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Emergency Medical Technician

Certificate of Proficiency

Career Program - 18 Semester Hours

This program consists of one eight-hour credit course including both lecture and practicum experiences that will meet the requiremtns for students to take the State of Arkansas and National Registry Emergency Medical Technician Examination. These exams are administered through the Arkansas Department of Health.
Science: 4 hours
Four hours of science courses must be selected from the following list:
____ BIOL 1004 Fundamentals of Biology 4 credit hours
____ BIOL 2004 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit hours
Technical Core: 8 hours
____ *EMT 1008 Emergency Medical Technology-Basic 8 credit hours
Related Electives: 6 hours
Six hours of electives must be selected from the following list:
____ HLSC 1003 Medical Terminology 3 credit hours
____ NUTR 1503 Nutrition 3 credit hours

*This course is taught at an off-campus site, typically an area ambulance service location. The class usually meets two nights per week.

Practical Skills Labs Include:

  • Vital Signs, patient history and personal protective equipment lab
  • Lifting and moving patients lab (gurney operations, Scoop stretcher, flat emergency moves and backboard/log roll)
  • Airway and ventilation skills lab
  • Patient assessment lab for medical and trauma patients and Patient Care Report
  • Medical skills lab
  • Trauma skills lab (bandaging, splinting, and spinal immobilization; assessment and management of patients with traumatic injuries)
  • Pediatrics skills lab

Related Degrees

Requirements

  • Students must complete admission requirements of the college.
  • Applicants must be 18 years old.
  • Current AHA Healthcare Providers CPR certification is required. Students enrolled in the program will be required to have malpractice insurance.
  • TB Skin Test Clearance
  • Subject to criminal background check

Note

  • Students should take all remedial courses earley in order to focus on degree-required classes in later semesters.
  • Students are encouraged to take ACAD 0411 College Study Skills their first semester to better equip them to make the transition from high school to college-level course work.

After UACCM

Graduates are employed as:

  • Emergency Medical Technicians

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