May 31, 2026  
MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
MCCC College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMS 151 - Emergency Medical Technician I


Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: RDG 090   and ENGL 090   or qualifying scores on accepted placement tests
Session Cycle: FW

This is the first in a series of four courses that will constitute a certificate as an Emergency Medical Technician, making the student eligible for National Registry Testing and eventual state licensure. In this class, students will be presented with the foundation materials for a career in prehospital emergency medicine.  This includes history, legal and ethical concerns, basic human anatomy, and the principles of lifting and moving patients.  The class culminates with the initial operations skills like extrication incident command and communications.  Students must complete lecture and laboratory tasks in all four courses and complete the clinical rotations in the third and fourth classes to be eligible for the national examination.