Public Safety Telecommunicator (PST)

Telecommunicator Course Description

PST Information & Enrollment Packet

Emergency Medical Dispatch is a systematic program of handling medical calls. Trained telecommunicators, using locally approved EMD Guidecards, quickly and properly determine the nature and priority of the call, dispatch the appropriate response, then give the caller instructions to help treat the patient until the responding EMS unit arrives. A comprehensive EMD program can reduce agency liability by providing thorough and consistent dispatch instructions, and can help meet the growing public expectation that when citizens call 911, appropriate medical care will be provided as quickly as possible.
** Our instructors are certified through APCO.  "The APCO Institute’s comprehensive Emergency Medical Dispatch Program is based on the NHTSA National Standard Curriculum for EMD, and incorporates all of the current ASTM and NHTSA guidelines."

COURSE STATISTICAL DATA:

Graduating Cohort:	Completion Rate:	% of Students Attempting the APCO Exam:	% of Students that have Passed the APCO Exam:	Job Placement:
Fall 2022	100%	100%	100%	100%
Spring 2022	100%	100%	100%	100%
Spring 2020	100%	100%	100%	80%
Spring 2019	100%	100%	100%	75%

34.CFR.668.43 (a)(5)(v):  This course meets the professional licensure requirements for: WV.  No determination has been made on all other 49 States & Territories at this time (Additional or different requirements to obtain professional licensure may be required).  Updated 10/6/2020.