EMT Basic Course Description
Overview
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“Prepare for an exciting and rewarding career in emergency medical services with our comprehensive EMT Basic Course. Designed for aspiring emergency medical technicians, this course emphasizes hands-on experience and real-world scenarios to ensure you are fully prepared for the challenges of the field.”

Course Highlights

• Hands-on Call-Out Scenarios: Engage in realistic EMS calls with a fully functional dispatch center and real ambulance, providing immersive training experiences.
• Moulage Team and Actors: Train with a dedicated moulage team and professional actors to simulate injuries and medical conditions, creating lifelike emergency situations.
• Instructor-Led Mock EMS Calls: Participate in instructor-led mock EMS calls to apply your skills in controlled, yet realistic environments.
• Debrief Sessions: Gain insights and feedback during detailed debriefs after each call, helping you learn from every scenario and improve your performance.
• In-Depth Explanation of Pathophysiology
• Understanding the mechanisms of disease and injury is crucial for effective patient care. Our course delves deeply into pathophysiology, offering comprehensive explanations of how various conditions affect the body and why certain symptoms present.

Additional Training Features

• Stocking Your Gear: Learn how to properly stock and manage your EMS gear, ensuring you are always prepared for any emergency.
• Virtual Reality Homework: Complete VR-based homework assignments using virtual patients, enhancing your learning experience and skill retention.
• HeroLink Bracelet: Receive a HeroLink bracelet upon registration, connecting you with essential course materials and resources.

Schedule and Duration

• Class Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 6pm-10pm
• Course Length: 10 weeks
• Optional NREMT Review: An additional 2-week NREMT review class is available to help you prepare for your certification exam.

EMT Advanced Course Description

Overview
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“At Utah’s Academy of Emergency Medicine, we believe that a thorough understanding of cellular level EMS medicine is crucial for Advanced EMTs (AEMTs) to provide high-quality patient care. Our AEMT course goes beyond basic emergency medical training, diving deep into the cellular mechanisms that underpin medical conditions and their treatments.”

Course Components:

• In-Depth Pathophysiology
• Explore the detailed processes of how diseases and injuries impact cells and tissues.
• Understand the cellular responses to trauma, infection, and other critical conditions.
• Learn how medications and treatments work at the cellular level to restore normal function.
  
  Application in Emergency Care:
• Shock Management: Study the cellular mechanisms of shock, including hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and distributive shock, and learn how to intervene effectively.
• Respiratory Emergencies: Understand the cellular basis of respiratory distress and failure, and how to apply treatments such as oxygen therapy and advanced airway management.
• Cardiac Emergencies: Delve into the cellular processes involved in cardiac events like myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest, and learn advanced cardiovascular life support techniques.
  
  Advanced Training Tools:
• Simulation Scenarios: Participate in realistic scenarios using AI-based simulation mannequins that mimic cellular responses to various treatments.
• Interactive Learning: Engage in interactive modules and case studies that reinforce the cellular concepts and their practical applications.
   

• Stocking Your Gear: Learn how to properly stock and manage your EMS gear, ensuring you are always prepared for any emergency.
• Virtual Reality Homework: Complete VR-based homework assignments using virtual patients, enhancing your learning experience and skill retention.
• HeroLink Bracelet: Receive a HeroLink bracelet upon registration, connecting you with essential course materials and resources.

Schedule and Duration

• Class Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, 6pm-11pm, Every other Saturday 9am-2pm
• Course Length: 12 weeks
• Optional NREMT Review: An additional 2-week NREMT review class is available to help you prepare for your certification exam.