EMTP 100L:EMT Lab

Credit Hours: 1
Lecture hours per week: 0
Lab hours per week: 2.5 and 16 hours of field internship

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 100
This course is designed to prepare the student to function competently as an Emergency Medical Technician. The course also prepares the student to sit for the National Registry practical examination which is required 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 environmental.