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Emergency Medical Technician

  • This program prepares students to pass the exam for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and State of Arizona EMT Certification.
  • Learn components of Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
  • Understand state statutes, regulations, legal and ethical issues regarding EMS and EMTs
  • Study possible reactions EMTs and family members may have when faced with trauma, illness, death, and dying
  • Determine scene safety and protective equipment necessary for various situations
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the human body, patient assessments, and lifting/moving patients
  • Describe bleeding, soft tissue, muscle, and bone injuries
  • Identify appropriate practices related to childbirth, infants and children
  • Earn CPR and AHA Basic Life Support Certification

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Emergency Medical Technician

1-year program

Locations: JTED @ Camino Seco, JTED @ Master Pieces

Eligibility: Grade 12, Prerequisite Healthcare Foundations, or Fire Service, or Law, Public Safety and Security. Physical required (taken after March 2018)
No high school diploma or GED before program completion

Credits: 3/year

Meeting times:
JTED @ Camino Seco: Tues/Thurs 3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
JTED @ Master Pieces: Mon/Wed 3:30 – 7:30 p.m.
+ Two Saturdays/month 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Certifications: AHA BLS, National Registry Emergency Medical Technician

Uniform and additional supplies required

CTSO: HOSA

Locations offering Emergency Medical Technician:

  • JTED @ Camino Seco
  • JTED @ Master Pieces

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