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BASIC EMT

EMT Basic Course Overview

EMT Basic Course Description
Overview
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"Prepare for an exciting and rewarding career in emergency medical services with our comprehensive EMT Basic Course. Designed for aspiring emergency medical technicians, this course emphasizes hands-on experience and real-world scenarios to ensure you are fully prepared for the challenges of the field."

Course Highlights

  • Hands-on Call-Out Scenarios: Engage in realistic EMS calls with a fully functional dispatch center and real ambulance, providing immersive training experiences.

  • Moulage Team and Actors: Train with a dedicated moulage team and professional actors to simulate injuries and medical conditions, creating lifelike emergency situations.

  • Instructor-Led Mock EMS Calls: Participate in instructor-led mock EMS calls to apply your skills in controlled, yet realistic environments.

  • Debrief Sessions: Gain insights and feedback during detailed debriefs after each call, helping you learn from every scenario and improve your performance.

  • In-Depth Explanation of Pathophysiology

  • Understanding the mechanisms of disease and injury is crucial for effective patient care. Our course delves deeply into pathophysiology, offering comprehensive explanations of how various conditions affect the body and why certain symptoms present.

Additional Training Features

  • Stocking Your Gear: Learn how to properly stock and manage your EMS gear, ensuring you are always prepared for any emergency.

  • Virtual Reality Homework: Complete VR-based homework assignments using virtual patients, enhancing your learning experience and skill retention.

  • HeroLink Bracelet: Receive a HeroLink bracelet upon registration, connecting you with essential course materials and resources.

Schedule and Duration

  • Class Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 6pm-10pm

  • Course Length: 10 weeks

  • Optional NREMT Review: An additional 2-week NREMT review class is available to help you prepare for your certification exam.

Join us and gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to excel as an EMT. Register today and take the first step towards a fulfilling career in emergency medical services!

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  • Our In-Person Basic EMT Course is custom designed to mimic that of a Fire Department or "Nightwatch" style EMS Call. We've revamped our program and added a TON of extras that will make your experience in EMS one of a kind! We utilize a new Dispatch Cad, we work hand in hand with dispatch and we stage realistic scenarios with actors and actresses in order to give you the ultimate EMS training experience.

You'll learn:
  • Cellular and Tissue Response: Understand how cells and tissues respond to injury and illness, including inflammation, infection, and healing processes.

  • Body System Failures: Study how different systems (respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, etc.) fail and the clinical signs associated with these failures.

  • Shock and Hemodynamics: Explore the types of shock, their causes, and their impact on the body's hemodynamics.

  • Just to name a few!

Understanding the "Why's" Behind EMS Logic

In the fast-paced world of emergency medical services, knowing the "why" behind each action is essential. Our course emphasizes the reasoning behind EMS protocols and procedures:

  • Clinical Decision Making: Learn the principles of clinical decision-making, enabling you to assess situations quickly and determine the best course of action.

  • Evidence-Based Practices: Gain insights into the evidence supporting EMS practices, helping you understand why certain interventions are preferred.

  • Protocol Rationales: Study the rationales behind local and national EMS protocols, ensuring you comprehend the guidelines you follow in the field.

  • Case Studies: Analyze real-life case studies to see how pathophysiology and EMS logic are applied in practical scenarios.

Practical Application

Beyond theory, our course ensures you can apply your knowledge in real-world settings:

  • Hands-on Scenarios: Engage in realistic EMS scenarios with a fully functional dispatch center and real ambulance, practicing the application of pathophysiological knowledge.

  • Moulage Team and Actors: Train with moulaged actors to simulate real medical conditions, enhancing your ability to recognize and treat various pathologies.

  • Instructor-Led Mock Calls: Participate in mock EMS calls guided by experienced instructors, where you will use your understanding of pathophysiology to make informed decisions.

By the end of the course, you will not only be skilled in the technical aspects of EMT work but also possess a deep understanding of the underlying medical principles, and most importanty, how to pass the NREMT Board Exam! preparing you for a successful career as an Emergency Medical Technician!

