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EMS 10000 Basic Emergency Medical Technician

(10 cr.) Lecture-Lab: 10-0
Offered: F
The Basic Emergency Medical Technician course is a Michigan Department of Community Health approved course that provides the information and experience necessary to prepare the student to take the National Registry Basic EMT Certification Exam. Students learn the role and responsibilities of an emergency medical technician in providing emergency care. This program covers anatomy and physiology, initial patient survey and triage, airway management, oxygen therapy, and treatment of bleeding, shock, cardiac arrest, fractures, spinal injuries and other medical emergencies. Additional areas of study include automated external defibrillation, multi-lumen airways and general pharmacology. Prerequisites: MTH 06300  and ENG 09920  or requisite test scores in Math and English. Co-requisite: EMS 10100 .