Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Hampton
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Course Schedule

June 3, 2025 - July 17, 2025
(Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:30 – 16:30)

Location

FireMed-Hampton
Hampton, NH

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Course Description

From FireMed:

Our Advanced EMT course has consistently produced successful, qualified, and respected AEMT’s with a NEMT pass rate of over 95%. Our program focuses on sharpening the EMS skill at the core of all of them: patient assessment. We offer quality, professional instruction, innovative methods, and higher success rates for less. Clinical internships from the seacoast to southwestern NH.

Prerequisite
Students should have at least one year of experience at the EMT or EMT-Basic level prior to enrolling in the AEMT course. Students will also need a copy of their current CPR for Healthcare Providers card.

Teaching/Learning Methods
Teaching/learning methods in this course will include assigned readings, presentations, discussions, simulated emergencies, simulated labs, case studies, and class activities. Evaluation procedures include skills examinations, written examinations, and assignments.

Course Textbook Premier Package
AEMT: Advanced Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured 4th edition
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett
Authors: AAOS
ISBN: 9781284228120

Advanced EMT Course Objectives
At the completion of this course you should be able to:

  • Describe the role of EMS in the health care system.
  • Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of AEMTs.
  • Perform the roles and responsibilities of an AEMT regarding personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others.
  • Perform the duties of an AEMT regarding medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice.
  • Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, lifespan development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients.
  • Identify the need for and perform immediate life-saving interventions to manage a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.
  • Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.
  • Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.

Course Completion Requirements
Successful completion of this course requires adherence to course policies, maintaining a course average of 80%, a minimum score of 80% on the course final examination, and successfully demonstrating all required skills. Additionally, students will also be expected to maintain a course average of 80% regarding AEMT Pharmacology.

Course Attendance Policy
Student attendance is required at all scheduled classes, including lab sessions. Students may be dropped from the course for excessive absences of any kind. Excused absences may be granted by the course instructor for extenuating circumstances. If three or more absences occur for any reason, the status of the student will be reviewed by the instructors to determine a disposition. Course failure is likely under these circumstances. If a student misses any class, he/she is responsible for any missed examinations, lab work, and material covered in that class session. Prompt arrival is expected at all class activities. It is the student’s responsibility to sign in on the attendance roster.

FireMed Tuition includes all course materials, our printed course manual, Jones and Bartlett online learning academy, clinical fees, platinum planner skill tracking software, clinical uniform shirt, and insurance.

Course Reference Number

CREF: 2325AEMT-NPE8818

Cost

$1950

Registration

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Registration for this course is not open yet. Please check back after the Registration Open date to the for more details and to secure your spot.

At the time of registration, all prerequisites must be met to ensure eligibility for the course. Additionally, every applicant must have an account in the state’s student information system to receive credit for class attendance. Please visit RespondNH.org to access your account.

After submitting your application, you will be notified of your application status within two business days. Please note that courses listed as “Grant Funded” cover tuition only. Any courses eligible for overtime or backfill will be specifically noted to provide clarity on additional costs or requirements.

Coordinator

Location

FireMed-Hampton

Address:

8 Merrill Industrial Drive Suite 8
Hampton, NH United States