Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - Technical Diploma
Advanced EMT students are Wisconsin licensed EMTs seeking to upgrade their skills to the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician level. These skills are performed and compliant with the Wisconsin scope of practice. A graduate of this technical diploma program has the potential for employment as an advanced EMT technician, performing pre-hospital patient care for the ill and injured with a Wisconsin ambulance service licensed to provide EMT advanced level care. Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, fire-based, or hospital-based. This program is nationally accredited through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for EMS Professionals under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $1,279, Books: $167, Supplies: $150
Contact an NWTC admissions advisor to find the best way to pay for this program.
Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=305316
Requirements for Program Entry
- Current Wisconsin EMT license. Must be 18 years or older to enter training
- Valid Wisconsin EMT license
- Students are required to maintain a current AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider certification on a two-year renewal cycle to comply with affiliating agency requirements
- NWTC is required to comply with the Wisconsin Caregiver Law
- Aptitudes required for work of this nature are good physical stamina, endurance, and body condition that would not be adversely affected by frequently having to walk, stand, lift, carry, and balance at times, in excess of 125 pounds
Program Outcomes
- Apply the preparatory aspects of Advanced Emergency Medical Technician care
- Perform intravenous therapy
- Perform clinical skill competencies
- Demonstrate usage of basic pharmacological principles
- Manage cardiac, diabetic and narcotic overdose cases using medications
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician technical diploma in the number of semesters shown.
- Curriculum Note: Students must earn a "C" or higher in course 30-531-303. A student who withdraws or receives a grade lower than a "C" in a program course may apply for re-entry into the program. Consideration for re-entry will be at the discretion of the re-entry team.
- Successful program completion prepares and entitles the student to take the state license examination. A graduate is licensed only after successful completion of the licensing examination and application for a state license
Course Descriptions
Preparatory aspects, clinical decision-making, basic pharmacology, intravenous therapy, cardiovascular cases, diabetic, narcotic overdose, pediatrics, terrorism response and clinical skill competencies of Advanced EMT level care. (Prerequisites: Apply to AEMT program, currently licensed as a Wisconsin EMT and AEMT Viewpoint account requirements completed).
Course Typically Offered: Fall