Emergency Medical Services (EMR and EMT)

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program prepares students to achieve certification and licensure to enter into several EMS career paths. Students begin their training by completing the first career related courses within the program – EMS 30 Emergency Medical Responder with certification as an “Emergency Medical Responder;” and EMS 20 Emergency Medical Technician with certification as an “EMT” provided through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.

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At the EMT-Basic level, coursework emphasizes emergency skills, such as managing respiratory, trauma, and cardiac emergencies, focusing on patient assessment. Formal courses are combined with time in an emergency room and/or ambulance. The program provides instruction and practice in dealing with bleeding, fractures, airway obstruction, cardiac arrest, and emergency childbirth. Students learn how to use and maintain common emergency equipment, such as backboards, suction devices, splints, oxygen delivery systems, and stretchers. Graduates of approved EMT-Basic training programs must pass a written and practical examination administered by National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT).

EMS 30 Emergency Medical Responder...3 units EMS 70B CPR for Health Care Provokers... 0.5 units EMS 20 Emergency Medical Technician... 6.5 units BIO 50 Anatomy and Physiology............... 4 units EMS 62 Medical Terminology......................3 units Total ..................................................................14 units

The COCI (Chancellor's Office Curriculum Inventory) does not have this program in inventory therefore will not accept changes to the program without BACCC recommendation; updated PSLO’s; revised, delete, and/or added courses.