EMT 1118 - EMT Basic Course

Credit(s): 8

This course is an instructional program that prepares individuals to function in the prehospital environment. The EMT-Basic program provides instruction in basic life support care of sick and injured persons, including airway assessment, shock management, communications, documentation, general pharmacology for the basic provider, hemorrhage control, ambulance operations, and splinting of adult, pediatric and infant patients, as well as special care of patients exposed to heat, cold, radiation, hazardous materials, poisons or contagious disease. This course is prerequisite for entry to the EMT-Paramedic Training Program. (8,5,4,3)