Program Description

The Emergency Medical Technician program provides training for out-of-hospital emergency medical care and transportation of critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) have basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. EMTs perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. EMTs are a critical link between the scene of an emergency and the health care system.

Please note: Technical, academic, and physical standards for this course are outlined in the Declaration of Understanding of Technical and Academic and Physical Standards for the EMT, from the Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. This document is available from the instructor. If students have questions about their ability to complete the coursework necessary to certify as an EMT, they should obtain the document and determine their eligibility before registering for the course.

Program Outcomes

A student who completes the EMT certificate will be able to do the following.

• Apply fundamental knowledge of the anatomy and function of all human systems to the practice of EMS.
• Use foundational anatomical and medical terms and abbreviations in written and oral communication with colleagues and other health care professionals.
• Apply fundamental knowledge of the pathophysiology of respiration and perfusion to patient assessment and management.
• Apply fundamental knowledge of lifespan development to patient assessment and management.
• Properly administer or assist in administering medications to a patient during an emergency.
• Utilize fundamental knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the EMT, and medical/legal and ethical issues to the provision of emergency care.
• Apply knowledge (fundamental depth, foundational breadth) of anatomy and physiology to patient assessment and management to assure a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages.
• Interpret scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size-up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, reassessment) to guide emergency management.
• Provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely ill patient.
• Apply a fundamental knowledge of the causes, pathophysiology, and management of shock, respiratory failure or arrest, cardiac failure or arrest, and post-resuscitation management.

Certificate Requirement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
TEEM 1010	Emergency Medical Technician	6