NREMT EMT Certification Levels

 NREMT Certification Levels

The NREMT maintains multiple EMT certification levels that represent a ladder of increasing knowledge skills and abilities for an EMS professional.  The different NREMT certification levels are summarized below:

• First Responder –  Entry level EMS services.  Provides basic first response first aid and patient management.  Almost all police and fire agencies require their employees to be first responders.
• EMT-Basic (EMT-B) – This certification level provides basic life support.
• Intermediate/85 (EMT-I) – NREMT certification level based on the 1985 EMT-Intermediate National Standard Curriculum.
• Intermediate/99 – (EMT-I) - NREMT certification level based on the 1999 EMT-Intermediate National Standard Curriculum.
• Paramedic – (EMT-P) – This is the highest level of EMT certification supported by the NREMT.  Paramedics can administer a wide range of medication, provide advanced life support, and perform advanced surgical and electrical therapies.

EMTs and Paramedics provide a vital service as they often are responsible for the urgent care and transport of the sick and injured to a medical facility. EMTs have different duties and responsibilities based on their training and certification.  Typically, most EMTs are certified to one of five levels that are administered by NREMT, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. There are also state by state levels and licensure requirements that may differ from the NREMT’s certifications.

To attain your EMT Certification from the NREMT, it is important that you pass your EMT test.  Try our free EMT practice tests as a study guide for your NREMT tests.