Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate Technician Program Code 305316

Employment Potential

A graduate with an EMT Intermediate Technical Diploma will have the potential for employment as an EMT Intermediate Technician with a Wisconsin ambulance service licensed to provide EMT Intermediate Technician level care. Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, fire based or hospital based.

Note

Successful program completion prepares and entitles the student to take the state license examination. A graduate is licensed only after successful completion of the licensing examination and application for a state license.

Program Outcomes

. Apply the preparatory aspects of EMT Intermediate Technician care.
. Perform intravenous therapy.
. Perform clinical skill competencies.
. Demonstrate usage of basic pharmacological principles.
. Manage cardiac, diabetic and narcotic overdose cases using medications.

Requirements for Program Entry

. Must be 18 years or older to enter training.
. Valid Wisconsin EMT-Basic license.
. Complete an American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR course. Students are required to maintain a current CPR card to comply with affiliating agency requirements.
. As a requirement for program entry, an Academic Skills Assessment (Accuplacer) with appropriate benchmark scores is necessary. Program benchmark is Reading Comprehension: 55. Remediation options are available to reach recommended scores. Equivalent assessment scores are acceptable. To learn more about these assessments and program benchmark scores, please contact a counselor at (920) 498-5444 or (888) 385-6982.
. Physician medical director endorsement of EMT skill competency.
. Proof of current health status and immunizations.
. NWTC is required to comply with the Wisconsin Caregiver Law.
. Students should have mastered basic math skills. For a description of basic math, see the Basic Education section of this catalog.

Wisconsin Caregiver Law

NWTC is required to comply with the Wisconsin Caregiver Law (1997 WISCONSIN ACT 27). The completion of a caregiver background check includes the review of criminal records for convictions of serious crimes or a history of improper behavior. Students accepted into this program must complete a background information form disclosing any acts, crimes, or convictions prior to program entry. The information provided in the background information form must be truthful and match any findings on the criminal record check. Students with a criminal history may be denied access to placement at the discretion of the clinical or practicum site. Consequently, should a student have a history of convictions of serious crimes or a history of improper behaviors, NWTC cannot guarantee clinical/practicum placement or guarantee graduation within typical program timing.

Curriculum

The EMT Intermediate Technician Technical Diploma is a one-semester program. Upon graduation, a student will have completed two credits. This course is 92 hours.

FIRST SEMESTER

Curriculum Note
No final grade lower than a “C” is acceptable. A student who withdraws or receives a grade lower than a “C” in a program course may apply for re-entry into the program.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

These courses provide an opportunity for students to develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding required for employment in this field.

30-531-340 EMT-INTERMEDIATE TECHNICIAN ...preparatory aspects, clinical decision-making, basic pharmacology, intravenous therapy, cardiovascular cases, diabetic, narcotic overdose, pediatrics, terrorism response and clinical skill competencies of EMT Intermediate Technician level care. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the EMT Intermediate Technician program)