The EMT Academy will be divided into the following course sections:

• A minimum of 160 hours of didactic instructions and skills laboratory

• A minimum of 24 hours of supervised clinical experience in an acute care setting

• All instructions comply with local, state and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National EMS Education Standards (DOT HS 811 0771, January 2009).

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Student Life

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At BATA we pride ourselves in providing the most up to date information that is relevant to student understanding. Student textbooks come with an online component to assist the student in studying for exams and understanding concepts. These concepts are further explained through lectures and then demonstrated through skills-based scenarios. We structure our classes this way in order to cater to all different types of student learning styles.

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Text Book (Hard Copy and Online access included in the EMT Academy cost)

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Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured, 12th Edition, Andrew M. Pollak, MD, FAAOS. Jones and Bartlett Learning

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Course Curriculum 

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1. EMS Systems

2. Workforce Safety and Wellness

3. Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

4. Communications and Documentation

5. Medical Terminology

6. The Human Body

7. Life Span Development

8. Lifting and Moving Patients

9. The Team Approach to Health Care

10. Patient Assessment

11. Airway Management

12. Principles of Pharmacology

13. Shock

14. BLS Resuscitation

15. Medical Overview

16. Respiratory Emergencies

17. Cardiovascular Emergencies

18. Neurologic Emergencies

19. Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies

20. Endocrine and Hematologic Emergencies

21. Allergy and Anaphylaxis

22. Toxicology

23. Behavioral Health Emergencies

24. Gynecologic Emergencies

25. Trauma Overview

26. Bleeding

27. Soft-Tissue Injuries

28. Face and Neck Injuries

29. Head and Spine Injuries

30. Chest Injuries

31. Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries

32. Orthopaedic Injuries

33. Environmental Emergencies

34. Obstetrics and Neonatal Care

35. Pediatric Emergencies

36. Geriatric Emergencies

37. Patients With Special Challenges

38. Transport Operations

39. Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue

40. Incident Management

41. Terrorism Response and Disaster Management

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National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Exam

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Individuals applying for EMT certification must meet the following requirements:

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1. Successful completion of the BATA EMT course. Candidates must have completed the course within the past two years and the course Program Director must verify successful course completion on the Registry website

2. Have a current CPR-BLS for “Healthcare Provider” or equivalent credential

3. Successful completion of the National Registry cognitive (knowledge) exam and a state approved psychomotor (skills) exam

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Psychomotor (Skills) Exam (included in the EMT Academy cost)

Psychomotor (Skills) Exams are provided by Bay Area Training Academy in the EMT course. All students are required to pass the skills test in order to obtain the EMT certification. 

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Cognitive (knowledge) Exam (Not included in the EMT Academy cost)

All students are required to take the cognitive exam on a computer at an authorized NREMT Pearson VUE testing center. The cognitive exam consists only of multiple-choice items. The exam items are written by members of the EMS community, including educators, providers and medical directors. Each exam has questions that count toward your score and questions that do not. Your exam will have between 70–120 questions. Ten  of those questions do not affect your score. 

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For more information please visit: "EMT CANDIDATE HANDBOOK"

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