AEMS Emergency Medical Technician Course for 2014 and Schedule of Training

The AEMS EMT Course will run for 2 months didactic training and must be  followed by  240 hours  practical ambulance exposure.

Our AEMS Instructors are  ALS and   ICP  (Advanced Life Support and Intensive Care ) Paramedics who are internationally registered and current with  Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HCPSA), Heart Organization UK and .Australasia Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (AREMT). 

The EMT course is a pre-requisite for any individual seeking employment as a  certified Emergency Medical Technician in the EMS industry. The material covered in this course is divided into 7 modules.

They are: Preparatory, Airway Management, Patient Assessment, Medical Emergencies, Trauma Emergencies, Infants and Children and Operations. A brief description of each module follows :

Module 1 - Preparatory

Topics covered in this module are: EMS systems, the role of the EMT, the safety and well-being of the EMT, legal and ethical issues, basic anatomy and physiology, techniques of lifting and moving patients.

Module 2 - Airway Management

Topics covered in this module are: airway anatomy, airway management techniques, oxygen and oxygen equipment

Module 3 - Patient Assessment

Topics covered in this module are:

assessment of the medical and trauma patients, vital sign assessment, taking a patient history, documentation, and communication

Module 4 - Medical Emergencies

Topics covered in this module are: pharmacology, respiratory, cardiac, diabetic, allergy, poisoning and overdose, environmental, behavioral and obstetrical / gynecological emergencies

Module 5 - Trauma Emergencies

Topics covered in this module are: bleeding and shock, soft tissue and musculoskeletal injuries, injuries to the head, neck, spine, chest and abdomen.

Module 6 - Infants & Children

Topics covered in this module are: physical and physiological differences between adult and pediatric patients, pediatric medical and trauma emergencies

Module 7 - Operations

Topics covered in this module are: ambulance operations, rescue and extrication, multiple patient situations, hazardous materials situations

SCHEDULE OF TRAINING FOR 2014 :

August 4, 2014 to October 4, 2014  -  10 Slots Available as of July 18, 2014. Contact AEMS Admin at admin@asiaems.org for details and to request for registration forms.

October 20, 2014 to December 20, 2014 - 30 Slots Available