ICT 13 2EMR and EMT A

ICT 13–2EMR and EMT–A

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Name: ______Date: ______

In this Internet Connect, you will learn more about two careers that involve helping people immediately following an accident.

• The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) program provides entry level into the ambulance attendant profession.

• The Emergency Medical Technician–Ambulance (EMT–A) program trains people to work in the ambulance service, providing pre-hospital care.

In this Internet Connect, youYou will also learn more about the requirements for each job.

What to Do

• Follow the steps.

• If you are doing this from a printed master, record your answers in your Science Log or notebook.

• If you are using a word processor, enter your answers electronically. Remember to save your work as you go.

Part 1A: EMR

Go to the EMR web page and answer the following questions.

1. What does EMR stand for?

2. What does the program prepare people someone to do?

3. (a) What are the admission requirements for the program?

(b) List three things a student must have to be successful in the program.

What are the minimum educational requirements for this course? This question can no longer be answered.

3. Replace with: a. What are the admission requirements for this program?

And also add: b. What are three things that a student must have to help promote their success in this program?

4. How many hours pera week should a student be prepared to commit to studying during the program this course for studying?

Part B2: EMT–A

1. Go to the EMT–A web page and answer the following questions.

25. What does EMT–A stand for?

36. Why is the care provided by EMT–A graduates critical to a patient?

47. What are the minimum educational requirements for the programis course?

58. How are students selected for theis program? List five things that are taken into consideration when selecting students for the program.

(list 5 things from this list)

68. How long is the programit? (The webpage has tons of info, but there is nothing that states start date, end date; just numbers of classes, so this question must be dropped)

79. What types of practicums does a student studying to become an EMT-A have to completedo?

Extension

8. : Many high -schools employ a have a guidance councilor counsellor or career counsellor.councilor within; Ccontact the counsellor at your school and ask them the following questionsthis individual and ask them the following.:

910. Where in Alberta can ould I take the EMR or EMT-A programcourse?

101. What is the hiring outlook for graduates of these two programstypes of positions?

112. How much do graduates of these programs both of these positions earn on average per in a year?