EMS-1105L - Emergency Medical Technician Lab* (2)

Co-requisite: EMS 1105

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Laboratory focuses on the psychomotor skills associated with emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients in the emergency medical system at the basic life support level, EMTs perform interventions with the basic equipment found on an ambulance. The EMT is a link from the scene of an incident to the emergency health care system.

This course provides instruction on the skills required of an Emergency Medical Technician. As a foundation course, the following topics will be covered in psychomotor format: Preparatory skills, Airway Management skills, performing Patient Assessment, managing Medical Emergencies, managing Trauma Emergencies, and Operations in EMS. Students will show competency in all required skills and all activities will be performed under the direct supervision of assigned instructors.

Course Fee: $150