The Emergency Medical Technician Program (EMT) is designed to take students with little or no medical background and teach them to work on an ambulance using Basic Life Support Measures.  The Adult Post Secondary Program is set up for students who are not currently enrolled in high school.

Topics during the program include; medical legal considerations, basic anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, airway adjuncts and oxygen administration, cardio pulmonary resuscitation, managing traumatic injuries as well as medical emergencies, hazardous materials and ambulance operations.

The minimum psychomotor skills required of the EMT include;

• Airway and Breathing
  Insertion of airway adjuncts intended to go into the oropharynx or nasopharynx
  Use of positive pressure ventilation devices such as manually triggered ventilators and automatic transport ventilators

• Pharmacological Interventions
  Assist patients in taking their own prescribed medications
  Administration of the following over-the-counter medications with appropriate medical oversight:
  Oral glucose for suspected hypoglycemia
  Aspirin for chest pain of suspected ischemic origin

• Trauma Care
  Application and inflation of the pneumatic anti-shock garment (BASIC) for fracture stabilization 

The EMT student in this program will also receive training Advanced Cardiac Life Support for the EMT, a program that is designed to help the EMT better understand and function as part of the team during the resuscitation of the person in cardiac arrest.  And will take an emergency vehicle operations class, also included in this EMT program to include a driving portion of the class.  

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be eligible to sit for the National Registry Certification Exam for EMT-Basic. It should be noted that students must be 18 years of age before taking the exam.

Become a Nationally Registered EMT!

• Must be 18 years old at the time you test for your certification.

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Health physical and current immunizations

• Students must first register to take the TEAS exam with the assessment office

• Obtain required score on the TEAS-minimum score 50%

• Submit a completed EMS application 

• Complete and pass a background check
  
  

Currently Accepting Applications for the Fall 2022 class.

Scheduled classes begin August 2, 2022.

Classes meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-10 pm.

The Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-210-2350, Skype: 727-210-2350

In accordance with CAAHEP requirements, the following outcomes have been achieved by students in our paramedic program.  The acceptable threshold for each category is established by CAAHEP as being 70%.

* Job data is derived from surveys and student contact.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727-210-2350, Skype: 727-210-2350

According to CAAHEP Policy 302 and CoAEMSP Policy I.13.b. and d., in at least one of its comprehensive publications customarily used to officially convey institutional information, the Program must state the following including the contact information for CAAHEP and CoAEMSP as shown below:

The Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's EMS program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

To contact CAAHEP:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs:
25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
www.caahep.org

To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312
Rowlett TX 75088
(214) 703-8445
FAX (214) 703-8992
www.coaemsp.org

Cost Sheet