Career Description
Emergency Medical Technicians find employment with ambulance services, fire departments, clinics and hospital emergency room settings, security services, corrections, governmental services, public utility services, casinos, and dispatch and rescue teams.
Program Information
The Emergency Medical Response Technician program prepares students to work as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). EMTs provide pre-hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients. Successful completion of this course qualifies students to sit for the National Registry of EMT’s practical examination and National Registry of EMT-Basic computer adaptive exam. Passing the NREMT exam fulfills the Minnesota EMS Regulatory Board requirements for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic.
Program Outcomes
- Recognize and mitigate safety hazards;
- Perform basic rescue techniques;
- Identify hazardous materials and how to safely manage these materials and situations;
- Assess emergency situations and determine the appropriate care response;
- Provide basic life support treatment;
- Understand and participate in the incident command structure;
- Assess and document subjective and objective patient information, treatment plan and patient progress;
- Perform medical and trauma assessments;
- Safely operate an emergency response ambulance; and
- Communicate incident response needs to technician level responders, dispatch and incident command.
Who: Anyone who is wanting to advance or begin a career as an EMT. Must pass background check and be 18 or older before the start of the course. Students should be able to lift 75lbs and be able to move around frequently.
Where: CLC EMT Facility, Baxter
Tuition Cost: $2225.00
Registration deadline: 15 days before the start of the class.
**Cancelation policy: Student is responsible for entire course fee of $2225.00 if registration is canceled on or after 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE COURSE. If registration is canceled prior to 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS, student will only be responsible for $150 cancelation fee.
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