Basic Emergency Medical Technology - Scottsdale Community College

Basic Emergency Medical Technology from Scottsdale Community College is a Campus Certificate Medical Emergency degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Basic Emergency Medical Technology program has been developed through cooperative efforts with local fire departments, hospitals, and ambulance drivers and attendants, and may be required or an option for fire fighters and police officers, as well as security and safety personnel. Completion of EMT104 with a grade of C or better, will entitle students to a Certificate of Completion in Basic Emergency Medical Technology. Program Competencies: Describe the role and scope of duties of the Basic Emergency Medical Technician . Describe the medical/legal aspects of Basic Emergency Medical Technology . Perform a Primary Survey of a patient. Perform a Secondary Survey, including vital signs. Identify the Primary Survey, Secondary Survey, and vital sign findings that indicate emergency in any of the following general categories: medical , environmental, obstetrical, traumatic, surgical. Identify and care for a patient with cardiopulmonary arrest. Use mechanical aids to aid breathing and circulation. Identify and treat a patient in shock, including use of the MAST (medical anti shock trouser) suit. Identify and treat soft tissue injuries including bleeding, wounds, injuries to the eyes, ears, nose, face, and genitalia. Stabilize and splint muscular skeletal injuries. Identify and treat injuries to the head and neck. Identify and treat injuries to the abdomen and chest. Identify and treat a patient with a toxicological emergency. Identify and treat behavioral emergencies. Identify and treat environmental emergencies including exposure to extremes in environment: heat, cold, drowning, and burns. Identify and treat diabetic emergencies. Identify and treat obstetrical emergencies. Perform techniques used in lifting, moving, positioning, or extricating patients to minimize discomfort and prevent additional injury. Perform one- or two-person cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adult, pediatric, and neonate victims according to the standards of the American Heart Association. View more details on Scottsdale Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Emergency courses.