• EMT (200hrs)- 8 hrs per week (approx. 6 months)

• Accelerated EMT (200hrs)- 16-24 hrs per week (approx. 3 months)

• AEMT (216hrs)- 8 hrs per week (approx. 6 months)

• Accelerated AEMT (216)- 16-24 hrs per week (approx. 3 months)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is the beginning level of certification in EMS, you must successfully complete and become certified at this level before you can move to the next level. It concentrates on the basics of patient assessment, vital signs, information gathering, body systems etc., This level also allows for assisting patients with their own prescribed medications.

• Advanced EMT (AEMT) is the next level of certification. This level expands on patient assessment, and pathophysiology. You will learn to start IV’s, injections, drug dosages, advanced airway. In some areas AEMT is the highest level of care.

EMT, AEMT and Paramedic certifications must be renew every two years. It requires a certain amount of continuing education per two year periods.

EMT- 40 hours

AEMT- 50 hours

Paramedic- 60 hours

If your certification has expired, you are required to take a refresher course, do the psychomotor skills test and the cognitive test in order to get your certification reinstated.

We offer Refresher courses every two months March-September. During recertification periods September-March, we schedule refreshers every month. During February & March we schedule two classes each month.

Refresher courses are 3 or 4 consecutive days depending on your certification level and include AHA BLS renewal. Paramedics will include AHA ACLS renewal as well. (You must have a current BLS and or ACLS certification in order to participate in an AHA renewal course)