NATIONAL REGISTRY  

SKILLS TESTING  AND RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

SKILLS TESTING, OR VERIFICATION OF COMPETENCY IN THE FOLLOWING SKILLS, IS REQUIRED EVERY TWO YEARS FOR RECERTIFICATION. 

 NATIONAL REGISTRY REQUIRED SKILLS

• Patient Assessment/Management | Trauma

• Patient Assessment/Management | Medical

• Cardiac Arrest Management/AED

• Spinal Immobilization | Seated or Supine

• Bag-Valve-Mask Apneic Patient with a Pulse

• Random Skill Station (one of the following)

  • Long Bone Fracture Immobilization

  • Joint Dislocation Immobilization

  • Traction Splinting

  • Bleeding Control/Shock Management

  • Upper Airway Adjuncts and Suction

  • Mouth-to-Mask with Supplemental Oxygen

  • Supplemental Oxygen Administration

Skills Competency Testing can be completed through your approved Refresher Training Program

Though the National Registry does not require formal skills testing for recertification, they do require that competency in the required basic skills be verified. Verification of skill competency can be found on the back of the Re-registration form. This section must be signed off by either the Training Officer, Program Director, Medical Director, or Director of Operations.

IN ADDITION TO SKILLS TESTING, YOU MUST COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS AND CPR RENEWAL. REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTRY ARE 72. HERE IS HOW THOSE HOURS ARE BROKEN DOWN:

24 HOURS FROM A COMPLETED BASIC REFRESHER COURSE. YOUR REFRESHER COURSE COURSE, IN MOST CASES, WILL INCLUDE YOUR SKILLS TESTING AND CPR. IF THE REFRESHER DOES NOT INCLUDE SKILLS AND CPR, AND IS DONE AS CONTINUING EDUCATION, IT MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Preparatory..........1 hour

• Airway..........2 hours

• OB, Infants, Children..........2 hours

• Patient Assessment..........3 hours

• Medical/Behavioral..........4 hours

• Trauma..........4 hours

• Elective..........8 hours

48 HOURS OF EMS RELATED CONTINUING EDUCATION WITH A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 24 HOURS PER COURSE

THE 48 HOURS CAB BE BROKEN DOWN AS FOLLOWS:

EMS RELATED SUBJECT MATTER

COMPUTER ONLINE C.E. (24 HOURS MAX) MUST BE CECBEMS APPROVED

TEACHING CPR, EMERGENCY DRIVING, DISPATCH TRAINING (12 HOURS MAX)

ABLS, AMLS, BTLS, NALS, PEPP, PHTLS, PPC (16 HOURS MAX)

COLLEGE COURSES (24 HOURS MAX)

ANATOMY, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY

DELIVERY OF EDUCATION

OTHER THEN CLASSROOM TRAINING, OTHER FORMS OF TRAINING SUCH AS ONLINE, IN-SERVICE, VIDEO, COMPUTER, INDEPENDENT STUDY, ETC. ARE LIMITED TO 24 HOURS.

WE OFFER THE BASIC E.M.T. REFRESHER AS CONTINUING EDUCATION ONLY. WE ALSO OFFER THE ADDITIONAL EMS RELATED C.E. BY ONLINE EDUCATION AND INDEPENDENT STUDY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SKILLS TESTING. THIS IS DONE FOR GROUPS ONLY, AND AS AN OUTSIDE CONTRACT. DISCOUNTS ARE PROVIDED TO COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING. OUR MILITARY IS AUTOMATICALLY DISCOUNTED. WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY.

To download a National Registry application for EMT Recertification, please click here

*FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL JEFF GOULD AT 603-728-5053

IF YOU ARE CERTIFIED BY A STATE THAT DOES NOT UTILIZE THE NATIONAL REGISTRY FOR IT'S CERTIFICATION PROCESS, OR ANY COUNTY WITHIN THAT STATE, YOU SHOULD ONLY NEED 24 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION. ALL 24 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CAN BE TAKEN ONLINE. CPR AND SKILLS TESTING ARE STILL REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO THE C.E.  BOTH SKILLS TESTING AND CPR ARE DONE BY VIRTUALLY EVERY E.M.T. SCHOOL. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR A LIST OF STATE EMS AGENCIES. THESE AGENCIES SHOULD HAVE LISTINGS OF APPROVED E.M.T. SCHOOLS, OR CONTACT INFORMATION, IN ORDER TO REQUEST SUCH A LIST. 

Links:

Online EMS Continuing Education - HealthcareCEOnline.com