The Emergency Medical Technician certificate program prepares students to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT certification examination and apply for Georgia licensure as an EMT. This technical certificate of credit replaces the previous EMB1 -Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)- technical certificate of credit. Criminal background checks and drug screens may be required based on the requirements for participation in clinical experiences.
| Course | Credit Hours |
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| OCCUPATIONAL COURSES | |
EMSP 1110 Introduction to the EMT Prof This course serves as the introductory course to the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) profession.It orients the student to the pre-hospital care environment, issues related to the provision of patient care in both in-hospital and out-of-hospital circumstances.It further provides foundational information upon which subsequent curriculum content is based so that successful completion of this content increases the potential for success in subsequent courses and should allow students to apply the fundamental knowledge, skills, and attitudes gained in order to effectively communicate and function safely, ethically and professionally within the emergency medical services environment.Topics include:Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, Pathophsiology, CPR for HCP, EMS Systems, Research, Workforce Safety and Wellness, Documentation, EMS System Communication, Therapeutic Communication, Medical/Legal and Ethics, Public Health, Principles of Safely Operating a Ground Ambulance, Incident Management, Multiple Casualty Incidents, Air Medical, Vehicle Extrication, HazMat, MCI due to Terrorism/Disaster, and Life Span Development.
Required textbooks and materials (the following are one-time purchases required for all classes in the program):
- Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, ISBN 978-0135030431, $141
- Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Student Workbook, ISBN 978-0763792640, $82.64
- EMS Field Guide, $25
- Uniform, $115
2561 | 3 |
EMSP 1120 EMT Assmt/Airway Mgt & Pharm This course prepares students for initial scene management and assessment of patients as well as management of the airway.Introduction to pharmacology is also covered.Includes application of scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, and reassessment) to guide emergency management.Topics include:Scene Size-Up; Primary Assessment; History Taking; Secondary Assessment; Monitoring Devices: Reassessment; Airway Management; Respiration; Artificial Ventilation; Principles of Pharmacology; Medication Administration; and Emergency Medications.
Required textbooks and materials (the following are one-time purchases required for all classes in the program):
- Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, ISBN 978-0135030431, $141
- Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Student Workbook, ISBN 978-0763792640, $82.64
- EMS Field Guide, $25
- Uniform, $115
2562 | 3 |
EMSP 1130 Medical Emergencies for EMT This course integrates pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan of cases involving non-traumatic medical emergencies.Topics include:Medical Overview; Neurology; Abdominal and gastrointestinal Disorders; Immunology; Infectious Disease; Endocrine Disorders; Psychiatric; Cardiovascular; Toxicology; Respiratory; Hematology; Genitourinary/Renal; Non-Traumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders; Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat; and Medical Assessments.
Required textbooks and materials (the following are one-time purchases required for all classes in the program):
- Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, ISBN 978-0135030431, $141
- Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Student Workbook, ISBN 978-0763792640, $82.64
- EMS Field Guide, $25
- Uniform, $115
2563 | 3 |
EMSP 1140 Special Patient Populations This course provides a fundamental knowledge of growth, development, and aging and assessment findings to provide basic emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs.Topics include:Obstetrics, Gynecology, Neonatal Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Patients with Special Challenges, and Special Patient Populations - Assessments.
Required textbooks and materials (the following are one-time purchases required for all classes in the program):
- Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, ISBN 978-0135030431, $141
- Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Student Workbook, ISBN 978-0763792640, $82.64
- EMS Field Guide, $25
- Uniform, $115
2564 | 3 |
EMSP 1150 Shock & Trauma for EMT This course is designed to prepare the EMT student to apply pre-hospital emergency care to patients who have sustained injuries resulting from various mechanisms of injury including:Abdominal and genitourinary trauma; Orthopedic trauma; Soft Tissue trauma; Head, Facial, Neck, and Spine Trauma and Nervous System trauma.Special considerations in trauma related injuries will be presented including the physiology of shock as well as multi-system trauma and environmental emergencies.Topics include:Shock and Resuscitation; Trauma Overview; Bleeding; Chest Trauma; Abdominal and genitourinary Trauma; Orthopedic Trauma; Soft Tissue Trauma; Head, Facial, Neck, and Sprine Trauma; Nervous System Trauma; Special Considerations in Trauma; Environmental Emergencies; and Multi-System Trauma.
Required textbooks and materials (the following are one-time purchases required for all classes in the program):
- Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, ISBN 978-0135030431, $141
- Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Student Workbook, ISBN 978-0763792640, $82.64
- EMS Field Guide, $25
- Uniform, $115
2565 | 3 |
EMSP 1160 Clinical & Practical Appl This course provides supervised clinical experience in various clinical settings as well as opportunities to demonstrate critical thinking skills and assessment based management techniques through competency based evaluations relevant to the practice of an EMT.Topics include: Clinicals and Assessment Based Management.
Required textbooks and materials (the following are one-time purchases required for all classes in the program):
- Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, ISBN 978-0135030431, $141
- Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Student Workbook, ISBN 978-0763792640, $82.64
- EMS Field Guide, $25
- Uniform, $115
2566 | 1 |
| *16 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |
