Spanish for Emergencies, 911 Operators, Paramedics, and EMTs

People’s lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics—EMTs with additional advanced training to perform more difficult prehospital medical procedures. EMTs are dispatched by 911 operators to the scene of an emergency. In order to save the lives of many victims, these workers must be proficient in the Spanish language.

Incidents as varied as automobile accidents, heart attacks, drownings, childbirth, and gunshot wounds all require immediate medical attention. EMTs and paramedics provide this vital attention as they care for and transport the sick or injured to a medical facility.