EMT Training In Bakersfield Ca

The Bakersfield College EMT program is a 7.5 unit course.

Every State requires all (volunteer, professional) Emergency Medical Technicians to be certified. Some States & Counties give their own certification tests in order to make sure their EMS personnel are well-prepared. Some states require a registration with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). In order to be able to do your job as an EMT, you need to stay current with recertification every two years, in addition to CEU's. Schools and employers who offer EMT training in Bakersfield Ca must receive approval from the County of Kern Emergency Medical Services Department. Some standards are clearly set forth, such as the length of any EMT program. Kern EMS mandates training of no less than 152 hours, 24 of which must be clinical hours in a hospital or pre-hospital setting. The EMT training programs are specialized in injury assessment and in treating heart attacks, respiratory distress, broken bones, severe bleeding, acute complications of diabetes, and other medical emergencies. In addition to the coursework, the students practice what they've learned, either in a hospital, or in a pre-hospital setting. The equipment in the training sessions usually includes backboards, stretchers, braces, oxygen tanks and splints. In order for students to successfully complete an EMT certification program, they have to pass both a written and a practical exam, which has to be supervised by NREMT. If a student wants to promote and to receive additional EMT training, he/she needs to take the first step of completing the EMT-Basic certification first.

EMT-Intermediate

For EMT-Intermediate, there two options available: EMT-Cardiac and Shock Trauma. The first part of the training program consists of learning how to administer several medicines. In the next part, they learn how to administer cardiac medication and how to analyze cardiac arrhythmias. In the EMT-Intermediate training program, students usually receive 50 hours or so of extra training. The EMT-Intermediate training is not recognized in all States. In California, for example, EMT-Intermediate is no longer recognized. Over the past decade or so, the trend seems to be moving away from Intermediate training. In Kern County, the Bakersfield College EMT program remains the most popular program. At 7.5 units, the program provides a good introduction to EMS, and employment opportunities for new EMT's remains strong. Bakersfield Memorial and Hall's Ambulance are a couple of the larger employers of new EMT's in Kern County.