Program Description
368 Total Clock Hours
192 Didactic / 176 Clinical Hours
COURSE LENGTH
24-weeks
GOALS
“To prepare Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.”
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) provides basic and limited advanced emergency care and transport to patients accessing the EMS System under medical control authority. An AEMT possess the basic knowledge and skills necessary to care for patients in need and function as part of a team that link from scene care to the Emergency Health Care System. The AEMT should be able to:
- Demonstrate an awareness of abilities and limitations.
- Demonstrate the ability to relate to people.
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Function as part of a comprehensive EMS system.
- Perform interventions with basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance.
- Perform limited advanced skills and pharmacologic interventions beyond the level of an EMT.