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Emergency Medical Technician

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Colusa County Campus

Woodland Campus

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About the Emergency Medical Technician Discipline

The Emergency Medical Technician class prepares students to take the certification examination as an EMT-1 and meet State EMT-1 training standards. In addition, the class provides for review and updating of information and skills necessary for recognition and pre-hospital care of medical emergencies, satisfying State EMT-1 Refresher requirements.

Courses in Emergency Medical Technician

EMT61 (6.5 units)

Emergency Medical Technician

EMT252 (1 unit)

EMT Refresher

EMT class schedules

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Courses in Emergency Medical Technician

EMT61 Emergency Medical Technician

6.5 units

The EMT program is a comprehensive curriculum for Emergency Medical Care workers in a pre-hospital environment. Practical skills training includes hands-on skills training and interactive simulations for medical emergencies and traumatic injuries. This course meets requirements of California Code of Regulations Title 22, the California EMS Authority and National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). Upon successful completion, students are eligible to take the NREMT certifying examination and qualify for a California State EMT certification.

Course Details:

Letter Grade Only

Lecture Hours: 90

Lab Hours: 105

Prerequisites:

A mandatory orientation will be held prior to the start of class. Students must be 18 years of age at the start of the course. For clinical contractual requirements, students will be required to provide 2 step TB skin test, proof of MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) or positive titer, Hepatitis B series completion or signed declination, Tdap (Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanus), Varicella vaccination or positive titer, current Influenza vaccine, COVID vaccination with booster. Students will be required to provide a drug screen test demonstrating the absence of evidence of controlled substance use and criminal background screening satisfying the EMS agency and clinical contractual requirements.

EMT252 EMT Refresher

1 unit

Designed to provide the student with 24 hours of Continuing Education Units including review, up-dated information, and skills assessment necessary for pre-hospital care of medical and traumatic emergencies. Satisfies National Registry and State requirements for EMT recertification.