2017-2018

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

EDUCATION
CATALOG
 WELCOME
TO NAEMT EDUCATION

For more than 30 years, the National

Association of Emergency Medical
Technicians (NAEMT) has been recognized
as a global leader in quality education
for EMS practitioners and other
out-of-hospital healthcare providers.

Caring for patients in the out-of-hospital environment

is complex and challenging. It requires a broad range of
medical skills and knowledge to save lives, alleviate pain,
and treat patients of all ages.

NAEMT courses provide high-quality, evidence-based

education that is critically important to preparing EMS
practitioners to successfully treat patients in all types of
circumstances, and face the many challenges that come
along with working in the field.

Experience the NAEMT Education Difference

We believe that quality education is essential to
improved patient outcomes and numerous studies
support this belief. NAEMT and its teams of experts
devote hundreds of hours to developing the content
for each course. Then we put our curriculum through a
rigorous quality assurance process that includes field-
NAEMT education curriculum is
testing courses before they are introduced, continually
seeking feedback from students and instructors, and rated 5 stars in my book. It blows
regularly reviewing and updating course content.
away the competition in content,
NAEMT works in partnership with leading national organization and support.
organizations and agencies to provide evidence-based,
medically appropriate course content, including:
Peter Laitinen, Templeton, MA
American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
American Geriatrics Society
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Association of EMS Physicians
Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Joint
Trauma System, U.S. Department of Defense

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome to NAEMT Education 2

Key Attributes of NAEMT Curriculum 4

Trauma Education
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) 6
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) 7
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) 8
All Hazards Disaster Response (AHDR) New 9

Medical Education
Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) 10
Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) 11
Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) 12
Psychological Trauma of the EMS Patient New 13

Operational Education
EMS Safety 14
EMS Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS) New 15
Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership (PEPL) 16

RECERT: Redefining EMS Only Continuing Education 17

Facility and Course Administration

How to Become an NAEMT Instructor 18
Instructor requirement exemptions
How to Become an NAEMT Training Center 19
Easy online administration

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 KEY ATTRIBUTES
OF NAEMT CURRICULUM
BY THE NUMBERS

Course content created by multi-disciplinary teams of experts.

NAEMT course content is created by teams of nationally and internationally
recognized subject matter experts in EMS, emergency medicine and other
medical specialties, as well as from the military, public safety and emergency
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response. Teams include physicians who contribute their medical expertise;
Countries where NAEMT
EMS educators who advise on the most effective, innovative teaching
courses are taught
strategies; and EMS practitioners who ensure that the curriculum reflects the
realities of working in the field.

Curriculum incorporates evidence-based research and

cutting-edge medical knowledge.
95,000
Students worldwide
The practice of medicine is continually evolving. Our experts ensure
the latest evidence is included and referenced in each course. NAEMT
who take NAEMT courses
systematically reviews and updates courses at least once every four years to annually (includes 74,000 in
reflect changes in medical practice. the U.S. and 21,000 globally)

Instructional materials use a variety of proven learning

2,220
methodologies.
Simulations, skills stations, videos, case studies and group discussions
encourage critical thinking and reinforce material presented during lectures.
Using a variety of proven learning methodologies ensures students receive a
Approved NAEMT training
broad scope of knowledge to help with decision-making in the field. centers worldwide

Content, instructors and training centers are quality assured.

Curriculum for new or revised courses is field-tested and feedback is
incorporated into the final curriculum.
NAEMT instructors are monitored and approved by NAEMT.
NAEMT training centers are monitored and approved by NAEMT.
Students and faculty are surveyed to obtain feedback on course content
and the quality of student learning experiences.

