2024-2025 Catalog

EMS 1024 EMT Special Considerations

2 Credit hours    32 Contact hours

Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills required to modify the assessment, treatment, and transportation of special patient populations and patients in special circumstances. This course also provides an overview of incident command, mass casualty incidents, vehicle extrication, air medical support, hazardous materials, and terrorism.

Prerequisite

Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in EMS 1021 (grade C or better)

Corequisite

EMS 1021, EMS 1022, EMS 1023, and EMS 1070. (Students must enroll in the same section as EMS 1021 for a total of 12 hours.)