Emergency Medical Technology-Basic
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| Career Program - 15-17 Semester Hours |
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| (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. ) |
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- 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
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- 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
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Graduates are employed as:
- Emergency Medical Technicians
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