Course Details

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) are trained to respond quickly to emergency medical situations and provide pre-hospital critical care to patients. EMTs are in high demand at all hospitals and nursing homes and need to be trained in handling all kinds of critical and emergency situations.

As part of this course, students are trained to respond quickly to emergency medical situations and provide pre-hospital critical care to patients. The classroom program supplemented with practical training, as well as on-job-training equips a student to handle all kinds of critical and emergency situations such as accidents, burns, heart failure etc. As a skilled EMT professional, individuals will have to manage the sick or injured person and then shift him or her to a medical facility. The students need to learn to asses an emergency situation and offer basic life support. The course involves classroom training, coursework, clinical training and soft-skills training.

Objectives

Demonstrate the proper donning and doffing of protective gear appropriate for the EMT and situation.

Demonstrate the ability to assist patients with their own prescribed medicines.

Assess, manage, and stabilize patients of all ages and demographics with medical emergencies.

Assess, manage, and stabilize patients of all ages and demographics with traumatic emergencies.

Demonstrate the ability to properly prepare the patient for transport while limiting or aggravating any injuries.

Demonstrate the knowledge of triage and assigning patients to the appropriate level facility.

Demonstrate the ability to interact with other responders appropriately including giving and taking Advice on patient care. Interact as a member of a team.