Puckett EMS Continuing Education
Further your education with us!

A variety of continuing education classes are offered at Puckett EMS Training Center to support our personnel and the personnel of supporting agencies and facilities. Many resources are available to provide a wide spectrum of topics to Nurses, Paramedics, EMTs and First Responders. Our classes are designed to challenge and engage the most seasoned personnel.

The below listed courses are only a portion of what are available through Puckett EMS Training Center. Click on our Open Courses page for a schedule of courses. For more specific course information, contact Puckett EMS Training Center through our Contact page.

48-Hour EMS Refresher Course

This 48-hour, modular course is designed to provide EMS providers of all levels with the appropriate refresher training necessary for their particular level of certification. EMT-Basics attend the first 24 hours, EMT-Intermediates attend the first 36 hours and EMT-Paramedics attend the program in its entirety.

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Provider

This 16-hour training program is designed to teach the fundamentals of advanced emergency cardiac care utilizing a standard body of knowledge and clinical skills developed by the American Heart Association. The ACLS provider renewal program is four hours in length and is recommended every two years.
 

ACLS Recertification

This 8-hour training program is designed as a refresher course for those individuals that have already successfully passed the ACLS course but need to renew their certification.

PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) Provider and Provider Renewal

The two-day PALS provider program was developed by the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics and is geared for the development of cognitive and psychomotor skills necessary for resuscitation and stabilization of the infant or child in respiratory failure, shock or arrest. The PALS renewal program is 4 hours in length and is recommended every two years.

 

PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support)

This two day course authored by The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians in cooperation with The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. PHTLS is designed for both Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support providers of all experience levels. PHTLS provides a strong foundation of fundamental knowledge for the student in the care of the trauma patient. This includes kinematics, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and assessment. The course prepares the student to identify and manage traumatic situations while emphasizing the need for rapid transport to an appropriate facility.

Check out our online training calendar for specific dates when these and other courses will be offered.