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EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
EMT 126 Environmental Emergencies
.25 cr. hrs. .25 periods (.25 lec.)
Overview, techniques, and skills for environmental emergencies. Includes the following environmental emergency topics:
environmental illnesses, risk factors, general and specific system pathophysiology, assessment, heat and cold, neardrowning,
diving, and current environmental emergency trends.
Information: Designed for Medical Service personnel interested in continuing education for Emergency state certification.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 127 Obstetric Emergencies
.25 cr. hrs. .25 periods (.25 lec.)
Concepts, techniques and skills for obstetric (OB) emergencies. Includes the following topics: anatomy and physiology of
the reproductive system, general and specific assessment, complication of pregnancy, normal childbirth, routine care of
the neonate, abnormal deliveries, and current obstetric emergency trends.
Information: Designed for Medical Service personnel interested in continuing education for Emergency state certification.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 128 Allergic Reaction
.25 cr. hrs. .25 periods (.25 lec.)
Overview, techniques, and skills for allergic reaction emergencies. Includes the following topics: anaphylaxis,
pathophysiology, management of anaphylaxis and allergic reaction, and current trends in allergic emergencies.
Information: Designed for Medical Service personnel interested in continuing education for Emergency state certification.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 129 Neonatal Resuscitation
.25 cr. hrs. .25 periods (.25 lec.)
Overview, techniques, and skills for neonatal resucitation emergencies. Includes the follow topics: risk factors,
physiological adaptations at birth, neonate assessment and management, distressed newborn resuscitation,
postresuscitation care, neonatal transport, and neonatal specific situations. Also includes common birth injuries and trends
in neonatal emergencies.
Information: Designed for Medical Service personnel interested in continuing education for Emergency state certification.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 130 Rescue Operations
.25 cr. hrs. .25 periods (.25 lec.)
Overview, techniques, and skills for rescue operations. Includes the following topics: surface water rescue, hazardous
atmospheres, highway operations, hazardous terrain, vehicle rescue, assessment procedures, and current trends in rescue
operations.
Information: Designed for Medical Service personnel interested in continuing education for Emergency state certification.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 140 Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
1.5 cr. hrs. 2 periods (1 lec., 1 lab)
Concepts and techniques for evaluating assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implementation of a field
treatment plan for a trauma patient. Includes systemic approach to patient assessment and management, airway and
ventilation management, shock, soft tissue and burn injuries, isolated and multi-systems trauma, and various types of
trauma patients.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 141 Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Refresher
1.5 cr. hrs. 2 periods (1 lec., 1 lab)
Concepts and scenario-based techniques for evaluating assessment findings to formulate a field impression and
implementation of a field treatment plan for a trauma patient. Includes a systemic approach to patient assessment and
management, airway and ventilation management, shock, soft tissue and burn injuries, isolated and multi-systems
trauma, and various types of trauma patients.
Information: Includes teaching and evaluation stations as a review and update for those students who have taken PHTLS.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
EMT 142 Advanced Medical Life Support Instructor
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
A review of the Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Provider and Refresher course. Concepts, techniques, and support
materials to provide AMLS instructor-candidates with skills necessary to conduct and participate as faculty in an approved
AMLS course. Includes the styles of adult learners, suggestions on maximizing the learning experience of participants, and
the administration components of the AMLS courses.
Information: The AMLS instructor course is designed for students who have achieved instructor-candidate potential when
successfully completing an AMLS provider or refresher course. The student must hold an advanced healthcare provider
status and have experience teaching at the advanced practitioner level.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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