Why isn EMT-Defibrillation certification a part of the new EMT-B training program?
New Jersey’s EMT-Defibrillation (EMT-D) law requires one to be certified as an EMT and be affiliated with an approved EMT-D provider agency before becoming eligible for EMT-D training and certification. The newly revised EMT-B training program will include a lecture and a question and answer segment on EMT-D. Formal training is conducted by Department approved Mobile Intensive Care Unit hospital personnel. Plans are underway to move defibrillator training into both the basic and newly revised EMT-B Core Refresher curriculum. OEMS will keep the EMS community apprised of our progress on these changes. 17. Did the state implement a new EMT-B core to replace the current core, since the current core reflects the previously taught curriculum? Yes, a new EMT-B core program was released in the fall of 1998. This new curriculum is be based upon the United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s final draft recommendations to the National Association
