Emergency Medical Services (CSC)

Program Info

Minimum credits: 9
Length: 2 semesters

Division: Career and Technical Education
Contact: 434.797.6437
Award: Career Studies Certificate
Plan Code: 221-146-06 CIP Code: 51.0904

Program Description:

The Career Studies Certificate in Emergency Medical Services prepares graduates to provide basic life support for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings. This program prepares students to sit for the Emergency Medical Technician exam for state certification. Job opportunities may be available with ambulance services, nursing homes, and home health care sales and service.

Industry Certification: Graduates may sit for the Emergency Medical Technician exam for state (Virginia) certification.

Program Outcomes: Graduates will be able to:

• Be familiar with Emergency Medical Care, the well-being of the EMT-B, medico-legal and ethical issues, the human body, vital signs & patient history, and lifting and moving patients.
• Know the provisions for initial care for an illness or injury until definitive medical treatment can be accessed, which may include life-saving techniques.
• Recognize cardiac arrest and provide basic life support.
• Describe unique needs for assessing a patient.