EMTP 100:Emergency Medical Technician

Credit Hours: 8
Lecture hours per week: 8
Lab hours per week: 0

Prerequisite(s): ACT of 16 in reading sub-area or appropriate BPCC placement test. Must be 18 years of age by the last day of class.
Corequisite(s): EMTP 100L
This course is designed to prepare the student to function compentently as an Emergency Medical Technician. The course also prepares the student to sit for the National Registry practical examinations which is requred to become an EMT in the State of Louisiana. The student will learn how to assess and treat patients with a variety of injuries or illnesses in the out-of-hospital environment.