2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMT 110 - Medical First Responder Training

3 CR
The Medical First Responder Course is designed to provide licensure for the student with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a medical first responder. This course is based on the current medical first responder curriculum as established by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services EMS Division. Students who successfully complete the requirements of this course will be eligible for licensure as medical first responders with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services EMS Division. This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge of what to do for a patient prior to the arrival of an ambulance. This course is designed for anyone who may be required to provide care for a sick or injured individual prior to the arrival of an ambulance. This includes (but is not limited to) firefighters, police officers, and first response team members. The course includes training in CPR; bleeding control; airway management; splinting; extrication; oxygen therapy; and medical, environmental, and other emergencies. [32-32-64] Lab Fee

Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Students will perform as a Medical First Responder practitioner would giving emergency medical care.
  2. Students will formulate and integrate emergency medical care as a Medical First Responder practitioner.
  3. Students will communicate with patients needing emergency medical care as a Medical First Responder practitioner.
  4. Students will synthesize information to formulate competent emergency medical care as a Medical First Responder practitioner.