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Flexible learning formats.
We strive to provide the most convenient, flexible learning experience
Whether you are
for our students and instructors. NAEMT offers several courses in online/
classroom combination formats. This allows students to complete part of training an entry
their coursework at home, at their own pace, at a time that is convenient
for them, and then come together in person for hands-on learning and
level provider or
discussion. Our online curriculum is highly engaging, including videos and a seasoned one, I
other visual aids, to offer a rich and dynamic learning experience.
would recommend
CAPCE approved. NREMT recognized.
All NAEMT education courses are approved for continuing education
NAEMT courses to
credit by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-Hospital Continuing give your students
Education (CAPCE). The number of continuing education credits awarded
equals the number of course hours. Courses are also recognized for an outstanding
recertification requirements by the National Registry of Emergency Medical
educational
Technicians (NREMT).
experience.
Advancing the EMS profession.
All proceeds from NAEMT education programs help support the advancement
of the EMS profession through advocacy, education and research. Anne Austin Ellerbee
Thomaston, GA

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 TRAUMA EDUCATION

PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT

(PHTLS)

Topics covered
Physiology of life and death
Scene assessment
Patient assessment
Airway
Breathing, ventilation and
oxygenation
Circulation, hemorrhage
and shock
Prehospital Trauma Life PHTLS courses improve the quality Patients with disabilities
Support (PHTLS) is recognized of trauma care and decrease Patient simulations
around the world as the leading mortality. The
continuing education program program is based on Taught in 65 countries,
for prehospital emergency a philosophy stressing PHTLS is the global gold
trauma care. The mission of the treatment of the standard in prehospital
PHTLS is to promote excellence multi-system trauma trauma education.
in trauma patient management patient as a unique PHTLS is appropriate
by all providers involved in the entity with specific for EMTs, paramedics,
delivery of prehospital care. needs. PHTLS promotes nurses, physician
PHTLS is developed by NAEMT in critical thinking as the assistants, physicians,
cooperation with the American foundation for providing and other prehospital
College of Surgeons Committee on quality care. The providers.
Trauma, which provides the medical course utilizes the internationally
direction and content oversight. recognized PHTLS textbook.

PHTLS meets a broad range of training needs in Refresher Course: 8-hour classroom course Online PHTLS Module: 8-hour online
TYPES OF PHTLS CLASSES

flexible formats, including classroom and online. for individuals who have successfully completed module that covers the didactic portion of
the 16-hour PHTLS provider course within the the 16-hour provider course. Upon successful
Provider Course: 16-hour course for EMTs, past 4 years. Current PHTLS provider certificate or completion of the module, students receive a
paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, wallet card required. Upon successful completion certificate of completion and 8 hours of
physicians and other prehospital providers. of the course, students receive a certificate of CAPCE credit.
Offered as a classroom or hybrid course (8 completion and 8 hours of CAPCE credit.
hours of online instruction followed by 8 hours Instructor Update: 4-hour course for
in the classroom). Upon successful completion PHTLS for First Responders Provider current PHTLS instructors that provides a
of the course, students receive a certificate of Course: 8-hour classroom course for first comprehensive overview of content and
completion, a wallet card recognizing them as responders including emergency medical features of a new edition of PHTLS. This course
PHTLS providers for 4 years, and 16 hours of responders (EMR), firefighters, rescue is offered in a classroom format in conjunction
CAPCE credit. personnel and law enforcement officers. Upon with EMS World Expo, and subsequently as
successful completion of this course, students an online course. This course is required with
receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card each new edition of PHTLS to maintain current
good for 4 years and 8 hours of CAPCE credit. instructor status.

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 TRAUMA EDUCATION

TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE

(TCCC)

Tactical Combat Casualty Care

(TCCC) introduces evidence-based,
life-saving techniques and strategies
for providing the best trauma care
on the battlefield. NAEMT conducts
TCCC courses under the auspices of
its PHTLS program, the recognized
world leader in prehospital trauma
education.

NAEMTs TCCC courses use the

PHTLS Military textbook and
are fully compliant with the U.S.
Department of Defenses
Committee on Tactical
Combat Casualty Care
(CoTCCC) guidelines.
TCCC, as offered by
NAEMT, is the only TCCC
course endorsed by
the American College of
Surgeons.

