Title

EMS1200 - Emergency Medical Technician Fundamentals

API ID

Credits

2 (2/0/0)

Description

This course prepares students for the work of providing care in the emergency medical field as an emergency medical technician (EMT). It will enable the student to assess, identify, treat and manage a variety of prehospital traumatic and medical emergencies. The student will learn to perform various aspects of emergency medical care and ambulance operations under the scope of practice set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Competencies

  1. Apply medical knowledge in the assessment and treatment of individuals.
  2. Competently perform practical skills identified in the scope of practice model.
  3. Use critical thinking and acquired skills to manage patient injuries and illnesses.
  4. Communicate effectively as part of a health care team.
  5. Recognize and treat various medical conditions such as chest pain, respiratory difficulty, seizures, altered mental status, behavioral emergencies, poisoning, overdoses, acute abdominal emergencies, allergic reactions, diabetic emergencies and environmental emergencies.