EMS 0119L - Emergency Medical Technician Lab for Firefighters

160 Clock Hours/5.33 Vocational Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)

This course provides an integrated experience that is designed to allow the student to apply practical experience to material learned in Emergency Medical Technician. Students will learn how to assess, treat and transport the sick and injured at the level of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic in the laboratory environment, area hospitals and advanced life support EMS ambulances. There is emphasis on assessment based learning and complies with National DOT EMT-Basic curriculum.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the EMS Director.

Corequisite(s): FFP 0010, FFP 0020, EMS 0119

*Vocational courses are not applicable to the A.A. or A.S. degree or to the College Credit Certificate without an approved articulation agreement. Vocational courses, offered in clock hours, are courses that can be used for the awarding of Career and Technical or Vocational Certificates. In addition, vocational courses may be articulated to college credit and applied to college credit certificates or A.S. degree programs. Students should work closely with an advisor to plan their studies in a way to take advantage of this opportunity.