Emergency Medical Technician

Career Program - 18-20 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.

Student Success:				0-2 hours
____	UACC	1001	College Success (if required)	1 credit hour
____	UACC	1041	Study Skills (elective)	1 credit hour
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

(Students are required to take Freshman Seminar if they score below a 19 on the ACT test in reading, math or writing or comparable scores on the COMPASS test. )

Practical Nursing
Technical Certificate

Registered Nursing
A.A.S.

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

Practical Skills Labs include:
Vital signs and patient history lab and personal protective equipment
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

After UACCM

Graduates are employed as:

Emergency Medical Technicians

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	University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton
	1537 University Blvd., Morrilton, Arkansas 72110

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