Utah/State Recertification Testing       Other State Reqs

The specified skills are skills that an EMT must be able to perform at anytime, while some of the skills may not be routinely performed. These skills are incorporated into the CME hour requirements and are not additional requirements. Each EMT will complete the following skills at least two times throughout their certification, and provide a means for the second party documentation of the accomplishment of these skills. The skills will be accomplished as per the teaching and testing protocols.

Skill 1:  Bandaging of the arm, elbow, shoulder, neck, top of head, cheek, protruding eye, ear, and open chest wound.
Skill 2:  Splinting using hare traction or sager splint (choice based upon availability of equipment).
Skill 3:  Splinting of at least one upper and lower extremity.
Skill 4:  Cervical and spinal immobilization using c-collar, long board, head stabilization equipment (utilize available equipment) and straps.
Skill 5:  Patient assisted medications: nitroglycerin, pre-loaded epinephrine, inhaler, and glucose.
Skill 6:   Pediatric immobilization: in a car seat and backboard.
Skill 7:  Insertion of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal airways.
Skill 8:   Defibrillation of a patient in cardiac arrest using an AED.

As part of the above, the re-certifying student must also verify completion of Continuing Medical Education (CME). This can be accomplished in one of two ways:

Option 1:

24 hours DOT Refresher Course (can be taught by local EMT instructors.)
2 hours Health and Safety of the EMT
2 hours Infection Control
2 hours Airway Management
4 hours Patient Assessment
2 hours Communications and Documentation
2 hours Medical Emergencies: Cardiac and Automatic External Defibrillation
6 hours Trauma: including but not limited to: bleeding, shock, soft tissue, burns, kinetics, musculoskeletal, head and spine, eyes, face, chest, splinting and bandaging
2 hours Obstetrics and Gynecology
2 hours Operations: including but not limited to: lifting and moving, ambulance operations, extrication, triage
4 hours Pharmacology and patient assisted medications
6 hours Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
8 hours HAZMAT Awareness
4 hours Pediatric patients
30 hours Electives

Total: 100 hours

Option 2:

4 hours Health and Safety of the EMT
4 hours Infection Control
4 hours Airway Management
6 hours Patient Assessment
4 hours Communications and Documentation
4 hours General Pharmacology and Patient Assisted Medications
6 hours Medical Emergencies: Cardiac and Automatic External Defibrillation (AED)
6 hours Medical Emergencies: Including but not limited to respiratory, allergic reactions, environmental abdominal, diabetes, behavioral, poisoning, drugs, and alcohol
12 hours Trauma: including but not limited to: bleeding, shock, soft tissue, burns, kinetics, musculoskeletal, head and spine, eyes, face, chest, splinting and bandaging
4 hours Pediatric patients
4 hours Obstetrics and Gynecology
4 hours Operations: including but not limited to: lifting and moving, ambulance operations, extrication, triage
8 hours HAZMAT Awareness
30 hours Electives

Total: 100 hours

The completion of the CME hours may be accomplished via several different means. The persons conducting CME training do not have to be Bureau certified EMT instructors. However, they shall be knowledgeable and qualified in the subjects they teach to the standards of the National Standard Curriculum and TTP.

Note: there is a limit to the number of CME hours that can be obtained by certain methods, and limit is identified in the following:

1. Group training:

a. Workshops and seminars related to the required skills of an EMT and approved for CME credit by the Bureau or the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for EMS (CECBEMS).
b. Local medical training meetings.
c. Medical training meetings where a guest speaker presents material related to emergency medical care.
d. Demonstration or practice sessions.
e. Community emergency exercise and disaster drills. CME hours will only be
provided for the time actually involved in the exercise (i.e. If exercise lasts for
eight hours and you are only involved for four hours, you will only be allowed
four hours. No more than 10 hours will be allowed during recertification period).
f. Audiovisuals (films, videotapes) which illustrate and review proper emergency
care procedures [must be viewed in presence of training officer (no more than 10 hours)].
g. Specific college courses may be utilized only with the approval of the Bureau (no more than 10 hours). Classes such as biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology don’t require the Bureau’s approval, but all other classes require Bureau approval.
h. CPR training (no more than 16 hours in CPR in the four year period).

2. Teaching classes:

a. Teaching general public (schools, scouts, clubs, or church groups) any topic within the scope of the Basic EMT.
b. Teaching or coordinating EMS courses approved by the Bureau or teaching local EMS CME classes. (No more than 15 hours of CME will be credited for teaching classes during any certification period.)

3. Use of Audio-Visuals:

Audio-visuals (films, videotapes, etc) which illustrate and review proper emergency care procedures can be used, but no more than 10 hours of CME can be obtained using audio-visual
only.

4. Computer use:

Utilizing computers, internet, software, or the like, which illustrate, practice, provide interactive use, or demonstrate proper emergency care procedures can be used, but no more than a total of 25 hours of CME can be obtained via this mode. These programs only can be utilized if approved by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board of Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), the Bureau or your Training Officer.

5. Journals

Only 5 hours of CME can be used by completing tests from various journals or publications, which are related to the EMT scope of practice.

CPR Requirement:

All EMTs must complete one course every two years