How Do You Become An Emergency Medical Dispatcher?
• Understand the scope of the work duties for an emergency medical dispatcher as a prerequisite for the field before you make a decision to enter a training program. You will be dealing with callers continually throughout your workday that will be under stress due to injury or illness. Some callers may be irate and others may not be coherent. • Training to become an emergency medical dispatcher will include coursework that focuses on providing callers with medical instructions before assistance arrives. You will also learn about physiology and anatomy as well as regulations for the region where you work. • Emergency medical dispatcher training will likely include simulation scenarios that will provide you with an overview of an actual emergency response situation. You will practice dispatching and develop multi-tasking and communication skills necessary to handle crisis situations that are stressful. • Explore the various types of training programs available in preparation for becoming