Your Course Experience
 

We also have a one-of-a-kind director who is a whizz at the NREMT and BEMSP portals and processes. We can assist you in your paperwork, and questions, and we ensure the process to get licensed is smooth, seamless, effortless, and easy. If you want simplicity, then there's no other option. 

UPEMS also offers a one-of-a-kind test-taking and tutoring program

that will take everything you've learned and help you put it to use in a test-taking environment at the conclusion of the course. We will prepare you not only for the field but for the national test as well. 

Anatomy, Physiology, Airway Management

Ventilation, Cardiac EKG, Pediatric Patio

Patient Assesment, Trauma Management

Labor & Delivery Skills, Emergency Vehicle Operation, Driving Class

Ambulance Operation, Vital Signs

Prehospital Pediatric Education & Licensure

Stop the Bleed Licensure, Pharmacology & Trauma Based

Pharmacology Pediatric, Pharmacology Neonatal Resuscitation 

What's Included

Class Schedule

10-12 Weeks

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

(subject to modification to accommodate holiday schedules.)

Certificates

In Person

Certificates of Unit Success, FISDAP Testing, BLS Certification, PEPP and Stop the Bleed Certification

Prerequisites 

Required

18 years of age or older, a smile, and positive attitude willing to learn!

Syllabus Layout:

Weekly Modules:

9 Units, 1 Week Each Unit: i.e. Airway 1 week, Cardiology 1 week, Medical 2 Weeks, OB 1 week, etc

Unit Exams:

Unit Exams at the End of Every Week

After Each Unit above, you have a UNIT Exam, Ie Airway Exam, Cardiology Exam, etc to ensure passing after each Unit!

Basic EMT Course

This Non-Refundable $100.00 down payment will reserve your spot in class.

 

***On your FIRST night of class, a SECOND Non-refundable payment of $332.00 is due to pay the remainder of the fees, allowing us to immediately register you in every necessary system. A payment plan for tuition can be arranged to fit your budget for the remainder of the tuition. The remainder of tuition can be paid via credit card, cash, Affirm, PayPal, Check, etc. Our EMT Basic course tuition is only $1400.00 plus supplies, labs, training Softwares, and testing platforms!

If purchased seperatly, the price of the Basic & Advanced class would be a total of : $3,800.00!

We Call it a COMBO deal if you PURCHASE the classes consecutively together!

If the "combo" purchase  meaning the classes are purchased TOGETHER on the WEBSITE or IN PERSON,  an additional incentive discount of $368.00 will be applied, making the total cost of combination of EMT Basic and EMT Advanced class to be $3,500.00!!

WOW WHAT A DEAL!

EMT Basic Course Fees
Our comprehensive EMT Basic Course provides all the necessary tools and certifications to prepare you for a successful career in emergency medical services. Below is a breakdown of the fees included in the course:
Course Fees Breakdown

  • EMT Basic Tuition: $1420.00

    • Covers the cost of instruction and training over the 10-week course.(payment plans offered)

  • BP Cuff and Stethoscope: $40.00 (optional if you have your own, we subtract it from cost!)

    • Essential equipment for learning and practicing vital signs assessment.

  • Fisdap Testing Suite: $147.00

    • Access to a suite of online tools and tests to track your progress and prepare for certification exams.

  • BLS Certification: $40.00

    • Basic Life Support certification, including CPR training and certification.

  • PEPP Certification: $20.00

    • Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals certification, focusing on pediatric emergency care.

  • Dispatch CAD Software: $35.00

    • Access to computer-aided dispatch software for realistic call-out scenarios.

  • Moulage Actors: $55.00

    • Professional actors and moulage team to create realistic training scenarios.

  • Education Portal LMS: $50.00

    • Access to our Learning Management System for course materials, VR homework, and Video Lectures including Quizzes, and Education material needed to pass the NR!

  • EVOC Certification: $35.00  Now FREE with Purchase of course online!

    • Emergency Vehicle Operator Course certification, training you in the safe operation of emergency vehicles.

  • Stop the Bleed Certification: FREE (upon Online Registration!)

Certification in hemorrhage control techniques, essential for trauma care.
 

