Traditional EMT Training Sessions
Cost: $1,195.00 (Financing Available) and Includes All Books/Supplies and Materials
Students generally meet two day per week for 4 hours in the evening.
You can register for the course, by Clicking Here. Please complete the Program Packet to assist you with meeting the requirements prior to class and beginning externships.
Subjects Covered in the EMT Course
Course Introduction and Overview | Emergency Medical Care Systems, Research and Public Health | Workforce Safety and Wellness of the EMT | Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues |
Documentation | Communication | Lifting and Moving Patients | Lab: Lifting and Moving Patients |
Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology | Pathophysiology | Life Span Development | Airway Management, Artificial Ventilation, and Oxygenation |
Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, and History Taking | Scene Size-Up | Patient Assessment | Pharmacology and Medication Administration |
Shock and Resuscitation | Respiratory Emergencies | Cardiovascular Emergencies | Altered Mental Status, Stroke, and Headache |
Seizures and Syncope | Acute Diabetic Emergencies | Anaphylactic Reactions | Toxicologic Emergencies |
Abdominal, Gynecologic, Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies | Environmental Emergencies | Submersion Incidents: Drowning and Diving Emergencies | Behavioral Emergencies |
Trauma Overview: The Trauma Patient and the Trauma System | Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma | Burns | Musculoskeletal Trauma |
Head Trauma | Spinal Column and Spinal Cord Trauma | Eye, Face, and Neck Trauma | Chest Trauma |
Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma | Multisystem Trauma and Trauma in Special Patient Populations | Obstetrics and Care of the Newborn | Pediatrics |
Geriatrics | Patients with Special Challenges | Ambulance Operations and Air Medical Response | Gaining Access and Patient Extrication |
Hazardous Materials | Multiple Casualty Incidents and Incident Management | Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Upon completing the EMT program, students should have a strong foundation in the roles and responsibilities of an EMT, including personal safety and wellness, medical-legal and ethical issues, and the ability to function under medical direction and within the scope of practice. They should also be able to effectively assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and injuries, using principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life-span development, and therapeutic communication. In addition, students should be proficient in performing immediate life-saving interventions, such as managing a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.
Finally, students should be able to respond to and manage a range of emergency medical services situations, including ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple casualty incidents, hazardous materials incidents, and situations involving weapons of mass destruction. They should also be competent in the use of hemostatic dressings, naloxone administration, epinephrine administration, glucometer use, and tactical casualty care principles. Overall, the EMT program aims to prepare students to provide safe and effective prehospital care to patients in a variety of settings.