Emergency Medical & Rescue Institute, LLC.

EMT-Basic

The EMRI EMT-Basic prepares the student to become both a resourceful and skilled EMT Technician in the vast study of Prehospital Care. The EMT program is a combination of both didactic and practical skills. Skills include: Airway management with oral/nasal airways, pocket masks, B-V-M units, oxygen powered resuscitators, oral suctioning, CPR and S/AED, bleeding control, splinting, supplemental oxygen, assessment, childbirth, spinal immobilization, use of Epi-Pen and aspirin, assisted medications and other skills in 1994 DOT EMT-B curriculum. Administration of albuterol is an optional skill for EMT-B ambulance services. Hours of training: Minimum 110-hour EMT-B DOT curriculum training course. Certification requirements: Initial certification—Current provider BLS-CPR/AED certificate, pass training course, along with state administered written and practical skills examinations. Recertification requirements: Current BLS-CPR/AED certificate, 24-hour EMT-B Refresher course and 28 additional hours of approved continuing-education courses every two years. The Emergency Medical & Rescue Institute EMT-B Program makes the student eligible to take the NREMT Exam.