Emergency medical technicians

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Duties and responsibilities:

Emergency medical technicians, or ETMs, usually work in terms of two in specially designed ambulance. They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scene of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospitals emergency decal technicians often respond to:

·       Automobile accidents

·       >>>>Heart attacks

·       >>>>Gunshot wounding

·       >>>>Unscheduled childbirth

·       >>>>Drowning’

·       >>>>Other serious medical emergencies

Average salary: $25,000-$37,000

Educational requirements:

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

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

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I don’t think I would like this job because I wouldn’t like to be in the situation of “I could either save your life or not”  I know I would be trained but I don’t think this is the right job for me.

Dietetic Technician

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Duties and responsibilities:

Dietetic technicians assist dietitians in evaluating, organizing, and conducting nutritional services and programs of schools, hospitals and industries.

They:

·     Gather and evaluate diet histories.

·     Assist in planning patient meals

·     Provide nutritional counseling.

·     Conduct food service operations.

·     Oversee food preparation and service.

·     Maintain records

Average salary- 16,000- $30,000

Educational requirements:

Students wanting to become dietetic technicians should graduate from high school with a well-rounded program. High school business courses may prove helpful.

Dietetic technicians must complete a two-year Associate Degree program that is accepted by the American Dietetic Association. They must then pass a commission on dietetics registration examination.

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Dialysis Technician

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Dialysis Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

Dialysis Technicians operate machines that remove waste and excess fluid from the blood of patients whose kidneys can no longer carry out those functions. Dialysis technicians are also referred to as renal dialysis technicians, hemodialysis technicians, or nephrology technicians.  They work under the physicians, primarily                                                                in hospitals and clinics.

Dialysis technicians must fully understand the operation of the kidney dialysis machines. They are responsible for their operation, cleaning, and sterilization. They must also fully understand their patients’ needs. Dialysis technicians carefully monitor and record weight and vital signs before, during, and after the blood cleansing procedures. Additionally, they instruct patients about in-home treatments. Because dialysis technicians work with blood, they must exercise strict safety recantations against infectious disease such as hepatitis and AIDS.

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Dental Laboratory Technicians

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Dental Laboratory technicians specialize in different areas of dental or orthodontics work. Their jobs usually include making and repairing dentures, crowns, and braces. They work in dental schools, commercials dental laboratories, hospitals, dental clinics, and fro manufacturers of dental prostheses dentals laboratory technicians

•      Repair denture linings.

•      Choose and mount replacement teeth.

•      Construct denture frames.

•      Identify needed prostheses repairs.

•      Make and fix braces

Average salary: $22,000-$33,000

Educational requirements:

Dental laboratory technicians must have a high school diploma or GED certificate before starting dental laboratory training. Dental laboratory technicians must attend a community college, vocational school, or dental school to learn their skills. Programs are usually two years in length

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