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| The EMT typically represents one of the first components of |
| the emergency medical system. This course prepares |
| individuals to care for patients at accident scenes and |
| transport by ambulance to the hospital under medical |
| direction. The course emhasizes emergency skills such as |
| managing respiratory and cardiac emergencies, medical |
| emergencies, trauma emergencies and patient assessment, and |
| teaches these skills in a job-related context. The National |
| Registry of EMT's test is required at the completion of the |
| course for licensure in the State of Wisconsin. The course |
| is also a prerequisite for EMT-IV Tech and EMT-Paramedic |
| training. EMT-Basic is 4 credits at 8 hours per week |
| totalling 144 hours plus 10+ hours in a hospital emergency |
| room setting and ambulance ride-along training. |
| A Caregiver Background Check WILL be required for clinical |
| portion of the program. Students must meet the immunization |
| requirements set by the CDC. |