College Catalog 2018-19

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) Advisor: Staff

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. 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: • Valid CPR Certification (Health Care Provider) • Proof of Physical Fitness by a licensed Physician • Proof of Hepatitis B vaccination Course: EMS 1117 Includes a total of 60 hours lecture, 60 hours lab, and 45 hours clinical in the field and emergency room. 7 Scheduled Credit Hours: 4 hours lecture, 4 hours lab, and 3 hours clinical. NOTE: Students must pass the final comprehensive exam and skills in order to successfully complete the course. • Age of 18 years or older • Ability to read and write • High School Graduate, high school equivalency, 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

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