EMCR-200 Emergency Medical Technician
The Emergency Medical Technician course prepares the EMT student to provide pre-hospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special consideration for working in the pre-hospital setting, and providing patient transportation.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system
- Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs
- Employ the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others
- Perform the duties of an EMT with regard for medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice
- Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients
- Identify the need for and perform immediately live-saving interventions to manage a patient's airway, breathing and circulation
- Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries
- Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction