EMT 117 - Emergency Medical Technician 26 credit hours - 47 hours lecture, 68 hours laboratory and 36 hours clinical; one term
Integrate appropriate medical language and knowledge of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems with the safety and well-being of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Integrate medicolegal and ethical decision making intended to improve the health of EMS personnel, patients, and their community. Utilize critical thinking skills, infection control practices, basic history, and physical assessment within their patient interactions to formulate and institute an appropriate field impression and treatment plan for various medical emergencies and traumatic injuries within a diverse community. Integrate patient advocacy and entry-level practice as an EMT professional. Demonstrate skill proficiency as an entry-level provider in scenario-based testing. Demonstrate effective communications in a manner that is culturally sensitive and intended to improve the patient’s outcome. Practice selected procedures on each other during college lab. Lab fee $150. Clinical fee $100.
Prerequisite(s): EMT 116 with a grade of C or better.
Note: Credit is not given for both EMT 105 and EMT 116 and EMT 117.
Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)
Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate methods of patient assessment to form a general impression of the pre-hospital patient and basic life support skills while creating and maintaining a safe environment.
2. Integrate scene assessment and control, patient assessment including basic knowledge of growth and development and history taking findings with basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and psychosocial impact to formulate a field impression and implement a basic treatment and transportation plan for an acutely ill or injured patient.
3. Integrate basic knowledge of pharmacology to formulate a treatment plan intended to mitigate and improve the overall health of the patient.
4. Utilize appropriate terminology, and verbal and nonverbal skills, to communicate with and/or advocate for diverse populations, in varied settings while assuring personnel, crew, scene and patient safety.
5. Integrate personal and crew safety and well-being tenets into customer service in a nonemergent and emergency setting.
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