  • HeroLink: $45.00

We provide a Herolink Bracelet for each student as a first responder that will give emergemcy lifesaving information to first responders if you are in an accident or experiencing a life threatening emergency that requries first responders to respnd to you by using a swipe of their phone over your wrist! Brand New never before seen!
Total Course Fee: $1812.00
Invest in your future and gain the skills, knowledge, and certifications needed to excel as an EMT. Our all-inclusive fee structure ensures you have everything you need to succeed in your training and beyond. Register today and take the first step towards a rewarding career in emergency medical services!

EMT Basic Course Fees
Our comprehensive EMT Basic Course provides all the necessary tools and certifications to prepare you for a successful career in emergency medical services. Below is a breakdown of the fees included in the course:
Course Fees Breakdown

  • EMT Basic Tuition: $1400.00

    • Covers the cost of instruction and training over the 10-week course.(payment plans offered)

  • BP Cuff and Stethoscope: $40.00 (optional if you have your own, we subtract it from cost!)

    • Essential equipment for learning and practicing vital signs assessment.

  • Fisdap Testing Suite: $147.00

    • Access to a suite of online tools and tests to track your progress and prepare for certification exams.

  • BLS Certification: $40.00

    • Basic Life Support certification, including CPR training and certification.

  • PEPP Certification: $20.00

    • Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals certification, focusing on pediatric emergency care.

  • Dispatch CAD Software: $40.00

    • Access to computer-aided dispatch software for realistic call-out scenarios.

  • Moulage Actors: $60.00

    • Professional actors and moulage team to create realistic training scenarios.

  • Education Portal LMS: $60.00

    • Access to our Learning Management System for course materials, VR homework, and Video Lectures including Quizzes, and Education material needed to pass the NR!

  • EVOC Certification: $35.00  Now FREE with Purchase of course online!

    • Emergency Vehicle Operator Course certification, training you in the safe operation of emergency vehicles.

  • Stop the Bleed Certification: FREE (upon Online Registration!)

Certification in hemorrhage control techniques, essential for trauma care.

  • Hero Link: $45.00

We provide a Hero Link Bracelet for each student as a first responder that will give emergemcy lifesaving information to first responders if you are in an accident or experiencing a life threatening emergency that requries first responders to respnd to you by using a swipe of their phone over your wrist! Brand New never before seen!

  • Fingerprinting: $20.00

​We have an on call BEMSP rep that is going to come in and do your fingerprinting IN PERSON IN Class in the first 14 days to ensure that you get successful fingerprinting done ASAP within the BEMSP timeframe!

Total Course Fee: $1832.00

          Invest in your future and gain the skills, knowledge, and certifications needed to excel as an EMT. Our all-inclusive fee structure ensures you have everything you need to succeed in your training and beyond. Register today and take the first step towards a rewarding career in emergency medical services!

Credentialing Process Fee Breakdown
To become a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), you will need to complete the credentialing process, which involves fees for both the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness (BEMSP). Below is a detailed breakdown of these fees:
NREMT Fees

  • Application Fee: $104.00 PER EXAM ATTEMPT*

    • The fee for submitting your application to the NREMT.

  • Cognitive Exam Fee: COVERED IN FEE ABOVE

    • The cost for taking the NREMT cognitive exam, which assesses your knowledge and skills.

  • Psychomotor Exam Fee: COVERED IN FEE ABOVE

    • The fee for the practical portion of the exam, where you demonstrate hands-on skills.

BEMSP Fees

  • State Application Fee: $45.00

    • The cost for submitting your application to the state Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness.

  • Background Check Fee: $65.00

    • The fee for a mandatory background check as part of the credentialing process.

  • Renewal QA Review Fee: $30.00

    • The cost for issuing your state EMT license upon successful completion of all requirements.

Total Credentialing Process Fees: $244.00
These fees cover all necessary steps in the credentialing process, ensuring you are fully certified and ready to begin your career as an EMT. Please note that these fees are separate from the EMT Basic Course fees and are required for obtaining your official certification. THESE FEES ARE PAID BY YOU DIRECTLY TO THESE AGENCIES DURING YOUR FIRST WEEK IN THE COURSE!** PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY**

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