Emergency Medical Technology

CIP Code: 31.51.0904.00

Basic Emergency Medical Technician

Award Type: Certificate

Clock Hours: 432

Program Description:
This course is designed to instruct a student to the level of Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, formerly the EMT-Ambulance, who serves as a vital link in the chain of the health care team. It is recognized that the majority of prehospital emergency medical care will be provided by the EMT-Basic. This includes all skills necessary for the individual to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support level with an ambulance service or other specialized service.

Program Outcomes:
EMT-Basics provide a service in an environment requiring special skills and knowledge in such areas as communications, transportation, and keeping records. They also serve as liaisons with other emergency services. This course provides an introduction to these concepts. Individual orientation to the specific systems and services with which the EMT-Basic will be affiliated is necessary to achieve a full level of competency.

Professional Accrediting Body:
National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators
EMT National Registry of EMTs

State Agency/Entry Oversight: N/A

Applicable Certification/License or Industry-recognized Certification to be awarded:
Emergency Medical Technician/Basic

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Award Type: Certificate

Clock Hours: 772

Program Description:

This course is required to apply for certification as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT). This course introduces the theory and application of concepts related to the profession of the AEMT. The primary focus of the AEMT is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Topics include: extending the knowledge of the EMT to a more complex breadth and depth, intravenous access and fluid therapy, medication administration, blind insertion airway devices, as well as the advanced assessment and management of various medical illnesses and traumatic injuries. This course is based on the NHTSA National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards. Requires licensure or eligibility for licensure at the EMT level.

Program Outcomes:

Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system.
Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of AEMTs.
Perform the roles and responsibilities of an AEMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others.
Perform the duties of an AEMT with regard for medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice.
Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients.
Identify the need for and perform immediately lifesaving interventions to manage a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.
Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.
Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.

Professional Accrediting Body:
National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators
EMT National Registry of EMTs

State Agency/Entry Oversight: N/A