Emergency Medical Technology

Catalog description

Designed as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) lecture to prepare students for scope of practice and standard of care with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies. Note: Students must meet National Registry of EMT requirements for certification. Additional information available at nremt.org. EMT104 may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Must be 18 years or older or permission of EMT Program Director and (A grade of C or better in CRE101, or 95 or higher on EdReady Critical Reading and Critical Thinking exam, or 261 or higher on Gen Accuplacer Reading Exam, or High School GPA 3.0 or higher within the previous 10 years, or Associate’s Degree or higher). Corequisites: EMT104AB.