Emergency Medical Technician

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The Emergency Medical Technician course prepares the EMT student to provide prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special considerations for working in the prehospital setting, and providing patient transportation. This course will also focus heavily on case studies presented during class developed by both instructors and students.

Prerequisite
Students must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license to participate in this course.

Teaching/Learning Methods
Teaching/learning methods in this course will include assigned readings, presentations, discussions, simulated emergencies, simulated labs, case studies, and class activities. Evaluation procedures include skills examinations, written examinations, and assignments.

Course Textbook Premier Package
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 12th Edition
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Authors:  AAOS
ISBN:  9781284237030

EMT Course Objectives
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system.
• Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs.
• Perform the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others.
• Perform the duties of an EMT with regard to medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice.
• Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, lifespan development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients.
• Identify the need for and perform immediate life-saving interventions to manage a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.
• Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.
• Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.

Course Completion Requirements
Successful completion of this course requires adherence to course policies, maintaining a course average of 80%, a minimum score of 80% on the course final examination, and successfully demonstrating all required skills.

Course Attendance Policy
Student attendance is required at all scheduled classes, including lab sessions. Students may be dropped from the course for excessive absences of any kind. Excused absences may be granted by the course instructor for extenuating circumstances. If three or more absences occur for any reason, the status of the student will be reviewed by the instructors to determine a disposition. Course failure is likely under these circumstances. If a student misses any class, he/she is responsible for any missed examinations, lab work, and material covered in that class session. Prompt arrival is expected at all class activities. It is the student’s responsibility to sign in on the attendance roster.

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