Program Code: CC.EMT
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) give immediate care to critically ill or injured people in the pre-hospital setting and provide transport to hospitals, care facilities, and private residences. The ability to work under pressure in challenging environments, think critically to make difficult decisions independently and perform life-saving skills precisely are essential to success in this career.
After successful completion of EMT-101 Emergency Medical Technician Part I, EMT-102 Emergency Medical Technician Part II, and EMT-105 Introduction to Emergency Medical Services students will be eligible to take the EMT certification exam through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). Students must be 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED, and have certification from the NREMT before they can apply for an Oregon EMT license.
For more information, contact healthsciences@clackamas.edu.
Related Instruction Outcomes
Computation
- 1 course - MTH-065 Algebra II
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication
- 1 course - WR-121Z Composition I
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations
- 1 course - PSY-101 Human Relations
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- apply standard precautions in infection control during patient assessment and treatment;
- apply medical legal and ethical principles in the prehospital setting;
- quickly assess the scene and patients as to determine critical or non-critical;
- demonstrate basic life support patient care following standard scope of practice protocols;
- extricate and package patients for safe and expedient
- give an effective verbal patient transfer report and document scene and patient information;
- demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to successfully pass Oregon licensing and National certification.
Plan of Study Grid | Fall Term |
|---|
| BI-231 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| EMT-105 | Introduction to Emergency Medical Services | 3 |
| MA-110 | Medical Terminology | 4 |
| MTH-065 | Algebra II | 4 |
| WR-121Z | Composition I | 4 |
| | Credits | 19 |
| Winter Term |
|---|
| BI-232 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| CJA-203 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| COMM-111Z | Public Speaking | 4 |
| EMT-101 | Emergency Medical Technician Part I | 6 |
| | Credits | 17 |
| Spring Term |
|---|
| BI-233 | Human Anatomy & Physiology III | 4 |
| EMT-102 | Emergency Medical Technician Part II | 6 |
| EMT-109 | Emergency Response Communication/Documentation | 2 |
| PSY-101 | Human Relations | 3 |
| | Credits | 15 |
| | Total Credits | 51 |
Required: Criminal history background check, proof of immunization, and drug test arranged by the department
Career opportunities include:
- EMS/fire agencies
- EMS/ambulance agencies
- search & rescue/emergency management/disaster relief organizations
- hospitals/clinics
- event medical companies
