Becoming an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at SCC
Do you like helping people? Do you want a fast‐paced, exciting career that is as rewarding as it is challenging? As an EMT, you may respond to many emergency calls for help on a daily basis – heart attacks, automobile collisions, difficulty breathing, gunshot wounds, strokes, stabbings, seizures, falls and much more!
Prerequisites
- Prerequisites are set by SC DHEC – EMS Division. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED and meet entrance requirements and prerequisites of the college.
You will learn:
- Medical/Legal/Ethical Issues, Physical & Mental Well‐Being, Obtaining Vital Signs
- Airway Management, Oxygen Administration, Airway Devices
- CPR, AED Operation
- Scene Assessment, Patient Assessment, Physical Examination, Taking a Medical History
- General Pharmacology
- Medical Emergencies: Heart Attack, Respiratory Distress, Altered Mental Status, Seizures, Strokes, Diabetics, Environmental, Behavioral, Poisoning/Overdose
- Trauma Care to include Bleeding Control, Wound Care, Shock Management, Splinting Fractures, Immobilization of Joints, Care for Victims of Motor Vehicle Collisions, Head & Spine Injuries, IV Maintenance, Lifting and Moving Patients
- Obstetrics, Childbirth, Infants and Children, Geriatrics
- Ambulance Operations to include Communications, Documentation, Confined Space Access, Infection Control, HAZMAT, (Hazardous Materials), Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism, Mass Casualty Incidents
Other Information
- EMS 105 and EMS 106 are two consecutive parts (courses) totaling 216 classroom/lab hours.
- EMS 105 and EMS 106 are part of the one-semester EMT Certificate program that includes co-requisite courses of AHS 101, Introduction to Healthcare Professions; AHS 102, Medical Terminology; and AHS 104, Medical Vocabulary/Anatomy.
- 24 hours Internship will be spent on a 911 ambulance responding to real emergencies.
- Other fees are associated with this and other Health and Human Services programs.
Results Achieved
- Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be eligible to challenge the National Registry of EMTs practical and written certification examinations after just one semester! Certification = eligibility for employment!
- Application to the National Registry requires self‐disclosure of any felony convictions which may or may not prevent a candidate from becoming a nationally registered EMT.
- Ability to recognize a variety of illnesses and injuries and, provide treatment and care efficiently and effectively.
- Entry level course to Advanced EMT, Paramedic, EMS Dispatcher.
For More Information, Contact:
Doug Paris, EMT Program Director, at (864) 423-3215 or
parisd@sccsc.edu.