Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Program Code 305313

Employment Potential

A graduate with an EMT-Basic Technical Diploma will have the potential for employment as an Emergency Medical Technician. Ambulance services in Wisconsin are volunteer, private, fire based or hospital based.

Emergency Medical Technician: performs emergency patient care and basic life support in the field, transporting sick and injured patients to hospital emergency departments.

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.
. Completion of 30-531-302, Medical First Responder prior to program entry is highly recommended.

Program Outcomes

. Apply preparatory aspects of emergency care.
. Perform airway management.
. Perform patient assessment.
. Manage medical, behavioral, and trauma patients.
. Adapt principles to pediatric cases.
. Perform field operations.

Requirements for Program Entry

. First priority for admission is given to applicants sponsored by a Wisconsin licensed ambulance service. Unsponsored applicants are admitted only after all sponsored students are admitted.
. 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.
. Proof of current health status and immunizations.
. NWTC is required to comply with the Wisconsin Caregiver Law.

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-Basic Technical Diploma is a one-semester program. Upon graduation, a student will have completed five credits. This course is 144 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.

10-531-102 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BASIC ... preparatory aspects, airway management, patient assessment, medical/behavioral cases, trauma care, pediatric cases, and field operations in basic life-support emergency medical care. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic program.)