NREMT Reaches All-Time High For Nationally Certified Providers
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians today announced that more than 400,000 EMS professionals are currently nationally certified at the EMR, EMT, AEMT or Paramedic level–the highest amount in the 48-year history of National EMS Certification.
“This speaks volumes about the value in protecting the public and that national certification is respected throughout the nation,” said Bill Seifarth, executive director of the NREMT. “The public can be assured that a nationally certified EMS professional is practicing at the same level of competency in the north, south, east or west.”
How Many EMTs and Paramedics Are There in the United States?
More than 270,000 are certified at the EMT level, while another 104,000 are paramedics, according to NREMT data. AEMTs and EMRs round out the nationally certified personnel.
More information is available here: https://www.nremt.org/rwd/public/data/maps
