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North Dakota
EMS Personnel
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Advanced First Aid Ambulance (AFAA)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
Paramedic
Training, Testing and Certification Requirements
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) (State Certification) [top]
Persons certified as EMRs typically render care to the sick or
injured while an ambulance is enroute. They are usually members of
an organization (i.e. Quick Response Unit, Fire Department or Law Enforcement
Agency) that are dispatched simultaneously with an ambulance service.
- Training Time: Approximately 50 - 60 hours.
- Curriculum: EMS Education Standards.
- Testing: Practical examination consisting of at least one medical, one
trauma and one cardiopulmonary resuscitation station. Written examination (70%
score or higher).
- Initial Certification: Two years adjusted to a June 30th expiration
date.
- Recertification: Two years from previous expiration date.
- Recertification
Requirements: 16 hours total; comprised of 8 hours of NCCR, 4 hours of LCCR
and 4 hours of ICCR.
Advanced First Aid Ambulance (AFAA) [top]
The AFAA Certification was created as a mechanism to
grandfather persons as ambulance attendants who were previously certified
under the discontinued American Red Cross Program. Persons who were certified
by the American Red Cross as Advanced First Aid Providers, possess current CPR
certification and have at least two years of ambulance experience are eligible
to be certified by the North Dakota Health Department as Advanced First Aid
Ambulance. This process only exists for persons trained by the American Red
Cross prior to their discontinuance of their training and is not available for
training new ambulance attendants. New ambulance attendants must complete an
EMT training program.
- Certification Period: Three years.
- Recertification Requirements: 40 hours total; comprised of 20 hours of NCCR, 10 hours of LCCR, 10
hours of ICCR along with completion of NREMT assessment (same requirements as EMT level providers).
Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT) [top]
The EMT licensure is considered the
minimum training level for Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance attendants. Many other
occupations utilize the training to augment their services such as athletic trainers, security personnel, law enforcement officers and
firefighters. North Dakota utilizes the National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technicians (NREMT) certification standards, however an EMT must also hold a ND
license in order to legally work within the state.
The
State Emergency Medical Technician (State EMT) is the North Dakota equivalent of an
NREMT. North Dakota may issue
State EMT licensure to persons under the age of 18 who do not meet the
minimum age requirement for National Registration but have completed all
the same requirements necessary to become an NREMT. All of the training,
testing, certification, re-certification and licensure requirements are
identical to an NREMT.
- Training Time: Approximately 150 hours.
- Curriculum: EMS Education Standards.
- Testing: National Registry Practical and Written Exams.
- Licensure Period: NREMT expiration date adjusted to June 30.
- Recertification Requirements: 40 hours total; comprised of 20 hours of NCCR, 10 hours of LCCR and 10
hours of ICCR, along with completion of NREMT assessment.
Advanced
Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) [top]
The AEMT certification level is
typically utilized by ambulance services providing limited levels of advanced
life support care. The course expands upon the EMT through inclusion of
advanced patient assessment, airway management and intravenous therapy skills.
All ALS level providers are required to submit an ALS license application signed
by their current medical director for each EMS entity they are
working/volunteering for.
- Training Time: Approximately 150 hours (in addition to EMT training).
- Curriculum: EMS Education Standards.
- Testing: National Registry Practical and Written Exams.
- Licensure Period: NREMT expiration date adjusted to June 30.
- Recertification Requirements: 50 hours total; comprised of 25 hours of
NCCR, 12.5 hours of LCCR and 12.5 hours of ICCR along with completion of
NREMT assessment.
Paramedic [top]
The Paramedic certification level is
typically utilized by ambulance services providing full levels of advanced
life support care. The course includes invasive procedures such as
endotracheal airway management, defibrillation, pharmacology and other
advanced skills.
All ALS level providers are required to submit an ALS license application signed
by their current medical director for each EMS entity they are
working/volunteering for.
- Training Time: Approximately 1200 hours (in addition to the EMT training).
- Curriculum: EMS Education Standards.
- Testing: National Registry Practical and Written Exams.
- Licensure Period: NREMT expiration date adjusted to June 30.
- Recertification Requirements: 60 hours total; comprised of 30 hours of
NCCR, 15 hours of LCCR and 15 hours of ICCR.
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