Course is intended to prepare a medically competent EMT-Basic to operate in the field.
The curriculum is a core curriculum of minimum required information, presented within a 110-hour training program. It is recognized that there is additional specific education that will be required of EMT-Basics who operate in the field, i.e. ambulance driver training, heavy and light rescue, basic extrication, special needs, etc. This information might differ from locality to locality, so each training program or system should identify and provide special training requirements.
EMT-Basic Course:
- 110 hour course
Pre-course preparation required
Course material included in price
Available over Telehealth
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EMT-Basic TeleHealth Pilot Program The Health Training Network has partnered with the Washington State Department of Health, Office of EMS and Trauma Systems to develop a pilot program to provide this essential training. Using video conferencing technology, this program is focused on saving potential EMT students’ time and funds while providing a viable and cost-effective option for the most rural communities in the state to offer the high-quality training needed to meet state requirements for EMT certification. Building on the extensive Northwest TeleHealth network infrastructure, this pilot program offers all didactic (classroom) training sessions through video conferencing with the practical skills component occurring at participating rural EMS stations throughout the state.
Modeled after the successful “EMS Live@Nite” continuing education program, the training course allows for one senior EMS instructor to teach students at multiple sites in a classroom setting, while utilizing local EMS evaluators in the rural communities for teaching the hands-on skills. Students can travel a short distance to a local EMS agency offering the course for classroom instruction two days a week, with hands-on instruction once a week at a more central location.
A thorough review of the pilot program has been completed by the Washington State Department of Health, Office of EMS and Trauma Systems to ensure it fulfills all requirements of an initial EMT program and that offering of EMT training via TeleHealth technology is a viable alternative to more traditional methods of instruction.