Looking for EMT-Basic Course

[DY]

Anybody got a bead on a fastrack EMT-Basic course, or even a distance learning option? Would be greatly apreciated. Thanks.

[Jimbo]

Less than a month gets you WEMT: http://168.144.139.178/schedule.html#wemt

[CAMedic]

Here you go!

http://fastresponse.org/EMT/?gclid=CI3U2buL6JECFRGYiQodTCFmjA

[DY]

Good stuuff. Thanks folks. :)

[wandering_idiot]

Good instructors. I did my refresher with them. Very knowledgeable

http://www.emtinc.org/

[Massgrunt]

I'ver been to both SOLO and EMT, Inc. SOLO is good to go, I'd recommend it to anyone. I have to say that I thought they spent too much time on the "Wilderness" aspect that could have been better spent on "street" EMT stuff. However, that's their thing and I knew it going in. I got solid instruction there from good teachers.

EMT Inc was basically an assembly line. I went to an EMT-I course, taught mainly by a guy who never worked a day as a professional EMT, I had 20 hours of clinicals for two weeks that I did during class time, there was no exam scheduled for me, and I basically never learned cardiac. It was extremely disorganized. Some of that was due to including me in a paramedic class to learn Intermediate, but not all of it. I walked away from there ACLS certified, despite not knowing a damn thing about cardiac. I could go on, but that basically sums it up. I'll answer any questions you have about it. A couple members here took their two week EMT-B course, maybe they'll weigh in.

[MixedLoad]

I hope this helps.

EMS Training (http://www.emstraininginc.com/emtbcoursedesc.html)

California EMS Academy (http://www.caems-academy.com/emtb.htm)

[Believeraz]

I attended EMT Inc.'s 14 day EMT-B course. Here are some of my reflections:

The negatives:

-NREMT requires a minimum number of class hours, covering required materials. We pencil-whipped the hours, meaning students were short-changed on necessary education time. I know, I know...some of you are thinking "hell, if you got out early, why are you complaining?" The answer is because I was there to learn something critical. Shortchanging life-saving instruction is foolish at best.
-Death by Powerpoint. The classroom instructors had very little interest in anything but getting through each block of instruction. This was an incredibly poor way to teach hands-on emergency medicine in my opinion. By teach, I mean "read off the slide".
-Instructors were not on the same page. Various Bs, Is, and Ps taught blocks of instruction, and often contradicted each other in critical teaching points, based on their personal perspective. There was not a unified approach, and this caused confusion among the students.
-We used a textbook that was different from the course curriculum and lecture material. Our homework assignments were from the course curriculum, and contained a lot of information and material that was not in our textbook.
-Academic standards were not upheld. There were specific requirements for minimum written test scores, per NREMT and course standards. They were ignored by the faculty, and people with failing test grades were allowed to continue with no remediation. This pissed off everyone who took their studies seriously.
-Clinicals required missing course hours to attend. That is very hard to do when you're doing a semester's worth of college in 14 days.
-Essentially, assembly-line diploma milling.

Positives:

-Very good practice and instruction on practical skills. LOTS of practice time, saturation-style.
-Excellent role players for medical and trauma scenarios.
-Excellent cooperation from clinical providers (ambulance and ER). Clinicals allowed a lot of hands-on patient time, and I learned a ton in a short amount of time. Taking vitals in the back of a diesel ambulance, running code, on a dirt road is not quite as simple as it is in a classroom.
-Excellent student support, one-on-one, from instructors. The individual practicals instructors would take a lot of time and share a lot of their personal experience to give perspective on what you were doing. They were all working Ps for the most part.
-Very inexpensive option if you're doing it yourself. They also have a dorm-style housing area for low cost, if you don't mind living in a frat-house environment.
-I'm an NREMT-B now. Yay.

I would not count on EMT Inc. to get you ready to practice on the street. If you just want the certification, and will dedicate yourself to practicing, learning, and keeping your skills fresh, then it is an ok place to start. That's the route I took.

[BKK]

Looks like Kato and crew have their own Accelerated EMT-B program starting in June. EMT-P in the future. I am sure it must be good.

http://deploymentmedicine.com/dmi/home.html

[Massgrunt]

I volunteer to audit the course on behalf of Socnet. Because I care that much about this forum.

[IMUA]

ALCON...

Brother BKK, et al....I most certainly appreciate the kind words, but I feel compelled to mention that effective 20 Mar 09, I am no longer affiliated nor associated in any manner with DMI.
As Director of Training and Program Manager/Architect of the DMOC Course, my fingerprints can be associated with all programs and the testimonials noted on the website most certainly came from course attendees on my watch, including some notables from SOCNET. That said, as professionals we acknowledge that there comes a time in the evolution of business when it is in the best interest of ALCON to disassociate. That was the case.
As far as the EMT-B course goes, unless you are simply interested in a "non-traditional training model" experience, I would suggest a closer look at the program.
If more info is required, plz PM and I will answer queries.

