Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Offered At the following campus locations
Program Overview

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician certificate program prepares students 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. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians AEMT certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure as an AEMT. This technical certificate of credit replaces the EM01 “Emergency Medical Technician (Intermediate)” technical certificate of credit.

Course Overview
CourseCredit Hours
OCCUPATIONAL COURSES
EMSP 1510 Adv Concepts for AEMT 3
EMSP 1520 Adv Patient Care for AEMT 3
EMSP 1530 Clinical Applications for AEMT 1
EMSP 1540 Clinical & Practical App/AEMT 3
*10 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate
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