Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) provides basic life support and interventions during critical incidents. EMTs receive only a few months of training and have a limited scope of practice, but are crucial healthcare team members. Paramedics are highly trained and better educated in medicine than their EMT counterparts. Paramedics have an expanded scope of practice and can use more invasive treatments and provide higher levels of care.

However, certification as an EMT is required before beginning the Paramedic course of study. And although Paramedics have more skills and training, 75% of EMS is essential life support. Nobody can be a good Paramedic without being a good EMT first.

Nurses, traditionally, provide care for patients and help them return to normal life following an illness or injury. Nurses have a full-spectrum view of care throughout the entire life-cycle, from pre-conception to end-of-life care, and everything in between.

EMTs and Paramedics literally work in life and death situations and are called to provide critical care and life-saving interventions during and immediately after a life-threatening illness or injury. They can also be called for pre-hospital intervention. Although our roles continue to expand, including critical care transport, community health, and disaster response, our main focus is the pre-hospital and emergency setting.

Simple answer… YES! Professional answer: While emergency vehicles are given more privileges when responding to calls, they also have more responsibility and are held to higher standards. Emergency vehicle operators must ALWAYS drive with due regard to other motorists. It is a lot of fun to drive fast with lights and sirens, but our first concern is always the safety of others.

The easiest way to register and pay for a class is by searching or browsing in our online catalog.

After selecting your class, you may pay with either Visa or Mastercard. You can also pay in person at our office during normal business hours: Ottumwa Campus, Advanced Technology Center, Monday-Thursday, 7:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Unless other arrangements have been made for a 3rd party to cover your tuition, you need to pay at the time of registration.

Yes, please have your company contact us at [email protected] or (641) 683-5249 to make arrangements to pay for your class.

Please note: You will not be considered officially registered for the class until we have received confirmation from your company that they will cover your tuition cost.

To qualify for a refund, you must cancel your registration at least 3 business days prior to the class start date.

• If you have not prepaid for the class, charges will be assessed to your account if you do not cancel within the required timeframe, or if you do not show up for the class.
• In extreme circumstances, we might make an exception to our policy. To cancel a registration because of extreme circumstances, call us at (641) 683-5249.
• A few of our class offerings do have special refund policies. If your course has a different refund policy than the one listed above, this information will be conveyed to you at the time of registration.
• If a class is cancelled by Indian Hills, you will have the option of receiving a full refund or having your registration moved to the next available class date.

If Indian Hills announces that classes are canceled, this will include all continuing education courses. When Indian Hills' makes this announcement college wide, the message is posted on our homepage at www.indianhills.edu.

• If your class is scheduled Monday-Thursday, please check the IHCC homepage for weather related announcements.
• If your class is scheduled Friday-Sunday, you will receive an email letting you know if your class has been canceled.

Please check both our website and your email before heading to class.

Some Continuing Education classes qualify for GAP Funding.

For more information, contact our GAP office at 641.683.5131