Emergency Medical Sciences - Hutchinson Community College

Emergency Medical Sciences from Hutchinson Community College is a Campus Certificate Medical Emergency degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Description: The EMS program at HCC offers numerous continuing education programs for ambulance services, health-care providers and emergency personnel. Workshops and courses of study may be customized to meet the needs of particular community or group. FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM The first responder level is a fundamental level of care. Students enrolling are typically part of a basic life support ambulance service or non-transporting first response group. Law enforcement, industrial emergency response teams and fire personnel are also frequently trained at this level. A national registry examination is required for certification. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN The Emergency Medical Technician is an entry-level care provider. Basic life support ambulance services are primarily composed of EMTs. First responders often act as second or third-position team members along with the EMT on an ambulance service. Fire personnel and other emergency teams may also be trained to this level. EMTs may also supplement paramedic or advanced life support staffing of ambulances. A national registry examination is required for certification. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--INTERMEDIATE The EMT Intermediate is allowed to initiate IV therapy and has received training that enhances patient assessment and other basic level care. EMT-I's primary function in rural areas to enhance the level of care, or they augment paramedics in larger advanced life-support ambulance services. Clinical experience is provided as well as additional field training. This level is not necessary to progress to the paramedic program. A state board examination is required for certification. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--DEFIBRILLATOR The EMT-Defibrillator provides EMT level care in addition to electrical therapy. Rural ambulance services operating at a basic life support level may enhance their services to a community by providing a defibrillation capability. The EMT-D is able to operate a defibrillator manually and to provide some cardiac care beyond the EMT level. Automatic defibrillation devices are a separate training program. Automatic defibrillation can be provided by first responders, EMTs and all other technicians. Manual defibrillation can be privided only by EMT-Ds or paramedics. This level is not necessary to progress to the paramedic program. A state board examination is required for certification. View more details on Hutchinson Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Emergency courses.