EMT 116 - Emergency Medical Technician 16 credit hours - 63 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory; one term
Explore appropriate medical language and knowledge of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems with focus on the safety and well-being of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Integrate medicolegal and ethical issues intended to improve the health of EMS personnel, patients, and their community. Apply basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology with communication, patient assessment, and basic life support skills into patient care plans for Airway, Breathing and Circulation. Successful course completion leads to American Heart Association CPR and AED Certification. Practice select procedures on each other during college lab. Lab fee $125.
Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A .
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 will be able to:
1. Apply knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the EMT, public health epidemiology, medicolegal and ethical issues to the provision of emergency care.
2. Utilize appropriate terminology, verbal, and nonverbal skills, to communicate with and/or advocate for diverse populations, in varied settings, while assuring personal, crew, scene, and patient safety.
3. Apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology to patient assessment and management to assure a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, respiration, and perfusion for patients of all ages.
4. Apply knowledge of operational roles, scene information and patient assessment findings to guide safe emergency management.
5. Perform patient assessment and care skills while applying pathophysiology to the management of shock, respiratory failure or arrest, cardiac failure or arrest, termination of resuscitative efforts and post resuscitation management.
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