EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY – BASIC, certificate
Coahoma Community College
Key Information
Campus location
Clarksdale, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
Emergency Medical Technology: Basic is a one-semester instructional program that prepares individuals to function in the pre-hospital environment. The EMT-Basic program provides instruction in basic life support care of sick and injured persons. This includes airway assessment, communications, documentation, general pharmacology, haemorrhage control, ambulance operations, and splinting of the adult, pediatric, and infant patients; and special care of patients exposed to heat, cold, radiation, or contagious disease. It is divided into two classes: EMS 1163 (module I) and EMS 1174 Module II). Emergency Medical Technicians – Basic are certified by the Mississippi State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services. Students who complete the program are eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians – Basic Level.