EMS 003 - Emergency Medical Technician 1

Number of Credits: 6
Emergency Medical Technician 1 provides training for those interested in obtaining their National Registry EMT certification. The first semester of a two-semester course covering: medical, legal and ethical issues, basic anatomy and physiology, patient care management, medical emergencies, basic cardiac life support, respiratory emergencies and pharmacological treatments. Includes the first semester of the lecture and laboratory elements required for State of Maryland Emergency Medical Technician and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician certification course sequence. Classroom hours will be during the week, laboratory hours will be scheduled on weekends. Forty-five hours of classroom instruction, twenty one hours of asynchronous lecture hours and forty-eight laboratory hours. Additional $150 fee required. Students must be 17 or older to enroll. Students must be affiliated with a Maryland fire station to obtain a MIEMSS license.Varies by week. Six Credits. Six credits.

Course Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the purpose of EMS Systems.
Explain behavioral expectations for the EMT: Medical/Legal and Ethics issues, in addition to Communication, and Documentation within the scope of practice for an EMT.
Recognize the need for and implement appropriate strategies for airway management.
Recognize shock and appropriately apply resuscitation initiatives within the scope of practice for an EMT.
Explain the significance of vital signs, patient monitoring devices and therapeutic communication techniques.
Describe basic human anatomy and physiology concepts.
Utilize medical terminology appropriately.
Demonstrate basic patient assessment skills, both medical and trauma.
Verbalize an entry level understanding of EMS Operations: MCI (Multiple Casualty Incident), IMS (Incident Management System), EMS Response to Terrorism involving WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) and Hazardous Materials.
Apply basic principles of (emergency) pharmacology.
Define the following medical emergencies and describe appropriate treatment measures within the scope of practice for an EMT: Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Seizures and Syncope, Anaphylactic Reactions, Abdominal, Gynecological, Genitourinary, and Renal Emergencies.