AHEA 200 - Emergency Medical Technician

9.5 credit (6 lecture, 3 lab, 4 clinical) 13 contact hours [Background check and minimum score of 82 on Compass Reading Test, 70 on Compass Writing Test, and MATH 075 or 36 on Compass Pre-Algebra Test]*

This course allows students to complete the educational requirements for Emergency Medical Technician in one semester. The course includes orientation to pre-hospital emergency medicine, legal responsibilities, anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, diagnostic signs, triage, basic cardiac life support, injuries to the body, illnesses of the body, childbirth, mental health, environmental emergencies, communications, emergency vehicle operation and extrication. Students learn patient assessment, splinting and bandaging, oxygen administration, and basic and advanced airway management. Clinical rotations include ride time on ambulances and assignments to hospital emergency rooms. Students must have or earn a Professional CPR card prior to beginning clinical rotations. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to take the National Registry examination and apply for licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician.
OFFERED: fall and spring semesters