Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Certificate Program
EMT AdvancedThe Advanced EMT certificate program, like the EMT certificate program, is accredited by the Alabama Department of Public Health, Office of EMS and Trauma. The Department’s Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoEMSP).
AdmissionFor credit students, the criteria for general admission of EMT students to the University are the same as those for all students. Please consult with the University’s admission’s office for more information about admission policies and procedures at (251) 460-6141, or you may visit their web site at www.southalabama.edu/admissions/contact.html
Advanced EMT applicants must be Alabama state-licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) and must apply for admission to the department and meet certain departmental admission requirements (i.e., academic standard, criminal background check and drug screen test, etc.). For more information, please contact the office at (251) 431-6418.EMT Advanced
The basis for the curriculum is the current Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Standard curriculum for Advanced EMT (2009).
To progress throughout the program, a minimum final grade of 80% must be achieved in each course. Students will be allowed to repeat a course only one time. Students unable to satisfactorily complete EMS 140, 141 and 143 will not receive a completion certificate by the department or the University.
The State of Alabama mandates the National Registry of EMT’s examination at the EMT, Advanced EMT and Paramedic levels of practice. Only those students who have met all academic requirements of the program will be eligible to sit for the National Registry examination. All other criteria for progression and completion will be listed in each course syllabus and will be mandatory.Students are responsible for payment of all tuition and fees. Tuition and fees are set by the University of South Alabama, upon approval of the Board of Trustees. For current information on tuition and fees, please refer to the University’s admission’s office or click here.
Students are responsible for all personal health care expenses, including those resulting from injury or illness, while engaged in learning experiences required by the department. Students will be required to show proof of health insurance or a signed waiver while in the program. Students must show proof of all required immunizations.
Students are responsible for all travel expenses to and from clinical and field internship sites. Students are responsible for the purchase of uniforms and required clinical equipment and supplies for their internships. Students also must maintain current Healthcare Provider (CPR) certification and Alabama state EMT licensure throughout the program of study.
Financial AidUniversity of South Alabama
Department of EMS Education
Attn: Charles Erwin, Program Director
2002 Old Bay Front Drive
Mobile, AL 36615
cerwin@usouthal.edu
(251) 431-6418
Advanced EMT Program Advisor
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Description of the ProfessionThe Advanced Emergency Medical Technician’s scope of practice includes basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients. This may occur at an emergency scene until transportation resources arrive, from an emergency scene to a health care facility, between health care facilities, or in other health care settings.
EMT Advanced
For many communities, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians provide an option to provide high benefit, lower risk advanced skills for systems that cannot support or justify Paramedic level care. This is frequently the case in rural and volunteer systems. In some jurisdictions, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians are the highest level of out-of-hospital care. In communities which utilize emergency medical dispatch systems, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians may function as part of a tiered response system. In all cases, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians work alongside other EMS and health care professionals as an integral part of the emergency care team.
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician’s scope of practice includes basic, limited advanced and pharmacological interventions to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with acute out-of-hospital medical and traumatic emergencies.
Emergency care is based on assessment findings.
Additionally, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians provide care to minimize secondary injury and provide comfort to the patient and family while transporting the patient to an emergency care facility. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician’s knowledge, skills, and abilities are acquired through formal education and training. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician has the knowledge associated with, and is expected to be competent in, all of the skills of the EMR and EMT. The major difference between the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and the Emergency Medical Technician is the ability to perform limited advanced skills and provide pharmacological interventions to emergency patients.
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is the minimum licensure level for patients requiring limited advanced care at the scene or during transportation. The scope of practice model is limited to lower risk, high benefit advanced skills that are effective and can be performed safely in an out-of-hospital setting with medical oversight and limited training.
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician transports all emergency patients to an appropriate medical facility. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is not prepared to independently make decisions regarding the disposition of patients. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician serves as part of an EMS response system assuring a progressive increase in the level of assessment and care.
The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician may make destination decisions in collaboration with medical oversight. The principal disposition of the patient encounter will result in the direct delivery of the patient to an acute care facility. In addition to emergency response, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians often perform medical transport services of patients requiring care within their scope of practice.
Psychomotor Skills1. Advanced EMT Description is excerpted from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Scope of Practice document, pages 27-28.
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