College Catalog 2016-17

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT)

The one-semester Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) instructional course prepares successful graduates to meet the Mississippi State Department of Health requirements to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Exam and become state certified. The course includes formal EMT education and training in the development of effective basic skills that are performed safely in an out-of-hospital setting with medical oversight and responsibilities in transporting all emergency individuals to an appropriate facility. PRE-REQUISITES:

• Age of 18 years or older • Ability to read and write • High School Graduate, GED, or equivalent • ACT® Composite Score of 16 if taken after October 1989 or 12 if taken before October 1989, or Minimum Score of 10 on the TABE® reading test

• Valid CPR Certification (Health Care Provider) • Proof of Physical Fitness by a licensed Physician • Proof of Hepatitis B vaccination Course: EMS 1118 (Includes a total of 135 hours of lecture and lab and 48 hours of field and emergency room clinical: 8 Scheduled: 5 hours lectured, 4 hours lab, 3 hours clinical.) NOTE: Students must pass the final comprehensive exam in order to successfully complete the course.

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