{"id":98252,"key":"NREMT_Paramedic_Skillset","title":"NREMT Paramedic Skillset","latest":{"id":1201854,"timestamp":"2025-11-17T14:47:11Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{NREMT Paramedic Skillset notice}}\n\n[[File:FCEMT-NREMT Paramedic Logo.png|thumb|Logo of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians with Paramedic rocker.]]\n\nThis program is run by the [https://www.foothill.edu/ems/ Foothill College EMS Programs]. The materials in this course encompass the psychomotor skills necessary to meet paramedic certification standards [https://emsa.ca.gov/paramedic/ in the state of California] and take the [https://www.nremt.org/Document/aemt-paramedic-psychomotor-exams advanced life support psychomotor exam]. The materials in this course are designed to supplement the didactic skills gained in class and assist in gaining eligibility to sit the [https://www.nremt.org/paramedic/certification NREMT paramedic cognitive exam]. They are listed in the order in which they should be learned, with a focus on mastering the fundamentals first, as some later skills build upon techniques learned in earlier skills. Typically the course is taught in a 3 quarter sequence followed by in-hospital clinical rotations and an ambulance internship under a paramedic preceptor.\n\nNote that this does ''not'' cover the complete set of knowledge-based information tested in the [https://www.nremt.org/rwd/public/document/cognitive-exam cognitive exam administered by the NREMT], however, it helps prepare you for both the core skill and the supplemental skill examinations needed for certification in California, and covers the skills required by most state agencies.\n\nThis course is open access and may be used in any other certified program free of charge. It is not currently open edit, however, directors of accredited programs who are interested in contributing material or suggesting improvements are encouraged to [mailto:cmohr@suite600.com contact us.]\n\n== Syllabus ==\n\n* NT - No current text\n* UC - Under Construction\n* DT - Draft text completed\n* IC - Draft text and images completed\n* PC - Page complete with references\n\n=== Medication Administration ===\n\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/IV Placement and Management|IV Placement and Management]] <-IC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Medication Administration|Medication Administration]] <- Landing page for all med admin pages and med preparation UC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Intravenous Medication Administration|Intravenous Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Intranasal Medication Administration|Intranasal Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Intramuscular Medication Administration|Intramuscular Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Subdermal Medication Administration|Subdermal Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Subcutaneous Medication Administration|Subcutaneous Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Medication through Endotracheal Tube|Medication through Endotracheal Tube]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Transdermal Medication Administration|Transdermal Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Rectal Medication Administration|Rectal Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Oral Medication Administration|Oral Medication Administration]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Medication Preparation|Medication Preparation]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Nebulizing Medications|Nebulizing Medications]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Medication Drip Mixing|Medication Drip Mixing]] <- NT\n\n=== Airway Management ===\n\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Endotracheal Intubation|Endotracheal Intubation]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Supraglottic Airway Placement|Supraglottic Airway Placement]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Needle Decompression|Needle Decompression]] <- UC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Finger Thoracostomy|Finger Thoracostomy]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Chest Tube Placement|Chest Tube Placement]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Deep Suctioning|Deep Suctioning]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Nasogastric Tube Placement|Nasogastric Tube Placement]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Surgical Cricothyrotomy|Surgical Cricothyrotomy]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Needle Cricothyrotomy|Needle Cricothyrotomy]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Drug Facilitated Intubation (RSI)|Drug Facilitated Intubation (RSI)]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Ventilator Management|Ventilator Management]] <- NT\n\n=== Cardiac ===\n\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/12 Lead EKG Interpretation|12 Lead EKG Interpretation]] <- IC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/EKG Rhythm Interpretation|EKG Rhythm Interpretation]] <- IC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Synchronized Cardioversion|Synchronized Cardioversion]] <- IC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Transcutaneous Pacing|Transcutaneous Pacing]] <- UC\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Manual Defibrillation|Manual Defibrillation]] <- NT\n* [[NREMT Paramedic Skillset/Pericardiocentesis|Pericardiocentesis]] <- NT\n\n{{Page data}}"}