EMST 102 - Emergency Medical Technician Certification Prep

6 Credits: (3 lecture, 3 lab, plus 16 patient contact hours)

Course Description
This course will provide basic training in all aspects of emergency medical care that an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is permitted to provide throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This course will follow the current National Education Standard for the Emergency Medical Technician. Upon successfully meeting the completion criteria, the student will be eligible to take the psychomotor and cognitive examinations as offered through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Successful completion of the exams is not guaranteed. Students must maintain a 70% cumulative grade throughout class and examinations to meet national registry standards for certification testing. Child abuse, FBI fingerprint, and criminal history clearances are necessary.

Prerequisite AHEA 280, AHEA 110, and PSYC 201

Text
Mistovich, J. J. & Karren, K. J. (2017). Prehospital emergency care (11th ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education.

Objectives
The student will be able to

A. Apply knowledge learned to operate as an EMS provider in the professional workplace.

B. Demonstrate safe and proper assessment and treatment of patients.

C. Write a patient care report to accurately document patient assessment findings and treatment plan.

D. Identify various treatment plans based on disease processes and patient symptoms in accordance with National Registry Scope of Practice and Pennsylvania Department of Health Protocols.

E. Operate effectively with all personnel in a live, clinical environment as a professional clinician.

Content
A. Medical, legal and ethical issues.

B. Well-being of the EMT.

C. Lifting and moving.

D. Airway, respiration and artificial ventilation.

E. Cardiac arrest management.

F. Respiratory emergencies.

G. Bleeding and shock.

H. Highway safety and vehicle rescue.

I. Chest and abdominal trauma.

J. Soft tissue trauma.

K. Hazmat.

L. Multisystem trauma and environmental emergencies.

Student Evaluation
Objectives A-E will be assessed with quizzes, exams, demonstrations, and psycho-motor skills testing.