Curriculum and guidelines are available

TYPES OF TCCC CLASSES

to instructors at no charge on the NAEMT
website. However, the course is subject to
the per student administrative fees.
We pride ourselves on being able to offer the
most up-to-date programs that will empower TCCC for Medical Personnel
(TCCC-MP): 2-day classroom course for
our students to act in the most proficient and combat EMS/military personnel, including
medics, corpsmen, and pararescue
professional manner when responding to personnel deploying in support of combat
trauma patients. NAEMT trauma courses operations.

make that possible. TCCC for All Combatants

(TCCC-AC): 1-day classroom course
for non-medical military personnel and
Erica Paredes, Noblesville, IN includes first responder skills appropriate
for soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.

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 TRAUMA EDUCATION

TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE

(TECC)

Topics covered
TECC presents the three phases of
tactical care:
Direct threat care that is
rendered while under attack or in
adverse conditions.
Indirect threat care that is
rendered while the threat has
been suppressed, but may
resurface at any point.
Evacuation care that is rendered
while the casualty is being
evacuated from the incident site.

Medical and tactical skills

covered
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Hemorrhage control
TECC can be customized to meet the training
TYPES OF TECC CLASSES

(TECC) teaches EMS practitioners Surgical airway control and

needs of multiple types of responders. and other prehospital providers needle decompression
at all levels how to respond to Strategies for treating wounded
Provider Course: 16-hour classroom and care for patients in a civilian responders in threatening
course for EMTs and paramedics. Upon tactical environment. It is designed environments
successful completion of the course,
to decrease preventable deaths Caring for pediatric patients
students receive a certificate of completion,
in tactical situations such as mass Techniques for dragging and
a wallet card recognizing them as TECC
casualty terrorist attacks, hostage carrying victims to safety
providers for 4 years, and 16 hours of
scenarios and active shooter
CAPCE credit.
events. TECC was created to apply

TECC for Law Enforcement Officers

the lessons learned during the TECC courses in Germany
Iraq and Afghanistan Wars to the
and First Responders (TECC-LEO) have received the best
In Development: 4- to 8-hour classroom civilian world of tactical medicine.
Based on the principles of the U.S. student evaluation results
course specifically for non-EMS first
responders. The course covers materials Department of Defenses Tactical we have ever had. Course
found in the 16-hour provider course at Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), TECC:
participants told us after
a level appropriate for first responders, Meets the guidelines established
including 4 hours of core content and by the Committee on Tactical completion of a TECC
additional modules that can be added to Emergency Casualty Care course that they feel better
address the needs of specific responders. (C-TECC)
prepared to approach a
Upon successful completion of the course, Meets the updated National
students receive a certificate of completion, Tactical Emergency Medical dangerous tactical scenario.
a wallet card recognizing them as a TECC- Support Competency Domains
LEO provider for 4 years, and 4 to 8 hours (TEMS).
of CAPCE credit. Thomas Semmel, Lubeck,
Germany

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 TRAUMA EDUCATION

ALL HAZARDS DISASTER RESPONSE

(AHDR) NEW

All Hazards Disaster Response

(AHDR) teaches EMS practitioners
how to respond to the many
types of disaster scenarios they
may encounter, including natural
disasters and infrastructure failings,
fires and radiological events,
pandemics, active
shooter incidents, and
other mass casualty
events. AHDR educates
participants on how to
analyze potential threats
in their area, assess
available resources, and
create a medical response
plan that saves lives.

Topics covered
Communicating
effectively
during disasters vulnerability analysis to assess
Provider Course: 8-hour classroom

TYPES OF AHDR CLASSES

Mutual aid and interoperability natural and man-made features of
course for EMS practitioners at all levels.
Managing resources such as their environment that pose risk,
Upon successful completion of the
supplies, medications and along with assessing the needs
course, students receive a certificate of
equipment of vulnerable populations, such
completion, a wallet card recognizing
Triage and transportation as assisted-living residents or
them as AHDR providers for 4 years, and
strategies and challenges hospital patients that need special
8 hours of CAPCE credit.
Patient tracking and evacuation consideration. Content is presented
in the context of realistic scenarios, Online Instructor Orientation:
At the start of the course, culminating with a large-scale mass For current AMLS and PHTLS instructors
participants conduct a hazards casualty activity. who wish to become an AHDR instructor,
this 1-hour online course explains
the components of AHDR and teaches
instructors how to host an engaging
learning experience for participants. The
orientation highlights best practices for
utilizing course components, including
interactive skill stations and case-based
lectures. Upon completion of the course,
instructors receive an AHDR instructor card.
No monitoring is required.

