EMB 105 - Emergency Medical Technician

Credits: 6
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 5
This course combines didactic, psychomotor lab and clinical observation in a progressive manner to prepare students to provide emergency care to patients in the pre-hospital setting based on the scope of practice defined by the New York State Department of Health and U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Medical Technician curriculum. Emphasis will be placed on the recognition and treatment of life threatening emergencies. Topics to include: Well Being for the EMT, Medical-Legal Issues, Airway Management, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Patient Assessment, Medical Emergencies, Trauma, Infants and Children and Operations. Students must be certified as a NYS EMT to progress to EMB 101. Students who successfully complete this course will be eligible to take the New York State Department of Health EMT Certification exam.
Prerequisite(s): (must be completed prior to this class): Students must reach their seventeenth birthday by the last day of the month in which they are eligible to sit for the NYS certification examination