Emergency Medical Technician

Issued by Division of Workforce Development and Continuing Education at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY

Kingsborough’s EMT course prepares students to provide pre-hospital assessment and care for patients who experience medical emergencies. Earners of this badge have gained knowledge of emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical and trauma emergencies, pre-hospital settings, and providing patient transportation. This course is taught within didactic, laboratory, and clinical environments and is a core component of KCC's EMT program.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Months

Additional Details

Skills

CPR
Critical Thinking
Emergency Care
Medication Administration
Patient Assessment
Therapeutic Communication

Earning Criteria

Successful completion of Kingsborough's Emergency Medical Technician course.
American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Certification. Completion of the AHA BLS course involves instructor-facilitated video lessons along with practical application of high-quality CPR with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as well as foreign-body obstruction maneuvers for adults, children, and infants. Successful comletion includes skills-based evaluations and a written exam.
The FEMA Independent Study Courses are Interactive Web-Based courses with a mandatory final exam. Modules include: 1)Introduction to Hazardous Materials, 2)Introduction to the Incident Command Systems and 3) Introduction to the National Incident Management System.
NYS Mandated Reporter Training: A certificate of completion is awarded after interactive video-based learning and passing computer-based final exam. Users learn definitions, indicators, and how to make a report to the New York Statewide Central Register. The course is user friendly and fully narrated. This course meets the New York State Education Department mandatory requirements for Training in Child Abuse Identification and Reporting.