EMSC1450

This Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course is taught utilizing the 2010 EMS Education Standards and is approved by and taught to the standards of the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board (EMSRB). This Department of Transportation (DOT) approved course will enable students to attain the knowledge to assess, treat, and transport patients who have a variety of illnesses and injuries.

Students must complete both EMT 1 and EMT 2 to be eligible to register for the national certification exams.

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Differentiates classifications of shock.
• Explain emergencies pertaining to OB/GYN and childbirth.
• Categorize various mental health conditions.
• Effectively evaluate the scene to ensure safety of patients, bystanders and responders.
• Apply incident command management to a dynamic scene.
• Differentiates patient care for all stages of life span development.
• Identify basic human anatomy and physiology.
• Describe access to the EMS system.
• Apply medical terminology commonly used by the EMT.
• Assess different mechanisms of trauma and how they affect the body.
• Formulate different pathophysiologies and which organ systems are affected.
• Classify patient conditions based on disease process.
• Define the indications for use of semi-automatic defibrillators (AED).