EMS-1105 - Emergency Medical Technician (7)

The primary focus of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. EMT’s perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The EMT is a link from the scene of an accident to the emergency health care system.

This course provides an introduction to Emergency Medical Services and focuses on the cognitive domain associated with patient care. As a foundation course, the following topics will be covered in cognitive format: Preparatory, Airway Management, Patient Assessment, Medical Emergencies, Trauma Emergencies, and Operations in EMS.