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.
Notes:
Health Sciences Division
Theory Hours: 45
Learning Outcomes:
1. Discuss factors that affect the well-being of EMS providers including mental health, physical health, exposure to death and disease.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome C & E
2. Explain the roles and responsibilities of the EMT-B in the overall EMS and public safety system.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome C & D
3. Apply medicolegal knowledge and ethics to a given set of facts.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A, B, C, D, & E
4. Apply medicolegal knowledge and ethics to a given set of facts.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A & B
5. Explain the need for vital signs and a thorough patient history.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A & B
6. Apply fundamental knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the EMT, and medical/legal and ethical issues to the provision of emergency care.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A, B, & E
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