REMSA Trains and Graduates 16 Paramedics

RENO, Nev. – The Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) Center for Prehospital Education is pleased to announce that 16 students successfully completed the organization’s 12-month paramedic program. The program builds on the existing knowledge and skills of an emergency medical technician (EMT) or an advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT). To complete the program, students must master advanced assessment techniques, complex emergency procedures and effective patient interactions. “REMSA is extremely proud of our newest class of paramedics,” said Cindy Green, education manager, director of paramedic program, REMSA. “They’ve been dedicated and passionate about learning how to provide exceptional patient care over the past 12 months. We are confident they are prepared to provide compassionate, clinically-excellent, paramedic-level care.” REMSA’s paramedic program includes 602 didactic/lecture hours, 216 hours of clinical site experience, which must take place in an emergency department, operating room, intensive care unit, urgent care facility, labor and delivery department, etc. and 480 hours on an ambulance as a functioning entry-level paramedic. Program participants develop their skills related to advanced respiratory, cardiac, medical and trauma care, EMS operations, pediatric and obstetric patient/scene assessments, and advanced pharmacologic instruction. Advanced skills include emergency airway interve...
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