Publilius Syrus, the former Syrian slave turned writer, said, "No-one knows what he can do until he tries".

As an Emergency Medical Technician, this will be your maxim. Your interest in medicine and people combined with a burning desire to make an immediate difference will propel you through your studies.

Your EMT course will do all it can to prepare you for what lies ahead. You will learn about human anatomy and physiology, airway management and oxygen administration, trauma and emergency treatment such as defibrillation, plus life-saving procedures. There will be instruction in CPR, splinting, bandaging, dressing and tourniquets, use of ECG machines, spinal immobilization, trauma assessment, coping with blood loss, drug administration and intubation. There will also be coaching in how to handle distressed patients and their families, and respond to often chaotic emergency scenes.

On successful completion of the EMT course, you could consider a career as a:

• Emergency Medical Technician
• Paramedic
• Crash Team Responder
• First Aid Instructor
• Emergency And Disaster Consultant