EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
Emergency Medical Technicians-EMTs (previously called EMT-I or Basic) are the backbone of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system, helping to reduce injury severity and death at the scene of an accident or sudden illness and during transportation to a medical facility.
Cosumnes River College's Emergency Medical Technology course (EMT 100) is designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge to apply for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the State of California. EMT certification is the first step to starting a career working on an ambulance. EMT certification is also a pre-employment requirement for most professional fire departments. Students must fulfill all requirements of the EMT course including but not limited to: background clearance, physical examinations, immunization, Tb clearance and drug screening. Cosumnes River College's EMT 100 students will gain clinical experience in ambulance units and in hospital emergency departments.
The Emergency Medical Technician Program is designed to fulfill the entrance requirements, (along with 1 year of work experience), for many paramedic programs. Paramedic programs will have other prerequisites such as anatomy and physiology and medical terminology. Students should check individual paramedic programs and college counselors for each college’s specific requirements.
EMT certification is an important first step in the career path of students pursuing professions as physicians, registered nurses, physician assistants, and other health professions, by offering a distinct advantage in patient assessment and critical interventional skills, as well as to obtaining valuable work experience in emergency medicine.
For more information please visit our program's website: http://www.crcems.us
Note to Transfer Students:
If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university
to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet
with a CRC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major.
Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses
that CRC requires for an associate’s degree in this major may be
different from the requirements needed for the bachelor’s degree.
For information about the student learning outcomes for this program, see resources.crc.losrios.edu/pslo
