FTEC 144 - Emergency Medical Technician

6.5 units
5.5 hours lecture, 3 hours lab
Prerequisite: Possession of a current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (HCP) certification or BLS for Prehospital Providers (PHP) certification. Must be issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross and not expire less than six months from the start date of class.
Recommended Preparation: FTEC 120
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU

Emergency Medical Technicians are professional medical responders that work to help and transport ill and injured patients in various emergency field and clinical settings. Principles that are covered throughout this course include, but are not limited to: leadership, followership, communication, safety, situational awareness, decision making, patient assessment and professionalism. EMT students will be trained to recognize and treat medical illnesses and traumatic injuries through facilitated discussion, skills lab, simulations, scenarios, role-play, tactical decision games and field experience.

Note: Students successfully completing this course with a minimum grade of B will be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) written exam.

Students are required to pay for a background check and additional material fees. Proof of immunizations is required to complete hospital and ambulance field work and must include: Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR), Tetanus-Diptheria-Pertussis (Tdap), Varicella, and Tuberculosis results.

This course is repeatable.