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 MEDICAL EDUCATION

ADVANCED MEDICAL LIFE SUPPORT

(AMLS)

up, patient history, interactive group

discussion on potential treatment
strategies, and physical exam to
systematically rule out and consider
possibilities and probabilities in
treating patients medical crises.

AMLS is appropriate for EMTs,

paramedics, nurses, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants,
Advanced Medical Life Support nurse anesthetists and physicians.
(AMLS) is the gold standard of
education for emergency medical Topics covered
assessment and treatment. Endorsed Respiratory disorders
by the National Association of EMS Cardiovascular disorders
Physicians, AMLS emphasizes the use Shock
of the AMLS Assessment Pathway, Altered mental status
a systematic tool for assessing Neurological disorders
and managing common medical Endocrine/Metabolic disorders
conditions with urgent accuracy. Environmental emergencies
scenarios that challenge students Infectious disease
Students learn to recognize and to apply their knowledge to highly Abdominal disorders
manage common medical crises critical patients. The course Toxicological emergencies
through realistic case-based emphasizes the use of scene size- Exposure to hazardous materials

The following AMLS courses address the needs Refresher Course: 8-hour course for specifically for emergency medical technicians.
TYPES OF AMLS CLASSES

of providers and instructors. individuals who have successfully completed the The course covers the same material as
16-hour AMLS provider course within the past AMLS, at a level appropriate for EMTs. Upon
Provider Course: 16-hour course for EMTs, 4 years. Current AMLS provider certificate or successful completion of the course, students
paramedics, nurses, physician assistants, wallet card required. Upon successful completion receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card
nurse practitioners and physicians. Upon of the course, students receive a certificate of recognizing them as MLS-EMT providers for 4
successful completion of the course, students completion and 8 hours of CAPCE credit. years, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit.
receive a certificate of completion, a wallet
card recognizing them as AMLS providers for Online Modules: 8-hour online module that Instructor Update: 4-hour course for current
4 years, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit. This covers the didactic portion of the course. Upon AMLS instructors that provides a comprehensive
course may be offered as a classroom course, successful completion of the course, students overview of content and features of a new edition
or a hybrid course where students take 8 hours receive a certificate of completion and 8 hours of AMLS. This course is offered in a classroom
of the course online followed by 8 hours in the of CAPCE credit. format in conjunction with EMS World Expo, and
classroom. subsequently as an online course. This course
Medical Life Support for EMTs (MLS- is required with each new edition of AMLS to
EMT) New: 16-hour classroom course maintain current instructor status.

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 MEDICAL EDUCATION

D
CY PE IATRI
EN
EMERGENCY PEDIATRIC CARE

CC
G
EMER

ARE
(EPC)

Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC)

focuses on critical pediatric
physiology, illnesses, injuries
and interventions to help EMS
practitioners provide the best
treatment for sick and injured
children in the field. The course
stresses critical thinking skills to
help practitioners make the best
decisions for their young patients.

EPC is appropriate
for EMTs, paramedics,
emergency medical
responders, nurses, nurse
practitioners, physician
assistants, and physicians.

Topics covered
The pathophysiology
of the most common
critical pediatric
emergency issues
Critical thinking skills to
help practitioners make
the best decisions for
their patients Provider Course: 16-hour course for EMTs, Instructor Update: 4-hour course for current

