EMS 101 — First Responder ................................................................4
Total credits required for a Certificate of Achievement in First Responder ...................................................................4 CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - BASIC*^ (11 CREDITS) The Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Technician-Basic trains students to provide out of hospital emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emer - gency medical services (EMS) system. EMTs have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emer - gencies. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response system, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. Students are eligible to test with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians upon completion. *Achievement of this certificate is only possible through full-time enrollment in the EMT-Basic courses. ^All courses must be completed with a 75% or higher