Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

The Emergency Medical Technician course provides the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform emergency care and transport at the EMT level. Course modules include Preparatory and the Human Body Airway Patient Assessment Medical and Pharmacology Trauma and Shock Special Populations and EMS Operations. This course consists of 70 hours of lecture and 60 hours of lab. An additional 18 hours of hospital-based clinical and 12 hours of ambulance ride time are required. Upon successful completion of the Emergency Medical Technician curriculum with a grade of 80% or higher students will be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) cognitive and psychomotor exam for EMTs. Students must be at least 17 years old at the time of enrollment and must provide documentation of current certification of American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers prior to participating in clinical rotations and ambulance ride time and provide a physical examination immunization record and completed background check prior to beginning hospital clinical rotations or ambulance ride time portions of the course.