National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

NREMT was established in 1970 in response to a recommendation from President Lyndon Johnson's Committee on Highway Traffic Safety that a national certifying agency for Emergency Medical Technicians be created in order to establish and standardize training requirements.[1]

Most states use or require NREMT testing for some level of state certification.[1][2][3] NREMT recognizes four levels of EMS: EMR, EMT, EMT-Advanced, and Paramedic (some states may have additional certifications).[2] NREMT certification at an EMT Intermediate level may or may not be sufficient for some state EMT-I requirements.[4] While NREMT certification may be mandatory for new state certification, it is not necessarily required for renewals.[4] These procedures and requirements vary from state to state. In 1986, military emergency rooms were required to certify all medical technicians through NREMT.[5]

The NREMT has been criticized for failing to prevent cheating during some exams. The Washington, D.C. Fire Department[7] was investigated for cheating on the NREMT certification exam;[8] however, an extensive investigation[9] by the NREMT, Pearson VUE (the test administrator), with assistance from the DC Fire and EMS department[10] and the DC police, revealed no evidence of cheating at Pearson VUE’s LaPlata, MD testing center.

The NREMT works with the EMS community to implement the National EMS System including the EMS Agenda for the Future,[11] EMS Education Agenda: A Systems Approach,[12] and National Scope of Practice Model.[13]

• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
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• Star of Life
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• Emergency medical services
• Emergency medical services in the United States
• Emergency medical technician
• National Registry Emergency Medical Technician
• Emergency medical technician – intermediate
• EMT-Paramedic

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