Paid paramedics and their lower-level counterparts, known as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), earned a median hourly wage of $15.04, or $31,270 per year, as of May 2013, according to the BLS.
Cold sores are a cluster of blisters that first appear clear then become cloudy. First infection may be inside the mouth, but cold sores generally appear outside the mouth on the lips. Canker sores are gray or white sores surrounded by a red inflamed area.old sores typically result from a viral infection called herpes simplex virus (HSV). Cold sore blisters can occur on many different parts of the body but are most common on or around the lips, cheeks, or nose and also (on rare occasions) in the eye.
Most commonly, mouth soresâwhich include canker soresâare a minor irritation and last only a week or two. In some cases, however, they can indicate mouth cancer or an infection, such as herpes simplex virus. Herpes simplex causes cold sores, or fever blisters, and is highly contagious.