Emergency Medical Technician
Curriculum Description
The EMT curriculum introduces students to Emergency Medical Services . During training , students will learn to handle emergencies such as heart attacks , childbirth and how to perform skills such as splinting broken bones and maintaining a trauma patient ’ s airway . This course will prepare students to take the North Carolina EMT exam . EMT class is fast paced and you must prepare ahead of time by reading and studying .
Modules of Instruction include : Preparatory , Airway , Patient assessment , Medical / behavioral and OB / GYN emergencies , Trauma , Infants and children , Operations , Advanced airway , Testing and skills , EMS Clinical
** Students must be a senior to be enrolled . Students must be 18 years old to receive certification .
Course Requirements
General Education Required Courses
• English - 4 credits
• Math - 4 credits
• Science - 3 credits
• Social Studies - 4 credits
• Health & Physical Education - 1 credit
• World Languages - 2 credits ( required if NC college bound )
• Electives - 4 credits in any other subject area ( psychology & firefighting pair well )
Certificate Required Courses
• Introduction to Public Safety
• Health Team Relations
• Biomedical Technology
• Health Science I
• Health Science II
• Emergency Medical Tech
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