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Apr 16, 2024
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2017-2018 School of Medicine Bulletin (Archived) [Archived Catalog]
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GMED G605 - Emergency Medical Technician
Credits: 5
The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course is a minimum State-required 200 hour program that teaches the practice of emergency healthcare delivery to patients who become unexpectedly ill or injured. The course focuses on examining the role and competencies of the prehospital care provider and exposes the student to the many psychological, social, behavioral, economic, and environmental factors in the health of individuals and populations. The course culminates in a field exercise that serves as a capstone for the didactic and experiential skills learned. Following successful course completion, students will take a National Registry psycholmotor skill and written examination, and become certified as a South Carolina EMT. This course will be organized according to the folowing sections: 1) Introduction and Preparation, 2)Patient Assessment, 3)Airway Management, 4)Medical Emercencies, 5) Traumatic Emergencies, 6) EMS Operations. Additionally, principle concepts relevant to non-clinical aspecxts of medicine including ethics, communication, and professionalism will be integrated into material across content area domains. The Premise of the material is that an understanding of the multifacorial aspects of health and the need to understand patients as individuals is nevessary for the provision of high quality, patient-centered care.
Note: Pass/Fail/Honors
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