This is homework for NREMT Refresher students as assigned by EMS University instructors. Please bring a copy of the course completion certificate by the end of class.
EMS 203B-2: NREMT Refresher Homework
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024EMS 257: Advanced Life Support Assist
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course details Advanced Life Support (ALS) Assist for the EMT. It is important that the EMT have a good working knowledge of what to expect from working with a Paramedic partner. A good understanding of this section is required to be able to perform efficiently and function properly as an EMT. This section details the following subtopics: Assisting with IV administration, EKG placement, advanced airway management, ALS medication administration, ventilators, and other quasi-BLS airway devices. This course will help the EMT better understand and review related skills and topics. 2.0 Hours of Continuing Education (2.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Cost: $5.90
CEU: 2.0 Hours
EMS 256: Special Patient Populations
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course details the OBGYN, Neonatal, Infant, & Pediatric Emergencies section of topics for which the EMT is responsible for knowing. A good understanding of this section is required to be able to perform efficiently and function properly as an EMT. This section details the following subtopics: OBGYN, neonatal, infant, & pediatric assessment and management. This course will help the EMT better understand and review related skills and topics. 5.0 Hours of Continuing Education (5.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Cost: $14.75
CEU: 5.0 Hours
EMS 255: Trauma Emergencies for the EMT
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course details the Trauma Emergencies section of topics for which the EMT is responsible for knowing. A good understanding of Trauma Emergencies is required to be able to perform efficiently and function properly as an EMT. This section details the following subtopics: bleeding & shock, soft tissue injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, and head/spinal injures. This course will help the EMT better understand and review related skills and topics. It will also provide information on the NREMT examinations for Patient Trauma Assessment, Spinal Immobilization (Seated & Supine), and Long Bone and Joint Immobilization. 6.0 Hours of Continuing Education (6.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Price: $17.70
CEU: 6.0 Hours
EMS 254: Medical Emergencies for the EMT
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course details the Medical Emergencies section of topics for which the EMT is responsible for knowing. A good understanding of Medical Emergencies is required to be able to perform efficiently and function properly as an EMT. This section details the following subtopics: pharmacology, respiratory, cardiac, neurological, seizures, anaphylaxis, poisoning/overdose, environmental, and behavioral emergencies. This course will help the EMT better understand and review related skills and topics. It will also provide information on the NREMT examinations for Patient Medical Assessment and Cardiac Arrest Management/AED. 8.0 Hours of Continuing Education (8.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Cost: $23.60
CEU: 8.0 Hours
EMS 253: Patient Assessment for the EMT
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course details the Patient Assessment section of topics for which the EMT is responsible for knowing. Patient assessment is perhaps the most important part of being a good EMT. Without good patient assessment skills, which encompass communications, documentation, examination techniques, etc… the EMT is largely ineffectual. The primary design of this course is to improve the EMTs patient assessment skills. This course will help the EMT better understand and review topics related to these skills. It will also provide information on the NREMT examinations for Patient Medical and Trauma Assessments. 5.0 Hours of Continuing Education (5.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Cost: $14.75
CEU: 5.0 Hours
EMS 252: Airway Management for the EMT
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course details the Airway Management section of topics for which the EMT is responsible for knowing. Airway Management is at the core of the EMTs skills knowledgebase. This course will help the EMT better understand and review topics related to the skills. It will also provide information on the NREMT examinations for Oxygen Administration and BVM of an Adult Apneic Patient. 2.0 Hours of Continuing Education (2.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Cost: $5.90
CEU: 2.0 Hours
EMS 251: Preparatory Topics for the EMT
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This course explores the overview and introduction of EMS systems as well as the history of EMS. Preparatory content is essential so that the EMT has a good basis of understanding the introductory topics surrounding the EMS system. 5.0 Hours of Continuing Education (5.0 CEU) provided upon successful completion. EMS University is accredited by CAPCE to offer CEU Hours.
Cost: $14.75
CEU: 5.0 Hours
Coronavirus Management for EMS Providers
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024Description: This 8 Hour, Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) Management for EMS Providers class meets National Standards Guidelines for instruction on how to respond to respond and care for people during affected by the SARS-2 Pandemic.
This course is recommended for anyone who has an interest in EMS operations surrounding the response to the SARS-2 Pandemic.
Additionally, this course counts towards National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) National Continued Competency Program (NCCP) continuing education hours to recertify as an EMT and is approved by the Commission on Accreditation
for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE).
Cost: $50
CEU: 8 Hours
Reading Comprehension Test
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024This is the EMS University Reading Comprehension Test used to meet requirements to enter the EMT Program.
In order to enter the EMT Program, students must pass the EMSU Reading Assessment Test or achieve the appropriate score on a comparable reading assessment examination to verify reading comprehension at the ninth grade level (see Table below):
| Assessment | Score Range | Prerequisite Class(es) |
|---|---|---|
| EMSU Reading Assessment * | Pass | None |
| EMSU Reading Assessment * | Fail | May Retake Assessment |
| ACCUPLACER | 70+ | None |
| ASSET | 39+ | None |
| COMPASS | 82+ | None |
Once you have successfully completed the exam, you will be provided with a certificate.
