Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates in Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic): A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.
East Arkansas Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic | East Arkansas Community College |
Program Description
EMT-B program is a one semester course that develops skills and competencies, along with theory that typically emphasizes emergency skills, such as managing respiratory, trauma, and cardiac emergencies, and patient assessment. Theory is also combined with time in an emergency room or ambulance. This course also provides instruction and practice in dealing with bleeding, fractures, airway obstruction, cardiac arrest, and emergency... |
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East Arkansas Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic | East Arkansas Community College |
Program Objectives
Upon completion of the program of study, the graduate is prepared to:
1. Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate field impressions and implement treatment plans for patients who present with trauma and/or medical disease processes.
2. Apply for the certifying exam administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians - Paramedic.
3. Perform as an entry-level paramedic... |
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