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.
*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. )