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Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate 


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Contact Information: Program Office 615-353- 3605 

Program website: https://www.nscc.edu/academics/programs/emergency-medical-technical.php  

The Emergency Medical Technician: (EMT) course is an academy-style, semester long program designed to educate and train students to serve as a vital member of a pre-hospital EMS team. This course provides students with the necessary didactic and practical training to perform life-saving skills. Students will learn to work alone as well as in a squad-based (team) environment.  

  

Upon successful completion of the course, students are eligible to sit for the National Registry’s written and practical examinations.  Upon successful completion of examinations and other licensure requirements, the student will be eligible for the State of Tennessee EMT. Basic, license.    

Application and admission requirement information is posted on the program’s website.     

Course Requirements:  

EMSB 1101  EMT Medical Skills Lab

EMSB 1102  EMT Trauma and Medical Skills

EMSB 1111   EMT Clinical  

EMSB 1112  Field Internship  

EMSB 1601   Med Em and EMS Ops  

EMSB 1602   EMT Trauma and Med Em  

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