While preparing for jobs such as emergency room technician or ambulance attendant, you will learn how to render pre-hospital care and basic life support to patients in emergency situations. This course includes the theory and proactive use of advanced first aid and CPR with the use of limited equipment as it applies to on-scene and transport-to-hospital care of patients. This class prepares students for advanced studies in the field and for the California Department of Health requirements for EMTs. Clinical training is available with ambulance companies, with the instructor's approval. Students who are 18 years old upon completion of the class, may apply to sit for the EMSA (Emergency Medical Services Agency) exam, and apply for Orange County EMT certification.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is designed to meet the requirements of the California Department of Health while preparing the student who successfully completes it to render pre-hospital care and basic life support to patients under emergency conditions. The course includes the theory and practice of advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of limited equipment as it applies to the ill or injured at the scene and during transport to a general acute care hospital.