Courses
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, meet background and drug screening requirements, successfully complete an approved training program, pass the National Registry examination, and apply for state licensure.
American Heart Association
National Association of EMTs (NAEMT)
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) offers a structured career pathway with multiple certification levels, each building upon the last. These levels define the scope of care providers can deliver in the pre-hospital environment and play a critical role in the overall emergency response system.
EMR
An emergency medical responder (EMR) is trained to provide immediate, life-saving care in emergencies. They assess patients, perform basic interventions like CPR and bleeding control, and play a key role in stabilizing individuals until EMTs or paramedics arrive.
EMT
An emergency medical technician (EMT) is a frontline responder trained to provide basic emergency care, including CPR, bleeding control, airway management, and patient assessment. EMTs are vital in stabilizing patients and preparing them for transport.
AEMT
An advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) provides intermediate emergency care, including basic medications and limited advanced procedures, bridging EMTs and Paramedics.
Paramedic
A Paramedic is a highly trained medical professional who provides advanced emergency care, including administering medications, performing life-saving procedures, and managing critical patients, playing a vital role in pre-hospital care and patient survival.
Overview
Typically, persons interested in EMS must be 18 years of age, take and pass an EMT education course, and not have a criminal background. EMT courses are taught in a variety of settings throughout the United States. All US Army and Air Force “medics,” are EMTs. The location of our courses are found in Savannah and Pooler, GA. The EMT course requires about 220 hours of education to complete. Many EMTs, particularly in rural areas volunteer to be on the EMS service. Most volunteers are compensated in some fashion for EMS work. A majority of EMTs are paid ambulance personnel and work either for Fire Departments, with Ambulance services, or hospitals that deliver local EMS care.
Emergency Medical personnel have designations or titles based upon the amount of education and scope of care they provide to patients. The National EMS Scope of Practice Model has four levels of EMS care. Below is the designations followed by the recommended amount of education required to reach that level of care:
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), 80 hours of education. An EMR provides front line EMS care, typically within a team but are not educated to take care of patients in the back of an ambulance. Most EMRs are on rapid response vehicles and help other EMS providers at a scene.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), 220 hours of education. An EMT can serve in the patient compartment of an ambulance. EMTs use medical equipment such as automatic defibrillators, deliver trauma care and are educated in a simple way over all injuries and diseases. EMTs form the backbone of EMS delivery in the United States. Most work in a team with more advanced providers
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), 230 additional hours of education. To be an AEMT requires a person to first be an EMT, then take the advanced education course. Some states combine EMT and AEMT education in 300+ hour courses. AEMTs provide interventions to patients that if done improperly can cause harm. The AEMT level of care allows agencies to offer Advanced Life Support in local communities.
Our Paramedic, 1,112 hours of accredited education. Paramedics provide the most advanced care of all EMS professionals. To become a Paramedic a person must first be an EMT. Paramedic education is accredited by the Commission on Allied Health Education Accreditation. Paramedics work primarily in urban and suburban communities. About 95% of Paramedics are fully compensated employees.
Tactical Medic, 52+ additional education beyond EMT. The typical Tactical Medic provides medical support to the police tactical unit (SWAT) or the military medic providing medical support to a unit of combat soldiers. Many Tactical Medics are credentialed police officers in addition to serving as the medic on the special operations team.
We are a satellite training center for the American Heart Association and offer the following courses:
CPR and AED class to prepare you to save the life of a loved one or family member
Healthcare professional?
Courses that meet your needs could include BLS for Healthcare Providers, ACLS, PALS or one of our many other advanced emergency cardiovascular care courses.
Employee outside of the healthcare field who needs a credentialed course for your job or to meet OSHA requirements?
A Heartsaver® CPR, AED, First Aid or Bloodborne Pathogens class is probably best for you.
We are also an active Training Center for the National Association for EMT and offer the following courses:
Addresses how to fully assess and manage the most common medical crises in patients, offering a "think outside the box" methodology and emphasizing scene size-up, history, interactive group discussion on potential treatment strategies, and physical exam to systematically rule out and consider differential diagnoses. AMLS is endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians.
Recognized as the world's premier program for prehospital emergency trauma care, offers a unique approach to trauma care, promoting critical thinking and addressing multi-system trauma for the best patient care. PHTLS was developed in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. It is the preferred trauma program for the United States Armed Forces.
The Community Paramedic Program prepares EMS professionals to support patients beyond the emergency response setting through expanded assessment, care coordination, patient education, chronic disease support, and community-based health care services. This training helps paramedics work alongside health care partners to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits, improve follow-up care, and connect patients with appropriate resources.
The TCCC course is the military counterpart to the PHTLS course. It is designed for military medics, corpsmen, and pararescuemen who are preparing to deploy in support of combat operations. Casualty care on the battlefield must be the best possible combination of good medicine and good small-unit tactics.
Questions? Call us at (912) 692-8911 or email rti@rescue1.com
