This online refresher course, at the end of successful completion, will provide 32 hours of continuing education credits and completion of required skills with current evidence-based practice to those who need to maintain their certification as an AEMT. This course covers all of the 30 hours needed for the state of Nevada recertification and/or 25 hours towards the national component and 7 hours towards the state component of NREMT Those who need to complete a refresher to complete the NREMT cognitive exam can take this course to satisfy those requirements. This course also provides a skills session which satisifies the skills needed to maintain certification for California and Nevada.
Our program is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE), which allows this refresher to be used in other states, as long as it is accepted. Please check with your state to see if they allow for CAPCE courses.
For more information on NREMT renewal requirements, please visit
https://www.nremt.org/rwd/public
For more information on State of Nevada renewal requirements, please visit
http://dpbh.nv.gov/Reg/EMS/EMS-home/
You must complete all modules by the course end date by 11:59 pm AND come in to complete the in-person skills portion. Both requirements must be met in order to receive your completion certificate. We do not guarantee refunds to those who do not complete all requirements by the deadline.
Our course no longer provides CPR recertification, which is required by most states and the NREMT to maintain certification. If you need more information on CPR courses, please visit the following website for more details:
https://www.tmcc.edu/emergency-medical-services/cpr/about.
This course also does not require a textbook. You can use your AEMT textbook from previous years to help with information, however, we recommend the most current AEMT book since 2015. If you have an older version, you will need to update to the newest edition. Here are the recommended textbooks to use:
AAOS: Advanced Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured 3rd edition
Pearson: Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach 2nd Edition