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An wilderness emergency medical technician is an emergency medical technician that is better equipped than other licensed healthcare providers, who typically function almost exclusively in wilderness environments, to better stabilize, assess, treat, and protect patients in remote and austere environments until definitive medical care is reached.
Emergency Medical Responder (Not recognized by the Arkansas Department of Health, certification issued by local EMS Authorities and/or the Arkansas Fire Training Academy) [5] Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) [6] Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) [6] Paramedic [6] Community Paramedic [5]
Community Health Accreditation Program(CHAP) DNV GL Healthcare; Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) [4] Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) [5] Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) Joint Commission (TJC)
The First Responder training program began in 1979 as an outgrowth of the "Crash Injury Management" course. In 1995 the D.O.T. issued a manual for an intermediate level of training called "First Responder." This training can be completed in twenty-four to sixty hours.
These institutions offer allied health programs and use the national certification as their "End Of Program Credential." Healthcare professional certification is different from a license such as a Registered Nurse, or a licensed practical nurse. Although certification is not state mandated and/or regulated in all 50 states, most employers and ...
Many CERT programs also provide training in amateur radio operation, shelter operations, flood response, community relations, mass care, the ICS, and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). [citation needed] Each unit of CERT training is ideally delivered by professional responders or other experts in the field addressed by the unit.
Advanced trauma life support (ATLS) is a training program for medical providers in the management of acute trauma cases, developed by the American College of Surgeons. Similar programs exist for immediate care providers such as paramedics.
ACHC was established in 1985 by home care health providers to create an accreditation option which was more focused on the needs of small providers. The process began in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the group incorporated in August 1986. The first accredited organization was awarded certification in January 1987.