Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is a program taught at Western Iowa Tech Community College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician certificate prepares students for roles and responsibilities of an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, focusing on cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Students study injury prevention and infectious disease, human systems, pharmacology, venous access, airway management, assessment based management, and training for management of medical and trauma emergencies.

The program also covers special considerations for obstetric, neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric patients. Students apply past and current cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills in supervised clinical and/or field settings. Students are responsible for transportation to and from clinical and field experiences.

The minimum requirements for admission in Advanced Emergency Medical Technician at Western Iowa Tech Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Iowa Tech Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Iowa Tech Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Advanced Emergency Medical Technician.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Students must submit an application to the Office of Admissions at Western Iowa Tech Community College.
• Students must have a high school transcript or equivalency diploma.
• Current Iowa EMT certification card.
• Current AHA BLS Provider Card - CPR.
• Current Mandatory Reporter Certificates (Child and Dependent Adult).
• Students will also be required to have a physical (submitted on a Western Iowa Tech Health Evaluation form) and up-to-date immunizations in order to complete clinical requirements.
• Physicals can be obtained free of charge at the Western Iowa Tech Health Clinic.
• Instructor consent required.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.witcc.edu/programs/219/

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