Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technician is a program taught at Merritt College, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Merritt College’s Emergency Medical Technician program trains you for EMT certification. You learn patient assessment, ventilation, circulation, and emergency care. The program is approved by the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency and is led by instructors authorized by the state Fire Marshal.

The EMT program is offered as both on-campus and off-campus EMT Basic Training. It includes essential hands-on skills training, a final exam, and a written test with an 80% passing score required. Students also complete required documentation and course prerequisites before enrolling in EMT 211.

The EMT certification is described as essential for ambulance personnel, a prerequisite for paramedic training, and a requirement for some fire department entry exams. EMTs respond to 911 calls, assess patients, administer immediate medical treatment, and communicate vital information to hospital staff.

Modules

• EMT 230 Emergency Medical Responder (2 units)
• Certificate of Proficiency – EMT 211 Emergency Medical Technician (6 units)

The minimum requirements for admission in Emergency Medical Technician at Merritt College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Merritt College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Merritt College as pre-requiste for admission in Emergency Medical Technician.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Prior to enrollment in EMT 211, a student must:

• Be at least 16 years of age AND certified in CPR for Professional Rescuers (Red Cross), OR CPR for Healthcare Providers (Red Cross), OR ProCPR
• Take a TB skin test by the first day of class (completed within six months of class start, with verification to be provided by the last day to add classes for that term)
• Have completed the first two Hepatitis B shots before the first day of class

Prerequisites (Documentation Required first day of class):

• Health 9 or Standard First Aid (or equivalent)
• CPR for Professional Rescuer (Red Cross) American Heart for the Healthcare Provider or ASHI CPR PRO. CPR must be verified as listed in Title 22: “equivalent to the standards of the American Heart Association Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care at the Healthcare Provider level as a prerequisite for admission into an EMT Basic Course.”
• TB skin test (Provide verification within 2 wks. of class start date)
• Hepatitis B vaccine (complete 2 of 3 shots and TB skin test by the first class

Other course requirements and materials:

• Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Ninth Edition
• Workbook for textbook
• EMT Skills book–available first day of class
• Stethoscope–information about recommended stethoscope purchases available in class

Please check detail of study units at https://merritt.edu/emt

• Ambulance personnel
• Paramedic training
• Some fire department entry exams

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