Transfer to "EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER"

[savemachine]

I am trying to figure out some of this stuff myself rather than always relying on Medical Command do all my work.

I am currently registered as EMT-B but I see this is going to expire into EMR.

There is a "NREMT Recertification Cheat Sheet" on Pacific Medical Training, and the transition sheet at NREMT.

But my question is do I have to take this certification all over again from scratch and the tests and everything. Or is this just a normal once-a-year thing and then I complete this transition form?

Thanks in advance!

 

[TransportJockey]

Your EMT-B should transition into EMT, not the first responder cert.
And the transition is a one time thing, usually tacked on to your refresher course.

 

[Medic Tim]

here is the NREMT transition policy

http://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/transition_policy.asp

EMT-Basic

All NREMT-Basics who have expiration dates of March 31, 2011 or March 31, 2012 have two registration cycles (four years) to complete a state approved Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) transition course in order to be eligible for National EMS Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT).
• Completion of a transition course that is state approved must be validated by attending and successfully completing a course that issues a certificate that has within its title: ◦NREMT-Basic's name
◦transition course completion date
◦The certificate must contain the following statement: "has completed a state approved EMT-Basic to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) transition course."
◦name of the sponsoring agency
◦signature of the individual responsible for the training

•To transition to the EMT level, the NREMT-Basic is not required to complete a National EMS Certification Examination.
• NREMT-Basics who submit an acceptable recertification application but do not include successful completion of a state-approved transition course from EMT-Basic to EMT will be issued National EMS Certification as an Emergency Medical Responder (NREMR) upon reaching their expiration date of March 31, 2015 or 2016.


NREMT-Basic expires: Complete EMT Transition by:
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2015
March 31, 2012 March 31, 2016

 

[savemachine]

Tim, Jockey, OK I see now, thanks for the help!

here is the NREMT transition policy

http://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/transition_policy.asp

EMT-Basic

All NREMT-Basics who have expiration dates of March 31, 2011 or March 31, 2012 have two registration cycles (four years) to complete a state approved Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) transition course in order to be eligible for National EMS Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT).
• Completion of a transition course that is state approved must be validated by attending and successfully completing a course that issues a certificate that has within its title: ◦NREMT-Basic's name
◦transition course completion date
◦The certificate must contain the following statement: "has completed a state approved EMT-Basic to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) transition course."
◦name of the sponsoring agency
◦signature of the individual responsible for the training

•To transition to the EMT level, the NREMT-Basic is not required to complete a National EMS Certification Examination.
• NREMT-Basics who submit an acceptable recertification application but do not include successful completion of a state-approved transition course from EMT-Basic to EMT will be issued National EMS Certification as an Emergency Medical Responder (NREMR) upon reaching their expiration date of March 31, 2015 or 2016.


NREMT-Basic expires: Complete EMT Transition by:
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2015
March 31, 2012 March 31, 2016

 

[MackTheKnife]

Transition conundrum

For those of us who are in a state like FL, NREMT is not recognized or supported, hence no transition program. Via email with National, I was told the will accept a "state-approved transition course". So I am doing the Internet search for a program that I can do online. Anyone else in the same predicament that has any help, please share.

 

[MackTheKnife]

Wow. Just looked at my card and it starts with an E in front of the number and says EMT, not EMT-B. Looks like I transitioned through no fault of my own. Haven't done a transition course yet!