Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Technician will provide the basic program...

Catalog description

This course adheres to the 1994 U.S. Department of Transportation EMT – Basic National Standard Curriculum. This program follows current National Standards as set forth by the National Department of Transportation and the National EMS Education Guidelines. Focus is placed on the knowledge and skills an individual need to possess in pre-hospital emergency care to function as part of a team providing pre-hospital care to the ill and injured. This program will include both didactic and laboratory studies, along with clinical rotations at both hospital and ambulance services. (Must have a passing grade to go to clinical.) Students will have a drug screen performed prior to clinical rotations. With the consent of the Program Director and Medical Director, students successfully completing all elements of the program will be allowed to sit for the National Board Exam and State Licensure at the Basic EMT Level for the State of Arkansas.