Advanced EMT

The primary focus of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. This class is 140+ hours of classroom instruction with online assessments and course work and 96+ hours of clinical/field experience. Students will be responsible for the cost of an IDPH and college background checks (which includes immunization, CPR card, driver’s license, and transcript verification), any needed immunizations, NREMT written testing, and the IDPH application fee. The course textbook is included. This course provides the student an opportunity to supply cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills in the classroom,

hospital, and pre-hospital setting. Students receive pass/fail for classroom, lab, and clinical instruction, and affective domain portions. Instruction is related to patient assessment in areas of basic life support, cardiac arrest, trauma, and medical emergencies. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to take National Registry of EMTs certification testing at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician level.

Prerequisite: • Must be 17 years of age at time of enrollment and possess a valid driver's license.

• Must be able to read and write English. • Current CPR Healthcare Provider (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) level is required prior to starting class. • Students will need to submit a copy of their immunization records including two step TB test to Complio

• Possess a valid Iowa Driver’s License

• Have a valid Emergency Medical Technician certification in Iowa

• Have high school diploma or equivalent