TYPES OF EPC CLASSES

Application of the Pediatric paramedics, nurses, nurse practitioners, physi- EPC instructors that provides a comprehensive
Assessment Triangle (PAT), a tool cian assistants and physicians. This course may overview of content and features of a new
to help EMS practitioners rapidly be offered as a classroom course, or a hybrid edition of EPC. This course is offered as an
and accurately assess pediatric course where students take 8 hours of the course online course in English and may be offered
patients online followed by 8 hours in the classroom. as a classroom course in other languages. This
The importance of family- Upon successful completion of the course, course is required with each new edition of
centered care students receive a certificate of completion, a EPC to maintain current instructor status.
Understanding and wallet card recognizing them as EPC providers
communicating with children for 4 years, and 16 hours of CAPCE credit. Instructor Transition Course: 4-hour
Airway management, breathing course for accredited instructors from other
and oxygenation Online Module: 8-hour online module that prehospital pediatric programs to become
Cardiac emergencies covers the didactic portion of the EPC course. recognized as EPC instructors. This course
Recognizing child abuse and Upon successful completion of the module, is offered as a classroom course or by
neglect students receive a certificate of completion webinar. Proof of current instructor status in a
Hypoperfusion and shock and 8 hours of CAPCE credit. prehospital pediatric course is required.
Newborn resuscitation

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 MEDICAL EDUCATION

GERIATRIC EDUCATION FOR EMS

(GEMS)

Two GEMS courses a core and an

advanced course are available.
They may be offered separately
or sequentially. Both courses are
appropriate for EMTs, paramedics,
emergency medical responders,
nurses, physician assistants and
physicians.

Topics covered
Changes with age
Assessment of older adults
Pharmacology and medication
toxicity
GEMS provides EMS practitioners Psycho-social emergencies
at all levels with the skills and Elder abuse
knowledge to address the unique End-of-life care issues
medical, social, environmental and Cardiovascular and respiratory
communications challenges of emergencies
older adults. Developed by NAEMT Trauma
in partnership with the American Neurological emergencies and
Geriatrics Society, GEMS empowers altered mental status
EMS practitioners to help improve Mobile integrated healthcare
medical outcomes and quality of life Special considerations for older
for geriatric patients. adults in disaster response
stations, simulation and small group Skin and wound care
GEMS features case-based lectures, scenarios to fully engage students in Medical devices frequently used
live action video, hands-on skill the learning experience. by older adults

The following GEMS courses are offered to Advanced Provider Course: 8-hour PHTLS instructors who wish to become GEMS
TYPES OF GEMS CLASSES

address the needs of providers and instructors. classroom course for EMTs, paramedics, instructors. It covers the components of the
emergency responders, nurses, physician course and teaches instructors how to host an
Core Provider Course: 8-hour classroom assistants and physicians that expands upon the engaging learning experience for participants.
course for EMTs, paramedics, emergency curriculum presented in the core course, with The orientation highlights course features and
responders, nurses, physician assistants and more in-depth content and complex scenarios. best practices for utilizing course components,
physicians. Upon successful completion of Students who successfully complete this course including interactive skill stations, roundtable
the course, students receive a certificate of receive a certificate of completion, wallet card discussions and case-based lectures. AMLS and
completion, a wallet card recognizing them as good for 4 years, and 8 hours of CAPCE credit. PHTLS instructors who successfully complete
GEMS core providers for 4 years, and 8 hours of this course will receive a GEMS instructor card.
CAPCE credit. Online Instructor Orientation: This 1-hour NAEMTs monitoring requirement for new
online course is available to current AMLS and instructors will be waived.

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 MEDICAL EDUCATION

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IN EMS PATIENTS

NEW

Psychological Trauma in EMS Patients

(PTEP) gives EMS practitioners
the resources they need to help
alleviate patients hidden wounds
intense fear, stress and pain
during a medical emergency.

PTEP educates EMS practitioners

about the biological underpinnings
of psychological trauma, the short
and long-term impact on the brain
and body, and warning signs that
a patient is experiencing extreme
psychological distress. Through
scenario-based interactive sessions,
EMS practitioners are also taught
strategies and techniques to alleviate
patients distress and help patients
cope with what theyre experiencing
to ward off lingering effects.

