0.00 - 15.00 Credits
This course, which includes EMR 1000, is designed to provide the student with knowledge of basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. Student learning will focus on human anatomy and physiology, disease process, initial assessment and patient stabilization, proper use of equipment such as automatic external defibrillators, airway adjuncts as well as legal issues, scope of practice, extrication, documentation, communication, and ambulance protocols. This course is designed to meet all State and National requirements to prepare in testing for the EMT exam given by the National Registry of EMTs. (Prerequisites: 18 year old, High School Graduate or HSE, TEAS V for AH Exam, and admission to the EMT Program) (10 hours lecture/ 4 hours lab/ 3 hours clinical per week)Not part of a TN Transfer Pathway.