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Offered throughout the District. For information in Green Bay: (920) 498-5444. For information in Marinette: (715) 735-9361. For information in Sturgeon Bay: (920) 746-4900. Toll-free: (888) 385-6982. This program is not eligible for nancial aid. Advanced EMT students are Wisconsin licensed EMTs seeking to upgrade their skills to the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician level. These skills are performed and compliant with the Wisconsin scope of practice. A graduate of this technical diploma program has the potential for employment as an advanced EMT technician, performing pre-hospital patient care for the ill and injured with a Wisconsin ambulance service licensed to provide EMT advanced level care. Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, re-based, or hospital-based. This program is nationally accredited through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for EMS Professionals under the auspices of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. A graduate with an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician technical diploma will have the potential for employment as an Advanced EMT with a Wisconsin ambulance service licensed to provide Advanced Emergency Medical Technician level care. Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, re-based or hospital-based • Students who complete the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician program have the opportunity to become certi ed by the NREMT to achieve eligibility for EMS licensure by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services EMS Section • Apply the preparatory aspects of Advanced Emergency Medical Technician care • Perform intravenous therapy • Perform clinical skill competencies • Demonstrate usage of basic pharmacological principles • Manage cardiac, diabetic and narcotic overdose cases using medications 18