Basic Emergency Medical Tech

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Description: The field of pre-hospital emergency medical care is a rapidly-evolving profession in which the reality of life and death is confronted at a moment’s notice. EMS has developed from the days when the local funeral home or police department served as the ambulance provider, to the far more sophisticated system today. EMT-Basics work side by side with other health care professionals to deliver professional pre-hospital emergency medical care and transportation. This course is designed to help the aspiring EMT-Basic gain the knowledge, skills and affect necessary to be a competent, productive, and valuable member of the emergency medical services team. Pre-requisites: Verification of completion of the following online self-study courses freely available on the web: - Introduction to Incident Command (ICS 100) - National Incident Management (ICS 700) - Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Events (AWR-11-W) - An Introduction to Hazardous Materials (IC-5.A) Description: The field of pre-hospital emergency medical care is a rapidly-evolving profession in which the reality of life and death is confronted at a moment’s notice. EMS has developed from the days when the local funeral home or police department served as the ambulance provider, to the far more sophisticated system today. EMT-Basics work side by side with other health care professionals to deliver professional pre-hospital emergency medical care and transportation. This course is designed to help the aspiring EMT-Basic gain the knowledge, skills and affect necessary to be a competent, productive, and valuable member of the emergency medical services team. Pre-requisites: Verification of completion of the following online self-study courses freely available on the web: - Introduction to Incident Command (ICS 100) - National Incident Management (ICS 700) - Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Events (AWR-11-W) - An Introduction to Hazardous Materials (IC-5.A) Format: On-site lecture/activity