EMT Program | National EMS Academy, an Acadian company

Paramedic vs. EMT

What is the difference?

EMTs Work In:

Emergency rooms
Ambulance providers
Security agencies
Telehealth
Dispatch centers
Police agencies
Fire services

Paramedics Work In:

Emergency rooms
Ambulance providers
Security agencies
Fire services
Telehealth
Dispatch centers
Aeromedical services
EMS instruction
Police agencies
Management
Oil and Gas industries

Become an Emergency Medical Technician

Make A Difference Every Day

EMT is the entry-level position in the emergency medical services field. In 3-4 months, you can learn the skills you will need to work as part of a medical response team. EMTs provide basic emergency medical care and transportation to patients who access the EMS system. Medics make a difference, every day.

A few of the skills you will learn:

Opening the airway and providing artificial ventilation
Delivery of semi-automated defibrillation
Controlling severe bleeding
Dressing and bandaging wounds

Splinting injured extremities
Delivery and care of infants
Emergency vehicle operations
Communications and medical record keeping

Course Schedule

Spring/Fall Semesters

This is a hybrid course. Students will be able to complete didactic elements of the course online and will spend approximately 70 hours in a classroom learning hands-on skills. It will take about 3-4 months to complete all courses and earn a certificate.

Hybrid Course FAQs

What is a hybrid class?

Part online, Part in the classroom

Basic Course Composition

Instruction, Practice, Clinical Time

Classroom Instruction: 25 days (100 hours)
Skills Instruction and Practice: 17 days (68 hours)
Ambulance Clinical Time: Two 12-hour shifts

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