EMS 124 — First Responder to EMT-Bridge 3.5 Credits
Prepares currently licensed First Responders (Emergency Medical Responders) to administer out-of-hospital emergency medical care. The laboratory component provides practice in patient assessment, airway management, CPR, automatic external defibrillation, oxygen delivery, hemorrhage control, splinting, spinal immobilization, childbirth, lifting and moving patients, and extrication. This course includes clinical experience in an ambulance service. Students who successfully complete this course are eligible to sit for the State National Registry of EMTs certification examination. Prerequisites: Successful completion of all EMCC and EMS Program Entrance Testing and Maine EMS Licensed First Responder.