College Catalog 2018-19

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

3. ACT Composite Score

ACT SCORE

POINTS

25 and Higher

4 3 2

22-24 19-21 16-18

1 4. Each required science course: A=3 points B=2 points C=1 point Sciences completed with labs. Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab or upper-level equivalents Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab or upper-level equivalents

POINTS ____ ____

Total: *NOTE: Cumulative Points are not rounded. 5. Preadmission examination.

Preadmission Examination Cumulative Score

POINTS

81% and above

4 3 2 1 0

71% - 80% 61% - 70% 51% - 60%

50% and below Points Awarded:

Total Points: ______

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY-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. Industry standards are based on the National EMS Education Standards and the Emergency Medical Technician Instructional Guidelines. The Mississippi State Department of Health determines guidelines and minimum standards and the Mississippi Community College Board provides curriculum. Industry standards are based on the National EMS Education Standards and the Emergency Medical

Technician Instructional Guidelines. Mississippi State Department of Health Mississippi Bureau of Emergency Medical Services 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive

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