SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from NREMT

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National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

February 23, 2006

The NREMT Announces Plan to Incorporate the Revised AHA Guidelines on

NREMT Exams

The NREMT recognizes that the EMS community is in a transition period

as medical directors, EMS agencies, EMS educational programs, and

States implement the 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for

CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. In conjunction with this

transition, the NREMT will be revising examinations as follows:

After June 1, 2006 the NREMT will publish interim pencil-and-paper

EMT-Basic and First Responder Exams. After September 1, 2006 the

NREMT will publish interim Paramedic, EMT-Intermediate (85 and 99)

Exams. The interim examinations will be constructed so that

candidates will not be penalized for being trained over either 2000

or 2005 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.

After January 1, 2007 all NREMT cognitive and psychomotor exams will

reflect 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Emergency

Cardiovascular Care.

During the transition period, practical exam skill sheets will

continue to reflect 2000 guidelines; however, instructions to

examiners will be modified so that candidates correctly performing to

2005 guidelines are not penalized.

This transition plan is predicated on assumption that the American

Heart Association releases educational materials supporting the new

guidelines as scheduled and may be modified if the AHA changes the

scheduled release time for educational materials.

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