ACERIP offers monthly Continuing Education for EMT-Basic. The courses are held roughly the first Wednesday of every month from 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Our program completes both NC State and NREMT requirements in 2 years,
Continuing Education requirements are broken down into National, Local and Individual subcategories. National requirements are set by National Registry, and Local by the North Carolina State Office of EMS.
If you are employed or involved in an EMS agency, your Local requirements are defined by the agency itself.
Continuing Education Hour Requirements
Airway/Respiration/Ventilation: 1.5 Hours
- Ventilation [1 Hours]
- Oxygenation [0.5 Hours]
Cardiovascular: 6 Hours
- Post-Resuscitation Care [0.5 Hour]
- Ventricular Assist Devices [0.5 Hour]
- Stroke [1 Hour]
- Cardiac Arrest [2 Hours]
- Pediatric Cardiac Arrest [2 Hours]
Trauma: 1.5 Hours
- Trauma Triage [0.5 Hour]
- Central Nervous System (CNS) Injury [0.5 Hour]
- Hemorrhage Control [0.5 Hour]
Medical: 6 Hours
- Special Healthcare Needs [1.5 Hours]
- OB Emergencies [0.5 Hour]
- Infectious Diseases [0.5 Hour]
- Pain Management [0.5 Hour]
- Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies [0.5 Hour]
- Toxicological Emergencies – Opioids [0.5 Hour]
- Neurological Emergencies – Seizures [0.5 Hour]
- Endocrine Emergencies – Diabetes [1 Hour]
- Immunological Emergencies [0.5 Hour]
Operations: 5 Hours
- At-Risk Populations [0.5 Hour]
- Ambulance Safety [0.5 Hour]
- Field Triage—Disasters/MCIs [0.5 Hour]
- EMS Provider Hygiene, Safety, and Vaccinations [0.5 Hour]
- EMS Culture of Safety [0.5 Hour]
- Pediatric Transport [0.5 Hour]
- Crew Resource Management [1 Hour]
- EMS Research [0.5 Hour]
- Evidence Based Guidelines [0.5 Hour]
Airway/ventilation-5
Medical Emergencies-4
Trauma-4
Pediatrics-4
Ethics-1
Health and Wellness-1
Safe Ambulance Driving/Operation-1
Individual hours are based on one’s own weaknesses or interests.