Practicum in Health Science - EMT

(Enrollment Based) TECC

Course No. CTEMT

Semesters: 2; Credit: 2

Prerequisites: Principles of Health Science, Medical Terminology and Health Science Theory and provide own transportation to outside cooperating entity.

Course Fee set by Tarrant County College

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Course is designed to prepare students to provide basic emergency medical care to sick, and injured patients. EMT’s perform skills such as patient assessment, bandaging, oxygen administration, splinting, spinal immobilization, and resuscitation. EMT’s provide medical care in a variety of settings including hospitals, emergency departments, police, fire departments, and security agencies. Students can sit for the nationally approved EMT certification exam at the end of the year as long as *clinical requirements through Tarrant County College have been completed. Students are required to pay for scrubs, clinical shoes, and current TB test, certification fee. Clinical shoes, current TB test/shot records, original social security card and ID are required to take the certification exam. Additional fees may be associated with this class *(the clinical portion is normally offered the summer immediately upon graduation)