Emergency Medical Technicians provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.
The NREMT is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence.
This is a class designed to explain the Emergency Medical System and how it relates to the average Lay Person. This class is approximately 40 minutes in length, and designed for beginner, medium, and advanced students. It takes the student through all the levels of Emergency medical Systems, and provides discussion of the skill levels as well as discussion of legal responsibilities. In this course you will get a through review of all the groups in EMS
The class starts with a definition of EMS, followed by a diagram of the EMS system, individual explanations and analysis of all groups in EMS
Key words to use in searching for this course are EMS. EMT, Doctor, Nurse, Lay provider
Who this course is for:
Emergency Medical Technicians provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Emergency Medical Technicians are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.
The NREMT is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence.