All keep well and stay safe.

V/R

Kato

[BKK]

Kato,
Good luck on your next endeavor. That was an extremely professional explanation. A guy on my team is trying to sell this training op to the company. If he gets the green light I will gratefully request some info to let him know what he is getting into. Of course it is hard to be made proficient in two weeks, but it would probably help give him a usable credential to the many years of cross training he recieved along the way.

Best of luck, and thanks for always trying to help.

[Blackjack78]

Right On. Kato, indeed ,best of luck in your endeavors.

[307th_ACE]

I attended EMT Inc.'s 14 day EMT-B course. Here are some of my reflections:

--break -- didn't want to quote whole thing but all undoubtably good skinny -- 307th.

Shortchanging life-saving instruction is foolish at best.

-break-


That there, is some mighty good advice in my opinion as a National Ski Patrol instructor and area trainer.

[BKK]

No idea how good these guys are, but I just got this sent to me by email.

CCJA will be offering this program in Feb. It is great for people who want
to get an EMT for EP/PPS/PSD or who just want a career change.



Accelerated EMT – B Program



Dates: February 8, 2010 –February 26, 2010 (14 Days)



Time: 9am-6pm



Location: Commonwealth Criminal Justice Academy, 1380
Central

Park Blvd, Suite # 208 Fredericksburg,
Va. 22401



Prerequisites:

1. Student must be 16 years of age or older before the start of the
course.

2. Hold an approved cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course at the
beginning date of the course. This certification must also be current at
the time of state testing. (CCJA will offer this training before this
course.)



Cost: $1,200.00 (This cost does not include
Books or test fees)



Coordinator: Charles A. Williams NREMT-P



Registration: Call (540) 322-3000 or e-mail
ccjatraining@gmail.com



Books:

Required text:

Mosby's EMT-Basic Textbook Revised 2nd Edition Revised

W. Stoy, T. Platt, D. Lejeune and the Center for Emergency Medicine,
published by Mosby



Required text:

Mosby's EMT-Basic Workbook 2nd Edition

W. Stoy, T. Platt, D. Lejeune and the Center for Emergency Medicine,
published by Mosby.



Program description:



Emergency Medical Technician – Basic (4 year certification)



The Emergency Medical Technician – Basic course is designed to provide
training to prepare an individual to function independently in a medical
emergency. This course provides the basic knowledge and skills needed to
provide basic life support (BLS) care and is required to progress to more
advanced levels of pre-hospital patient care.





The course requires a minimum of 111 hours of classroom and skills
instruction and 10 hours of Clinical/Field rotations for a total of 121
hours of training. Virginia Certification requires successful completion
of a written and practical skills examination. This course is designed to
train individuals to serve as a vital link in the chain of the health care
team.



Student will be eligible to sit for Virginia EMT-Basic exam Note:
reciprocity available to the take National Registry Exam after gaining
Virginia certification.



This includes all skills necessary to provide emergency medical care as an
attendant-in-charge with a basic life support ambulance service or other
specialized rescue service.



Upon successfully completion of the training program, the student will be
capable of performing the following functions:



(1) Recognize the nature and seriousness of the patient’s condition or
extent of injury to assess requirements for emergency care.



(2) Administer appropriate emergency care to stabilize the patient’s
condition.



(3) Lift, move, position and otherwise handle the patient in a way as to
minimize discomfort and further injury.



The EMT-Basic curriculum will be based upon the DOT National Standard
Curriculum for the EMT-Basic (1994 edition) and the 2002 Supplemental
Airway Modules for the 1994 EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum. The
EMT-Basic will be trained and proficient in all skills described in the
DOT National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Basic (1994 edition) and the
2002 Supplemental modules for the EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum.







Commonwealth Criminal Justice Academy LLC.

Thomas Perroni

Training Director/Instructor

1380 Central Park Blvd Suite 208 Fredericksburg, Va. 22401

www.ccjatraining.com

Office: (540) 322-3000 Cell: (540) 846-7088

ccjatraining@gmail.com

DCJS # 88-1499

[obriencp6]

I attended the Commonwealth Criminal Justice Academy EMT-B course. Best thing I ever did. Great Instructors who know what you need to do to pass the test. Tom Perroni is the lead instructor and our last class had a 90% pass rate on the state exam which is almost unheard of in accelerated courses. I would contact him ASAP his classes fill up fast.