This course is required to apply for certification as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
(AEMT). This course introduces the theory and application of concepts related to the profession of the AEMT.
The primary focus of the AEMT is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and
transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual
possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Topics
include: extending the knowledge of the EMT to a more complex breadth and depth, intravenous access and
fluid therapy, medication administration, blind insertion airway devices, as well as the advanced assessment
and management of various medical illnesses and traumatic injuries. This course is based on the NHTSA
National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards. Requires licensure or eligibility for licensure at
the EMT level and EMS 156 must be taken as a Corequisite.
