Course Offerings
HCMC
Emergency Medical Technician
Basic Course (EMT)
September 22 - October 10, 2008
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuition: $1180*
Cancellation Fee: $250
Discount rates available for SMPSTF owner and member agencies
Textbook provided
Presented In Partnership With
Hennepin County Medical Center
Course Summary
The EMT-Basic Course is designed to train individuals to provide comprehensive emergency medical care at the basic life support level to victims of illness or injury. The course is an intensive three weeks of classroom, skills session, and clinical time. Upon completion of the course, students are able to assess and appropriately treat conditions ranging from simple fractures, stroke, and chest pain to critical trauma, cardiac arrest, and childbirth.
The specific skills learned are: patient assessment, airway management techniques, vital signs, cardiac arrest management, automated defibrillator, and trauma management skills, which include cervical spine stabilization, back boarding, management of bleeding and shock, and splinting techniques.
Certification as an EMT requires the successful completion of a national standard written and practical exam. On completion of the course, students are prepared to function on a basic life support ambulance service.
The course meets Monday through Friday and hours are generally 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, 8 hours of clinical time working with HCMC EMS paramedics are scheduled during the three-week course.
Employment opportunities for Emergency Medical Technicians include serving as a first responder as a member of a police, fire, or rescue squad. Also, partnering with a paramedic to provide "911" emergency advanced life support service. EMT's staff basic life support ambulances to provide scheduled basic life support transportation. In addition, EMT's are employed in the Emergency Department of several area hospitals, including HCMC.
Emergency Medical Technician certification is a prerequisite to apply to paramedic programs. Another common prerequisite is a minimum number of patient care contacts. One method of accomplishing this clinical experience is to enroll in an EMS clinical. Area community and technical colleges provide these courses.
Textbook: "Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured" 9th edition by Jones and Bartlett.
For more information:
Contact Debra Fields
E-mail:
dfields@southmetrotraining.com
PH: 952-653-0671
To enroll, click below:
EMT Basic Course Registration Form
* Personnel from SMPSTF owner and member agencies should inquire about course discounts.