Emergency Medical Technician

The Emergency Medical Technician Job Skills Certificate (7 units) is designed to provide career pathways into Emergency Medical Services through pre-hospital and clinical education from basic body systems to the intricate and often changing emergent medical care provided to the sick and injured. Successful completion of this job certificate provides a wide range of components for those interested in entering the job market directly or progressing to Paramedic, nursing or moving into pre-medicine to become a Physician Assistant or Medical Doctor.

Complete each course to be applied toward the certificate with a grade of "C" or better.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to

• Identify the correct sequence of assessments and treatments for patients experiencing cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Identify the etiology, pathophysiology and signs and symptoms of disorders of all body systems.
• Identify critical medical patient conditions using standardized medical patient assessments.
• Identify critical traumatic patient conditions using standardized trauma patient assessments.
• Demonstrate leadership during the management of critical patient conditions.
• Demonstrate the ability to utilize resources to resolve medical and trauma patient conditions.

Locations

• Ridgecrest Indian Wells Valley Campus [Certificate Pathway]
• Lake Isabella Kern River Valley Campus
• Bishop/Mammoth Lakes Eastern Sierra Center Campus [Certificate Pathway]

Courses

Note: Some courses within the major may have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the faculty chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation/verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please consult a counselor for more information regarding Prerequisite Challenge.

Complete all of the following courses:

Disclosures

Gainful Employment Information.

Contact

Michael Metcalf
Allied Health
Phone: (760) 384-6246
Email: mmetcalf@cerrocoso.edu