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The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) is a member of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team delivering out-of-hospital emergency care under the direction of an emergency physician. EMTs are a mainstay with public health and community service agencies, operating emergency vehicles that respond to emergency rescue calls and other life-threatening situations. The EMT’s primary responsibilities are to safely care for victims of accidents or sudden illnesses by stabilizing patients and then safely transporting them to the hospital emergency department.

Program Prerequisite

Emergency Medical Responder (EMS 1059C) is the prerequisite course for entrance into the EMT Certificate Program. The student may also choose the Emergency Medical Responder Credit-by-Exam option (the required score is 70 percent or higher). Successful completion of this exam provides the student with Polk State College credit for the Emergency Medical Responder course.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):
After successful completion of the program, the graduate is able to:
PLO1: Demonstrates competency of the didactic principles and roles and responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) within the emergency medical service (EMS) system. 
PLO2: Demonstrates aptitude while conducting a comprehensive interview and physical exam of patients within the practical exam scenarios and identifies normal versus abnormal findings.
PLO3: Demonstrates effective communication, assessment, patient care report writing skills using all the various formats currently identified by the National EMS Education Standard Competencies.
PLO4: Demonstrates competency to fulfill the role of the entry level EMT. This includes psychomotor, affective domains and appropriate assessment-based patient care.