PTEP is designed for EMS Understanding the physiological

Provider Course: 8-hour classroom

TYPES OF PTEP CLASSES

practitioners and other prehospital stress response
course for EMS practitioners at all levels.
providers. Applying the eSCAPe principle to
Upon successful completion of the
patient care
course, students receive a certificate of
Topics covered Patient simulations
completion, a wallet card recognizing
The invisible wounds of Recognizing psychological trauma
them as PTEP providers for 4 years, and 8
psychological trauma within EMS
hours of CAPCE credit.
Reducing psychological traumatic
stress Online Instructor Orientation:
For current NAEMT instructors who wish to
become a PTEP instructor. A 1-hour online
course that explains the components of
the course and teaches instructors how
to host an engaging learning experience
for participants. The orientation highlights
course features and best practices for
utilizing course components, including
interactive skill stations and case-based
lectures. Upon completion of the course,
instructors receive a PTEP instructor card.
No monitoring is required.

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 OPERATIONAL EDUCATION

EMS SAFETY

Practical strategies that they can

apply in the field, from situational
awareness to defensive driving to
verbal deflection
How to strengthen their
resiliency skills in order to
combat both chronic and critical
incident stress

Topics covered
Crew resource management
EMS Safety teaches students in EMS
how to protect themselves and Situational awareness and
their patients while on the job. defensive driving for safe
It promotes a culture of safety emergency vehicle operations
and helps reduce the number of Multi-agency pre-planning,
on-the-job fatalities and injuries. vehicle and practitioner visibility
EMS Safety is the only national, techniques, and defensive staging
comprehensive safety course for practices at roadside incidents
EMS practitioners. Its interactive Lift assist teams, lifting and
moving equipment, and
behavioral controls to protect
format features real-life case both EMS practitioners and
Provider Course: 8-hour classroom
TYPES OF EMS SAFETY CLASSES

studies and compelling discussions patients from injury

course for EMS practitioners at all levels.
on current safety issues, and Situational awareness to
Upon successful completion of the course,
provides participants with a forum continually assess for the
students receive a certificate of completion,
to share their own experiences. potential of violence on the
a wallet card recognizing them as EMS
Critical thinking stations help build scene and verbal and physical
Safety providers for 4 years, and 8 hours of
participants risk assessment and techniques to de-escalate
CAPCE credit.
decision-making skills. potential threats
Online Instructor Orientation: Infection and contagion control to
A 1-hour online course for current NAEMT EMS Safety is appropriate for all protect both EMS practitioners and
instructors that explains the components levels of EMS practitioners, other patients from emerging threats
of the course and teaches instructors how medical professionals providing Resiliency skills to help EMS
to host an engaging learning experience prehospital patient care, and EMS practitioners cope with daily and
for participants. The orientation highlights supervisors and administrators. critical incident stress
the course features and best practices for Personal readiness for the
utilizing the course components, including Participants are taught: daily challenges and hazards
critical-thinking skill stations and case- To identify and remove the of working in the field through
based lectures. Upon completion of the hazards that can appear during optimal personal health
course, instructors receive an EMS Safety daily tasks, from offensive drivers
instructor card. No monitoring is required. to violent encounters to chronic
stress

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EMS VEHICLE OPERATOR SAFETY

(EVOS) NEW

EMS Vehicle Operator Safety (EVOS)

addresses the knowledge gap that
leads to injuries and deaths, and
focuses on the specific behaviors
that need to be changed to create a
culture of safe driving.

Drawing on the most current

research about the behaviors and
other hazards that lead to crashes,
EVOS features case studies and
analyses of both common and
catastrophic collisions. EVOS
challenges EMS practitioners to
reconsider their preconceptions
about safe vehicle operations.
Instructors can easily incorporate
local laws, rules and policies into Topics covered
Provider Course: Appropriate for EMS

TYPES OF EVOS CLASSES

the curriculum. Making driving safety a priority
Legal aspects of EMS vehicle practitioners at all levels, this course can be
offered as an 8-hour classroom course or a
EVOS is appropriate for EMS operation
16-hour course with 8 hours of classroom
practitioners at all levels. Maneuvering an EMS vehicle
content and 8 hours of hands-on driving
Vehicle inspection and
instruction. Upon successful completion of
maintenance
the course, students receive a certificate of
Mental, emotional and physical
completion, a wallet card recognizing them
preparedness
as an EVOS provider for 4 years, and either
Emergency response
8 or 16 hours of CAPCE credit.
Crash prevention
Driving skills Online Instructor Transition Course:
Technological aids For current instructors of the following
Simulation training national driving courses CEVO II,
CEVO 3, VFIS EVDT, or NHTSA EVOC. This
1-hour course explains the components
of EVOS and teaches instructors how to
host an engaging learning experience
for participants. Upon completion of
the course, instructors receive an EVOS
instructor card. No monitoring is required.
Instructors of local driving courses may also
be eligible to transition to EVOS.
Contact [email protected] for more
information.

