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In the United States, "EMTs" ("emergency medical technicians") are "healthcare providers" (people who provide medical care) who help sick and injured people before they can get to a hospital, or while they are "en route" (traveling; on their way) to a hospital.

EMTs are usually the "first responders" (first people to react or arrive) to emergency calls. Doctors and nurses generally don't travel to the "site" (location) of emergencies, but instead wait for EMTs to bring the patients to them. EMTs work to "stabilize" (put something in a steady, unchanging condition, out of danger) patients and transport them to a hospital. EMTs can "perform" (do) some medical procedures. For example, they can provide "CPR" (cardiopulmonary resuscitation; assisted breathing and heart pumping), "immobilize" (not allow movement of) the body, and "splint" (use materials to hold part of the body still) broken bones.

Some EMTs work for ambulance companies. Other EMTs work for hospitals, fire departments, police departments, or even universities that want to provide emergency medical services for their students. EMTs can "achieve" (get, earn) different levels of certification depending on how much training and experience they have. Training can last anywhere between two weeks and two years.

EMT certifications "vary" (are different) by state, but they all have to meet certain national "standards" (requirements). Some EMTs choose to get specialized certifications for specific areas of medicine, such as "wilderness" (related to undeveloped natural areas) EMTs and flight EMTs. EMTs with the highest level of certification are known as "paramedics." Each level of certification allows EMTs to perform more medical procedures than EMTs with lower levels of certification.