EMT-117 Emergency Medical Technician 2

Integrate appropriate medical language and knowledge of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems with the safety and well-being of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Integrate medicolegal and ethical decision making intended to improve the health of EMS personnel, patients, and their community. Utilize critical thinking skills, infection control practices, basic history, and physical assessment within their patient interactions to formulate and institute an appropriate field impression and treatment plan for various medical emergencies and traumatic injuries within a diverse community. Integrate patient advocacy and entry-level practice as an EMT professional. Demonstrate skill proficiency as an entry-level provider in scenario-based testing. Demonstrate effective communications in a manner that is culturally sensitive and intended to improve the patient's outcome. Practice selected procedures on each other during college lab. Lab fee $150. Clinical fee $100. Prerequisite: EMT 116 with a grade of C or better. Note: Credit is not given for both EMT 105 and EMT 116 and EMT 117.

Section Info: Note: Section 401 is a hybrid section with mandatory in-person on-campus meetings and mandatory online synchronous and asynchronous sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. The detailed schedule with specific dates will be sent to the students prior to the first day of term via Canvas, the course syllabus, and MyAACC email.