AEMT

Course Overview

This program is designed to prepare you for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ Advanced EMT exam and to take the next step in your career by becoming an Advanced EMT. Advanced EMTs provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for patients who access the emergency medical system. AEMT's function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, and possess the training and skills to perform lifesaving interventions. This program has been approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and meets the requirements for licensure in Texas. Coursework is done online through a learning platform. Students are required to submit 9 assignments per week (reading the chapters, homework assignments, pre-tests, chapter tests, unit exams, Decision Making Cases, EMT Enhanced Assessments, Final Exam) to meet the attendance requirements of the course. The class week starts on Sunday at 12 am and ends on Saturday at 11:59 pm. All AEMT students are required to attend three Skills Labs at Wilson County ESD #3 in La Vernia, Texas. These dates are pre-planned and student must attend to complete the course. The skills done are entered into Sterling Credentials so the student's skills are tracked and progress shown. Patient Care Reports are done online using a separate online platform. The clinical and field experiences must be completed within the 6 month time frame, just like the course work, in order to receive a course completion certificate. All PCRs must be written in ACHARTE format. A 6 month subscription to MedEdPrep is included. Students are required to complete the 6 exit exams on this platform to help them find weakness so they are able to study and better prepare for the exams and NREMT. This platform also allows students to create practice quizzes to test prep as often as they like. MedEdPrep is constantly adding new features to offer new ways students can learn and test prep!