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Delivery: Full-time Length: 5 days Class Size: Maximum: 24 Description: ESA offers a refresher course for individuals needing to upgrade and refresh their EMT skills. The following competencies are covered during the EMT Refresher Course: • Primary Assessment • Secondary Assessment and Vital Signs • Secondary Survey and Vital Signs • Shock • Medication Administration • Cardiovascular Emergencies • Cardiovascular Cases • ECG Monitoring • Respiratory Cases • Head Injuries • Unconscious Patient • Diabetic and Endocrine Emergencies • Head Injury Cases • Diabetic and Endocrine Patient • Unconscious/Decreased LOC Patient Cases The course is presented in the EMS classroom and scenario practice areas at ESA. Prerequisites: An application for an EMT Refresher Course at ESA must include the following: • Completed ESA Application Form including an Email address. Free email is available on Google (gmail) and Hotmail. Correspondence between ESA and students will be sent by email. • Proof of age (minimum 18 years). A driver's license is acceptable. • Students must provide a photocopy of a Certificate of Successful Completion for an EMT course from a program approved by the Alberta College of Paramedics. The certificate must include a graduation date stating that the program was completed within the preceding three years. • Registration with the Alberta College of Paramedics (ACP) as an EMT within the preceding three years is also acceptable. • If you are an EMT but do not have a certificate or registration within the preceding three years, you can take an EMT Refresher at ESA for personal reasons (such as to improve your skills or gain additional practice). You will not receive an EMT Refresher Certificate upon completion of the course at ESA unless you comply with one of the above prerequisites. • Full payment of course fees. Program Schedule: Classes are presented in the EMS Classroom at ESA. Examinations: The EMT Refresher student will be required to successfully complete a written examination. The grade required is 80% (eighty percent). Credentials: Successful students will receive a Certificate of Completion for the EMT Refresher Course from ESA. The student must successfully complete the exam and must attend the full five days of the course in order to receive the Certificate of Completion. Application: It is the responsibility of an applicant to ensure an application submitted to ESA is complete and meets all prerequisites. Acceptance will be confirmed upon receipt of a complete application and full payment of fees. If an applicant withdraws from an EMT Refresher Course before the first day of classes, the Application Fee is non-refundable. There is no refund available for the EMR Refresher Course at ESA after the course has commenced. |
 Dates: EMT Refresher Dates - 2012 • EMT Ref 1204: Monday, April 9 to Friday, April 13, 2012; 0900 to 1700 hrs • EMT Ref 1208: Monday, August 20 to Friday, August 24, 2012; 0900 to 1700 hrs ESA Fees: Fees for the EMT Refresher Course are $1,195.00. Fees include a non-refundable application fee of $100.00, tuition, student fees and applicable GST. Payment may be made by cheque (payable to Emergency Services Academy Ltd.), cash, debit card, Visa, MasterCard or American Express. |
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