2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMT 122 - Defensive Emergency Driving/AllSafe

1 CR
The College reserves the right to refuse the driving component to any individual whose driving record does not meet standards of the institution where the driving component is practiced. A course to prepare the licensed EMT (any level) with the defensive driving skills required by the EMS profession. Included in this course are information on AllSafe, defensive driving, tactics, laws regarding the operation of an emergency vehicle, and practice in driving. This course includes an eight-hour practice-driving component. [12-8-20] Lab Fee

Additional Information: Candidates who enroll in this course will have their driving record checked by KCC.
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Students will perform as an emergency vehicle driver would while responding to an emergency with an emergency response vehicle. This vehicle may be simulated and/or real.
  2. Students will formulate and integrate the best routes to an emergency when given an address to respond to.
  3. Students will communicate with partners and instructors their intended routes and actions while responding to any given address in an emergency.
  4. Students will synthesize information to formulate competent actions so as to keep themselves, their partners, the public and potential patients safe during an emergency response.