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Hi BoundForElsewhere,

OK, I will bite on this topic...

So, I looked through the prerequisites and course syllabus. It is a 20 hour academic and two day hands-on course. If you pass you are branded a DMT.

I was thinking EMT/DMT equivalence here. But:

Course Overview (for EMT)

The course consists of 176 hours of classroom time that includes hands-on skills training sessions. The student is also required to complete two, 12-hour shift in the prehospital setting where they will ride-along with an ambulance crew. Students who successfully complete this program are eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs cognitive exam which is a computer adaptive test (CAT), as well as the National Registry of EMTs.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - INHS Health Training

To become an EMT you must perform a lot more training. While the title DMT sounds good, it is not the scuba world's equivalent of EMT.

If EMT was a prerequisite for the DMT course, I would really think highly of it.

My thoughts: This is another really cool title without the training from the scuba diving industry.

I wish the marketing people from the scuba world would allow the lawyers to tone-down some of these titles.

I am sorry for being a killjoy again.

cheers,
m
 
Mark,

I completely agree with you. I've worked EMS for years and with all the new training and guidelines that come out, there is no way 20 hours is enough time. Plus, I saw that the pre-requisite is only having the EFR done through an approved dive agency. Last I checked, EFR was just CPR and first aid. In fact, I usually tell people to do the AHA course instead of the EFR (I may be biased on that as I was an AHA instructor).

I hate to say this but if someone took this course and then tried to say they were a "DMT" with nothing other than EFR, they would be laughed at. Harsh yes, but also true.
 
I hate to say this but if someone took this course and then tried to say they were a "DMT" with nothing other than EFR, they would be laughed at.
Who would say this? Do people say they are EMTs after taking a first aid class?
 
Who would say this?

I would guess anyone who took the IMCA DMT course. Same way anyone would say they have OW, Rescue, or Master Diver, that's what it says on their certification.


Bob
 
Who would say this? Do people say they are EMTs after taking a first aid class?

I was responding to the comment on their website that certifies them as a DMT after doing essentially 20 hours of training and 2 days of clinicals when the only requirement is being EFR certified. If the course was more along the lines of 150-200 hours with 2 days of clinicals, then it would make more sense.
 
I was responding to the comment on their website that certifies them as a DMT after doing essentially 20 hours of training and 2 days of clinicals when the only requirement is being EFR certified. If the course was more along the lines of 150-200 hours with 2 days of clinicals, then it would make more sense.
Yeah, they shouldn't use the term DMT, since it already has a different meaning.
 
But it comes with a certificate and a badge!

But then, so does master diver...
 
To further the argument, around here “medic” refers to a paramedic not an EMT. Thats hundreds more hours of class and hundreds of hours of clinicals more than an EMT. To use the term “medic” for a 20 hour course is terrible..
 
To further the argument, around here “medic” refers to a paramedic not an EMT. Thats hundreds more hours of class and hundreds of hours of clinicals more than an EMT. To use the term “medic” for a 20 hour course is terrible..

Exactly...in some states like mine (NY) or NJ, it's a full 2 years Associates degree. I mean ya know...unless you're some Jolly Volly EMT's that swear they know everything. In that case, you're a whacker. Lol
 
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