| In the world of medicine the EMT, otherwise | | | | A CA EMT-B career can be very rewarding. |
| known as an emergency medical technician, is the | | | | Emergency medical technicians help people and |
| front line at the scene of an emergency. The | | | | are the first line of medical assistants when there |
| EMT-Basic aids patients by giving first aid and | | | | is a crisis. It is a fast paced and often action |
| basic life support at the scene, in the ambulance | | | | packed career. However, a CA EMT-Basic career |
| and during transport to the hospital. The EMT-B is | | | | is not for everyone. It takes a special type of |
| the difference between life and death for many | | | | person to be an EMT and to endure the training |
| patients. Programs that train people to become | | | | that is involved in embarking on a CA EMT-Basic |
| and EMT in California are rapidly gaining popularity. | | | | career. |