Training

Information For:

• Instructors
• Course Coordinators
• Training Officers
   
• Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course Materials
• EMT Course Materials
• Advanced EMT (A-EMT) Course Materials
• EMT-Intermediate Advanced (EMT-IA) Course Materials
• Paramedic Course Materials
• Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD) Course Materials

Utah uses the National Standard Curricula and EMS Education Standards from NHTSA for EMS education. More resources are available at www.ems.gov.

Instructors

• Instructor Handbook, revised October 2012 (revision log)
• National Guidelines for Educating EMS Instructors (NHTSA website)
• Instructor Course Lesson Plans, July 2008
• New Instructor Course (for initial Instructor certification)
• Instructor Seminar (must attend once every two years)

Course Coordinators

• Course Coordinator Manual, revised October 2012 (revision log)
• Course Coordinator Checklist
• Certification Fee Schedule
• Course Request Fees:
• $35 for Emergency Medical Dispatcher courses
• $125 for all other courses
• Course request fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
• Course Documentation:
• Course Request
• Application Packet for Certification, Recertification, and Reciprocity
• Course Recommendation Forms:
• EMR
• EMT
• AEMT
• EMT-IA
• Paramedic
• Emergency Medical Dispatcher
• Bureau of EMS contacts for courses:
• Courses in Box Elder, Duchesne, Rich, San Juan, Summit, Tooele, Utah, and Wayne Counties: Gay Brogdon
• Courses in Cache, Carbon, Davis, Emery, Grand, Juab, Uintah, and Washington Counties and all EMD courses: Glenna McClellan
• Courses in Beaver, Daggett, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Wasatch, and Weber Counties: Lisa Wimmer
• New Course Coordinator Course (for initial Course Coordinator certification)
• Course Coordinator Seminar (must attend once every two years)

Training Officers

• Training Officer Manual, revised March 2012 (revision log)
• Recertification Protocol for EMS Personnel, revised June 2010
• Training Officer Guidelines for Transitioning EMT-I to A-EMT
• Recertification Practical Test Scheduling
• Recertification Practical Test Manuals
• Training Officer Letter of Designation
• Application for Recertification Testing and Training Authorization
• Application Packet for Certification, Recertification, and Reciprocity
• Bureau of EMS contacts for recertification:
• Agencies in Box Elder, Duchesne, Rich, San Juan, Summit, Tooele, Utah, and Wayne Counties: Gay Brogdon
• Agencies in Cache, Carbon, Davis, Emery, Grand, Juab, Uintah, and Washington Counties and all EMD: Glenna McClellan
• Agencies in Beaver, Daggett, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Wasatch, and Weber Counties: Lisa Wimmer
• New Training Officer Course (for initial Training Officer certification)
• Training Officer Seminar (must attend once every two years)

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Course Materials

• National Education Standards (NHTSA website)
• EMR Instructional Guidelines (NHTSA website)
• Written Exam Study Guide
• Currently Scheduled Courses

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Course Materials

• National Education Standards (NHTSA website)
• EMT Instructional Guidelines (NHTSA website)
• Written Exam Study Guide
• Currently Scheduled Courses
• Sample EMT Patient Assessment and Psychomotor Skills Sheets
• Student Handbook for EMT Courses

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (A-EMT) Course Materials

• National Education Standards (NHTSA website)
• AEMT Instructional Guidelines (NHTSA website)
• Written Exam Study Guide
• Currently Scheduled Courses

EMT-Intermediate Advanced (EMT-IA) Course Materials

• EMT-IA Objectives (Note: DO NOT teach objectives highlighted in RED)
• EMT-I/EMT-IA National Standard Curriculum (NHTSA website)
• Written Exam Study Guide
• Currently Scheduled Courses

Paramedic Course Materials

National Standard Curriculum:

• Paramedic Objectives
• Paramedic National Standard Curriculum (NHTSA website)
• Currently Scheduled Courses

2009 EMS Education Standards:

• National Education Standards (NHTSA website)
• Paramedic Instructional Guidelines (NHTSA website)
• Currently Scheduled Courses

Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Course Materials

• EMD Objectives
• EMD Curriculum (Trainee Guide), revised January 2005
• EMD Curriculum (Instructor Manual), revised January 2005
• Written Exam Study Guide
• Currently Scheduled Courses

Manuals and course materials published by the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services are also available for purchase at the Bureau.

Questions? Contact Dennis Bang at dbang@utah.gov or 801-273-6630, or Jim Hansen at jwhansen@utah.gov or 801-273-6628.