College Catalog 2017-18

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

emergency medical system. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight, who are 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. This course includes responsibilities of the EMT during each phase of an ambulance run, patient assessment, emergency medical conditions, appropriate emergency care, and appropriate procedures for transporting patient. The Mississippi State Department of Health determines guidelines and minimum standards and the Mississippi Community College Board provides curriculum. Mississippi State Department of Health 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216 Phone: 866-458-4948 Website: http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/47,0,307,368.html Mississippi Community College Board 3825 Ridgewood Road Jackson, MS 39211 Phone: 601-432-6519 Website: http://www.mccb.edu Admission Requirements To be admitted to the EMT Basic, applicants must meet the following criteria: 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, high school equivalency, or equivalent. 4. The applicant must submit valid proof of age to be eighteen (18) years or older (Accepted forms of validation include current driver’s license, birth certificate, state-issued identification, or tribal identification). 5. The applicant must have a minimum score of 10 on the TABE reading test or 16 on the ACT taken after October, 1989 or 12 taken before October, 1989. 6. All applicants selected for admission into the EMT program must submit proof of the following items: •Physical examination obtained by a physician or nurse practitioner within 2-3 months prior to admission. •Proof of immunizations against measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), or rubella titer. •Hepatitis B vaccine, or titer, or signed declination statement; Tuberculosis (TB) skin test, (Two-step TB skin test (Two-step TB test is required if not tested in previous 12 months) or QuantiFERON®- TB Gold In-Tube blood test (within last 12 months); or chest xray prescribed by a physician or nurse practitioner. •Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers card (completed in 2-3 months prior to admission). •Valid proof of age to be eighteen (18) years or older (Accepted forms of validation include current driver’s license, birth certificate, state-issued identification, or tribal identification). Meeting minimum ADN admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. Acceptance Criteria Applicants’ files must be complete and submitted to the Office of Admissions & Records and the Office of Healthcare Education to be considered for acceptance into the program. The student is responsible for

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