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Apr 20, 2024
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EMS 2312 - Fundamentals of Advanced EMT, Lecture
2 Credit Hours
This course is required to apply for certification as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT).This course introduces the theory and application of concepts related to the profession of the AEMT. The primary focus of the AEMT is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients across the lifespan who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Topics include: extending the knowledge of the EMT to a more complex breadth and depth, intravenous access and fluid therapy, medication administration, blind insertion airway devices, as well as the advanced assessment and management of various medical illnesses and traumatic injuries. This course is based on the NHTSA National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards. Requires licensure or eligibility for licensure at the AEMT level and the EMS course sequence listed before eligibility to test NREMT AEMT exam is granted.
Prerequisite: EMS 1142 , EMS 1151 , EMS 1242 , EMS 1251 , EMS 1343 , EMS 1352 , and EMS 1514 .
Field Hours: 30 hours (contact hours)
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