EMT's
Training levels in Alaska include EMT-I, EMT-II and EMT-III
The EMT-I provides basic life support such as splinting, hemorrhage control, oxygen therapy, suction, CPR and use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Clearly, most treatment procedures performed in any EMS System, regardless of level, are basic life support procedures. The EMT-I course is at least 120 hours in length and CPR certification is a prerequisite.
The EMT-II class is at least 50 hours in length and prepares the student to initiate intravenous lines and administer fluids and certain medications. A person must have ten patient contacts as an EMT-I in order to be enter an EMT-II training program. Certification as an EMT-II also requires that the individual be under the sponsorship of a department approved physician medical director.
The EMT-III program is designed to add basic cardiac care skills to those the EMT has learned already. Also included in the training program is the use of morphine, lidocaine, atropine, and epinephrine. The EMT-III training program is at least 50 hours in length. A person must have ten patient contacts and ten venipunctures as an EMT-II in order to be enter an EMT-III training program. As with the EMT-II, certification requires that the individual be under the sponsorship of a department approved physician medical director.
State of Alaska EMT Skills Sheets
ETT's
Emergency Trauma Technicians (ETTs) are an important part of the system designed to provide emergency medical care to people in the rural areas of Alaska. Although there are a variety of ways that ETTs provide care, they are most commonly the first responders to emergencies. In this role, they may be required to control the situation until more highly trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrive. In some communities, ETTs also transport patients.