EMS 104 - Emergency Medical Technician

(9 credits)

98 lecture hours; 70 lab hours; 24 fieldwork hours
Prerequisites: none
This 192 hour pre-hospital care provider course meets Maryland State and National Registry of EMTs requirements leading to eligibility for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician and will include the latest State of Maryland Medical Protocols for EMS Providers. The 192 hours is broken down into 168 hours of prescribed course instruction and 24 hours of field training. Six additional hours are required for certification testing. Course emphasis is on recognition of signs and symptoms of illness and injury and appropriate emergency care procedures. Topics include: fundamentals of emergency medical service, patient assessment, airway management oxygen therapy, and resuscitation, medical emergencies, bleeding control and wound management, stabilization of fractures, and spinal injuries, medical emergencies, lifting and moving patients, IV maintenance, and administration of approved medications.