College Catalog 2014-15

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) BASIC Emergency Medical Technician is a one-semester instructional program that prepares individuals to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight, trained in airway management, communications, documentation, general pharmacology, hemorrhage control, ambulance operations, and splinting of adult, pediatric, and infant patients; and special care of patients exposed to heat, cold, radiation, or contagious disease. Students who complete the program are eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Exam and become state certified. Admission Requirements: 1. The applicant must apply for regular admission and be accepted by the College. 2. The applicant must submit an application for the EMT Basic course to the Office of Healthcare Education. 3. The applicant must have a high school diploma or GED. 4. The applicant must be 18 years of age. 5. The applicant must have a minimum ACT score of 16. Qualified applicants will be considered by the admissions committee on a competitive basis. Meeting the admission criteria does not guarantee admission into the program. The number of students admitted into the program will vary according to resources available. Post acceptance requirements for students selected include a physical examination, MMR immunizations, Hepatitis B vaccines, proof of 2 step TB skin test, and American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Course. All students must agree to be randomly tested for drugs at any point and time while enrolled in any healthcare program. The student is responsible for all expenses associated with testing. All Healthcare Education Division students must submit to and satisfactorily complete a criminal background check. Admission may be rescinded and reversed based on review of the students’ criminal background check. Students who refuse to submit to a criminal background check or do not pass the criminal background check review will be dismissed from the program. Students who are dismissed from a Healthcare Education Division program may seek admission into another educational program.

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