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 OPERATIONAL EDUCATION

PRINCIPLES OF ETHICS AND PERSONAL

LEADERSHIP (PEPL)

Topics covered
Personal and professional values
and beliefs
Understanding the concept of
service beyond self
Personal responsibility for ethical
decision-making
Strategies for conflict resolution
Serving as an ambassador for
the profession, agency, and
community

I have not enjoyed

Principles of Ethics and Personal
Leadership (PEPL) provides EMS
teaching or
and mobile healthcare practitioners facilitating a class
at all levels with the necessary
knowledge and skills to effectively quite as much as the
interact with patients and their
PEPL course. Our
families, other medical personnel,
co-workers, supervisors and chief took the course
community residents at large.
and now he wants
Through course presentation, studies, students explore the to make this course
dialogue, and learning activities, importance of ethics and personal
including written and video case leadership, identify their leadership a requirement of
roles in civic life as individuals,
family members, professionals
orientation for all of
Provider Course: 16-hour classroom and members of the community, our members. That is
TYPES OF PEPL CLASSES

course for EMS practitioners at all levels. and practice the skills important
This course may be offered as a classroom to the exercise of personal, ethical just how effective this
course, or a hybrid course where students leadership.
course is.
take 8 hours of the course online followed
by 8 hours in the classroom. Upon This course is appropriate for
successful completion of the course, EMTs, paramedics, other mobile
Chad Burkhart
students receive a certificate of completion, healthcare practitioners and
New Paltz, New York
a wallet card recognizing them as PEPL emergency responders.
providers for 4 years, and 16 hours of
CAPCE credit.

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RECERT: REDEFINING EMS
ONLINE CONTINUING EDUCATION

Recert (Recert.com) is an innovative online continuing Orthopedic Surgeons courses and textbooks, as well
education platform offering high-quality, interactive as from articles, videos, and other learning materials.
courses in a user-friendly system that tracks progress Free tool to track recertification and/or re-licensure
toward meeting NREMT recertification and state EMS progress and compliance. Recert is backed by a
re-licensure requirements. powerful database that generates personalized
learning plans to ensure compliance simply by
NREMT now allows paramedics to take 35 of 60 required entering your license type and expiration date.
continuing education hours online, while EMTs can take Personalized roadmaps and dashboards based on
24 of 40. Developed with changing educational needs national and state requirements for recertification
and requirements for EMS professionals in mind, Recert and re-licensure, as well as the users strengths and
is provided through a partnership between NAEMT and weaknesses.
the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group. Subscription or individual course pricing plans.
NAEMT full members receive a 15% discount on all
Most courses are 1- to 2-hour modules. Recert purchases.
Emphasis on interactive, media-rich, scenario-based Successful course completion data reported to
learning, with some inspired by video game design. accrediting body (CAPCE or state).
All courses can be completed on mobile or desktop Comprehensive dashboards that enable employers to
devices. track employee progress toward recertification and
Core content adapted from NAEMT, American re-licensure.
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5. Upon receiving NAEMT verification that application

