EMT 201 Prehospital Emergency Med I
(Contact Hours: 6) This course emphasizes the cornerstones of paramedic practice; patient assessment and airway management and includes roles and responsibilities, medical-legal and ethical issues and others. This is the initial course in the Paramedic sequence. PREREQUISITE: Writing -- minimum benchmarks will be enforced; Reading -- SAT: 22, Accuplacer: 53, ACT: 14, or COMPASS: 65; and Math -- SAT: 23.5, ALEKS: 14, Accuplacer (Arithmetic): 80, ACT: 18, or COMPASS (PreAlgebra): 50, or successful completion of MATH 100 is REQUIRED. Successful completion of EMT 108 and EMT 109 or EMT 110, EMT 115, and BIO 110 is REQUIRED. In lieu of successful completion of Basic EMT coursework (EMT 108 and EMT 109 or EMT 110, and EMT 115), students may show evidence of licensing at the Basic EMT level or National Registry Board Certification. Corequisite: EMT 211 and EMT 215.