The purpose of a boycott is to inflict some economic loss on the target, or to indicate a moral outrage, to try to compel the target to alter an objectionable behavior. Sometimes, a boycott can be a form of consumer activism, sometimes called moral purchasing.
EMTs usually complete a course such as UCLA's EMT course that is about 120-150 hours in length. Paramedic courses can be between 1,200 to 1,800 hours. EMT and paramedic courses consist of lectures, hands-on skills training, and clinical and/or field internships.
An emergency medical technician begins with the title of First Responder (40 hours of training) or Basic EMT (110 training hours) and becomes an Intermediate EMT by completing 200-400 EMT training hours. The most qualified EMTs earn the title of Paramedic by completing 1,000 or more hours of training.