-casting techniques

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