- EMR/EMT 1 (3 Units)

Catalog description

Prepares students to perform emergency medical care sanctioned by the WI Dept. of Health Services, EMS Section scope of practice for the EMR/EMT. Includes foundational knowledge and skill application for both EMR/ EMT in the following areas: the EMS system, EMR/EMT responsibilities, legal and ethical standards, patient movement techniques, pathophysiology, body systems and functions, patient assessment and treatment, pharmacology, shock and resuscitation, age-specific patient considerations, special medical considerations, medication administration, airway anatomy and management. Successful completion prepares the learner for WI EMR Certification and the NREMT EMR written examination. (Prerequisite: Acceptance in the EMT program or Fire Protection Technician program required including health requirements and criminal background check. Students must be 18 years of age to be eligible for licensure.) * This curriculum is designed to address all three sets of external standards listed below. Each competency or criterion that is identified with an asterisk is considered an advanced skill of the curriculum, based upon “optional” skills, equipment or medications from the Wisconsin EMR Scope of Practice. For EMR, these include: Airway – Non-visualized; Oxygen Therapy – Nebulizer; Oxygen Therapy – Nasal Cannula; Oxygen Therapy – Non- Rebreather Mask; Hemorrhage Control – Wound Packing; Aerosolized, Nebulized Medication Administration; Intramuscular Medication Administration; Intranasal Medication Administration; Blood Glucose Monitoring; and the following medications - Albuterol, Aspirin, Epinephrine (1:1,000), Glucose, Naloxone, and Oxygen. (Prerequisite: Acceptance in the EMT program or Fire Protection Technician program required including health requirements and criminal background check. Students must be 18 years of age to be eligible for licensure.)