EMT    |    Course Curriculum

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◾◽ PREPARATORY

CPR - Module Cardiac Arrest and CPR
All AHA curriculum is compliant to the new 2015 Standards.

◾◽ SECTION 1 – FOUNDATIONS

Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System | The well-being of the EMT | Lifting and Moving Patients | Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues | Medical Terminology | Anatomy and Physiology | Ventilation, Perfusion, and Shock, Understanding Pathophysiology | Life Span Development

◾◽ SECTION 2 – AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

Airway Management | Respiration and Artificial Ventilation

◾◽ SECTION 3 – PATIENT ASSESSMENT

Scene Size-up | The Primary Assessment | Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices | Secondary Assessment | Communication and Documentation

◾◽ SECTION 4 – MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

General Pharmacology | Respiratory Emergencies | Cardiac Emergencies | Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status | Allergic Reaction | Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies | Abdominal Emergencies | Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide | Hematologic and Renal Emergencies

◾◽ SECTION 5 – TRAUMA EMERGENCIES

Bleeding and Shock | Soft-Tissue Trauma | Chest and Abdominal Trauma | Musculoskeletal Trauma | Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine | Multisystem Trauma | Environmental Emergencies

◾◽ SECTION 6 – SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies | Pediatric Emergencies | Geriatric Emergencies | Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges

◾◽ SECTION 7 – OPERATIONS

EMS Operations | Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management | Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication | EMS Response to Terrorism

◾◽ CLINICAL ROTATIONS

The EMT original student will be required to participate in 12 hours of clinical time and have documented patient contacts, in either, (1) 12-hour tours or (2) 8 hour tours, on a NYC 911 BLS ambulance.

All students will be required to take the FEMA online programs for successful completion of the program. If any student has already completed these requirements, they would have to provide documentation of such completion.

• IS-100.c - Introduction to Incident Command System
• IS-5.a An Introduction to Hazardous Materials
• IS-700.b NIMS, An Introduction