Emergency Medical Technology-Basic Certificate

Emergency Medical Technology-Basic is an instructional program that prepares individuals to function in the pre-hospital environment. The EMT-Basic 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. Students who complete the program will be eligible to take the National Registry’s Exam, EMTBASIC.

Any interested person should contact: David Kuchta, Program Director, at dkuchta@northwestms.edu or Jennifer Lance at jlance@northwestms.edu. Students who wish to enter Emergency Medical Technology-Basic must:

1. Be 18 years of age prior to the completion of the course.
2. Have an ACT composite score of 18 or better or TABE score of 12 or better.