Certificate Advisors: K. Tolbert
Emergency Medical Technician is a one semester instructional program that prepares
individuals to function in the pre-hospital environment. The EMT program provides
instruction in basic life support care of sick and injured persons. This includes
airway assessment, communications, documentation, general pharmacology, hemorrhage
control, ambulance operations, and splinting of adult, pediatric, and infant patients;
and special care of patients exposed to heat, cold, radiation, or contagious disease.
Emergency Medical Technicians are certified by the National Registry of Emergency
Medical Technicians and Mississippi State Department of Health Emergency Medical Services.
Students who complete the program are eligible to take the National Registry exam.