The Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (EMT-I) is qualified in advanced emergency care and services by a competency-based training program of didactic (lectures, discussions and demonstrations), clinical (in-hospital instruction and supervised practice of critical skills), and a field internship (supervised experience on a intensive care vehicle). Competencies include but are not limited to the recognition, assessment, and management of medical emergencies under the direction of a physician. The EMT-Intermediate primarily provides prehospital emergency care to acutely ill or injured patients by ambulance services and mobile advanced life support units under medical command authority. Simply stated, the EMT-Intermediate level has as its base the basic EMT program and then has certain proven clinical skills and knowledge to support the skills added to the basic program. The program is not intended necessarily to be a stepping stone to the EMT-Paramedic level. This level does not conflict or compete with the EMT-Paramedic level; it is simply another level that exists as a result of different factors being emphasized.
An EMT-Intermediate is a person who has successfully completed both a basic EMT and an EMT-Intermediate training program and has successfully completed the Massachusetts EMT-I certification exam process.
Dates of Upcoming EMT-I Classes at ERG:
There are no EMT-Intermediate programs scheduled at this time. Program information will be posted here when available.
