Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
- Exam
- State + third-party exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Not reported
The primary focus of the Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Registry
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- No experience
Issuing body
- Department
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Address
- 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319
- Phone
- (515) 281-0620
- Licence page
- https://hhs.iowa.gov/public-health/emergency-medical-services-trauma/emergency-medical-services
- Last updated
- June 30, 2021
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Source and verification
This record is Iowa's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Iowa Department of Public Health — see the issuing body section above.
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