Learn the roles and responsibilities of the emergency medical technician according to National EMS Education standards and requirements. Develop skills in patient evaluation and other emergency medical procedures. Upon successful completion, students are eligible for National Registry Exam to qualify for state certification after meeting the Washington state requirement of employment.
Admitted to the EMT Program
- Introduction to Emergency Care
- Well-being of the EMT-basic
- Medical/Legal Ethical Issues
- The Human Body
- Baseline Vital signs and Sample History
- Lifting and Moving Patients
- Airway
- Practical Skills Lab – Airway
- Initial Assessment
- Scene Size-up
- Focused History and Physical Exam- Trauma
- Focused History and Physical Exam-Medical
- Detailed Physical Exam
- On-going Assessment
- Communication
- Documentation
- Practical Skills Lab: Patient Assessment
- Medical/Behavioral Emergencies I
- General Pharmacology
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Diabetes/Altered Mental State
- Allergies
- Poisoning/Overdose
- Environmental Emergencies
- Behavioral Emergencies
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Practical Skills lab: Medical/Behavioral Emergencies
- Medical/Behavioral Emergencies II
- Bleeding and Shock
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Care
- Injuries to the Head, Spine, Chest and Abdomen
- Practical Skills Lab: Trauma
- Infants and Children
- Practical Skills Lab: Infants and Children
- Operations
- Emergency Vehicle Operations
- Gaining Access
- Comprehensive Finals
- Medical
- Trauma
AAOS 11th Edition Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured with Navigate 2 Premier Access and FISDAP Comprehensive Exams Package/Learning Product
Navigate 2 Premier Access and FISDAP Comprehensive Exams Package (bundled with AAOS text)
General Statements
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Any student who engages in any form of academic dishonesty may be subject to discipline. Common instances of academic dishonesty include (but are not limited to): cheating; fabrication; plagiarism; facilitating, aiding or abetting others in academic dishonesty; collusion; or resubmitting work previously submitted for another course without instructor permission. Academic dishonesty may be subject to both academic sanctions and/or code of conduct sanctions.