Blog One : Emt Programs

Emt Programs

This course is designed to instruct a student already certified at the EMT-Basic or EMT-Intermediate level to become a Paramedic. After successful completion of the program, the student will be capable of performing the functions proscribed by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic curriculum as well as the additional requirements of the State of New Mexico EMT-P curriculum.The EMS Academy EMT-Paramedic training program began in 1974. The program consists of approximately 1680 hours of lecture, lab, clinical and internship. The course is completed as a traditional 12-month curriculum, with the program beginning in August of each year and ending in August of the following year. Students will receive didactic and lab instruction in intravenous fluid therapy, immunizations, pharmacology, airway management, Intra Osseous/IM/subcutaneous medication administration, I.V. medication administration, nebulization therapy, patient assessment skills, and other treatment modalities utilized by EMT-Paramedics.