is complete, take and pass the NAEMT Instructor
Preparation course (offered in English and Spanish
online, and in other languages as a classroom
course). Note: This course only has to be taken once.
6. Meet any other instructor requirements determined
by your NAEMT training center.
7. Be monitored by an NAEMT Affiliate Faculty at your
NAEMT training center as you teach your initial
course. Affiliate Faculty must submit instructor
NAEMT training centers are required to use approved monitoring form to NAEMT indicating approval.
NAEMT instructors to conduct NAEMT courses. 8. Upon receipt of instructor monitoring form, you will
be designated by NAEMT as an approved NAEMT
To become an NAEMT instructor, you must: instructor for the specific NAEMT education program.
1. Successfully complete the NAEMT provider course An instructor card will be issued.
for the program for which you wish to serve as an 9. Maintain your approved instructor status by teaching
instructor. at least one course per year, attending all instructor
2. In the United States, be licensed as an EMT or updates, as required, and maintaining current
paramedic. Instructors may not teach content or contact information with NAEMT headquarters.
skills they are not credentialed to perform.
Note: Find more information at naemt.org/education/
a. Some NAEMT courses require paramedic level become-an-naemt-instructor.
licensure.
b. For the U.S. military, must be currently certified by
NREMT at the EMT, AEMT or paramedic level or hold a
INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENT EXEMPTIONS
military medic instructor credential issued by one of the
CAAHEP-Accredited Programs: New NAEMT instructors at CAAHEP-
U.S. Armed Services.
accredited programs may be monitored by their course coordinators.
c. In other countries, instructors must meet the
Monitoring by an NAEMT Affiliate Faculty is not required.
commensurate certification and licensure requirements.
d. Physicians, physician assistants, and nurses with
Current AMLS and PHTLS instructors can easily become instructors
commensurate prehospital trauma experience may
for the following courses simply by completing the online instructor
qualify for instructor status, provided they complete all
orientation for the course: AHDR, GEMS, EMS Safety and PTEP.
requirements to become an NAEMT instructor.
Monitoring by NAEMT Affiliate Faculty is not required.
3. Be associated with an approved NAEMT training
center, either as a current member of their faculty,
Additional exemptions for specific courses are listed at
or as an instructor candidate.
naemt.org/education/become-an-instructor/instructor-
4. New NAEMT Instructors must complete the NAEMT requirement-exceptions.
instructor application.

Textbooks and instructor materials for NAEMT courses may be purchased through
Jones & Bartlett Learning Pubic Safety Group, NAEMTs education publishing partner.
Visit psglearning.com/naemt.

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NAEMT education programs are conducted through a network of approved training centers. NAEMT works with
reputable centers which possess appropriate training facilities and experienced EMS faculty, maintain affiliation with
an emergency medical institution, have a qualified medical director to provide medical oversight and guidance, and
are committed to developing and sustaining a quality EMS training program at their center.

View specific requirements and apply: naemt.org/course-administration/site_application.aspx.

Easy, Efficient and Cost-Effective

Administration
No one likes spending more time on paperwork than
they need to. NAEMT provides our training centers
with a web-based Course Administration Portal to
provide a streamlined, user-friendly and cost-efficient
administrative process. NAEMT Training Centers
and course coordinators can access the Course
Administration Portal at naemt.org.

Easy online administration

Utilizing a dashboard approach, NAEMT training centers
have direct access to manage and monitor their course
activity. All administration for NAEMT courses can be
done quickly and easily online, including:

Update training center profile information.

Provide limited-view access to approved
course coordinators to manage courses on behalf
of your training center.
Register or cancel courses.
Assign instructors using a searchable list of approved NAEMT staff make administration
instructors. as painless and quick as possible.
Access secure materials for approved courses.
Manage and submit student data. Their support and direction is
Print or email student certificates and cards.
View invoices and submit course administration fees.
second to none.

Responsive customer service

NAEMT has a fully-staffed customer service team to assist
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our training centers and instructors. When you have
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questions or need help, email [email protected] or
call 800-346-2368.

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naemt.org
facebook.com/NAEMTfriends About NAEMT
twitter.com/NAEMT_ Formed in 1975 and more than 60,000 members strong, the National Association
of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the only national association
representing the professional interests of all emergency and mobile healthcare
practitioners, including emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency
medical technicians, emergency medical responders, paramedics, advanced
practice paramedics, critical care paramedics, flight paramedics, community
paramedics, and mobile integrated healthcare practitioners. NAEMT members
work in all sectors of EMS, including government agencies, fire departments,
hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special
operations settings, and in the military.