Emergency Medical Technology – Intermediate CSC

Emergency Medical Services

EMT – Intermediate
Career Studies Certificate

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Purpose: This program prepares students to become Emergency Medical Technicians at the National EMT – Intermediate level.

Occupational Objectives: Certified National Registry of EMT's Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate

Admission Requirements: General college curricular admission

Program Notes: Applicants must have completed the Emergency Medical Services EMT – Basic Career Studies Certificate or hold a current Commonwealth of Virginia EMT – Basic Certification and have the permission of the program head. Students desiring to further their emergency medical training and capabilities should consider the EMS – Paramedic Associate of Applied Science degree after completing this certificate.

CURRICULUM

COURSE
TITLE

LEC.

HRS.

LAB.
HRS.

CRS.
CRE.

EMS 151
Introduction to Advanced Life Support

3

2

4
EMS 170

ALS Internship I

0

3

1
EMS 153

Basic ECG Recognition

2

0

2
EMS 157

ALS – Trauma Care

2

2

3

ENG 111

College Composition I

3

0

3
EMS 155
ALS – Medical Care

3

2

4
EMS 159
ALS – Special Populations

1

2

2
EMS 172
ALS Clinical Internship II 0 6 2

EMS 173
ALS Field Internship II 0 3 1

ITE 115
Basic Computer Literacy
3
0
3

___ ___^1,2

Social/Behavioral Science Elective

3

0

3

TOTAL

20

20

28

¹EMS students interested in the AAS in Nursing, or completing this program and entering the Paramedic to RN program, should take SOC 200 or PSY 230 as their social science elective.
²A list of approved general education electives (humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, mathematics, science, and wellness) is provided in the General Education section of the catalog under Curriculum Planning and Design.

02.13.08

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