This curriculum prepares students to perform emergency medical care sanctioned by the WI Dept. of Health Services, EMS Section scope of practice for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Includes foundational knowledge and skill application for EMT in the following areas: the EMS system, EMT responsibilities, legal and ethical standards, patient movement techniques, pathophysiology, body systems and functions, patient assessment and treatment, pharmacology, shock and resuscitation, age-specific patient considerations, special medical considerations, medication administration, airway anatomy and management. Successful completion prepares the learner for the NREMT EMT written examination.
Student has satisfied all of the following: [Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci: Emergency Medical Technician, EMT - Firefighter, Fire Science] And Student has satisfied all of the following: [Student has completed or is in process of completing all of the following course(s): EMEDSV 30531100 - EMR/EMT 1 with grade greater than or equal to C (Post Secondary Grading Scheme).]