College Catalog 2020-21

EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY-BASIC Emergency Medical Technician is a one-semester instructional course 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 course 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. Mississippi State Department of Health Mississippi Bureau of Emergency Medical Services 570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive Jackson, MS 39216 Phone: 866-458-4948 Website: www.msdh.ms.gov 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. Apply for regular admission to ECCC and be accepted by the College. 2. Submit an application for the EMT Basic course to the Office of Healthcare Education. 3. Must have a high school diploma, high school equivalency, or equivalent. 4. 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. 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. Qualified applicants for the EMT Basic Program will be considered on a competitive basis. Meeting the minimum 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 Selected Students Any student accepted into the program must pay the required fee for the fingerprinting and criminal history background check. Payments are made to the ECCC Business Office and a copy of the receipt must be presented to the Office of Healthcare Education. Post acceptance requirements for students selected include the following. 1. satisfactory criminal history background check; 2. physical examination including the ECCC ADA Core Requirements; 3. measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) (2-series) immunizations, or positive titer; 4. Hepatitis B vaccines (3- series), positive titer, or declination statement; 5. varicella vaccination (2-series), or positive titer; and

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