Division of Health Sciences

EMT Classes

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8am to 5:00pm
Closed Weekends

Location: HS Building [map]
Phone: (949) 582-4701

Staff:
Chelsey Gray
Program Specialist
(949) 582-4581

Faculty:

Larry Grihalva, JD, MICP
Department Chair

Ruth Grubb
Associate Faculty

Jim Henery
Associate Faculty

John Chumacero
Associate Faculty

Lab Instructor
Duke Juarez

EMT Basic

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course is designed to educate and train the student to "serve as a vital link in the pre-hospital chain of a healthcare team". An EMT-Basic possess the necessary knowledge and skills needed to provide emergency medical care to patients at a basic life support level with an ambulance service or other specialized service.

At the successful completion of the course and the required national testing, an EMT-Basic will be able to evaluate a patient's condition, either medical or trauma, and provide the appropriate assessment-based treatment which includes the packaging and transportation of the patient.

Matriculation testing is required if you have not completed English 1B (transfer level composition or equivalent)

About the EMT-B Course

Please refer to the class schedule for when the EMT course will be offered.

As stated in the college catalog, EMT 205 is "a fundamental skills and theory course in emergency medical care." Emphasis is placed on patient assessment, basic pathophysiology of commonly encountered disorders, and the performance of skills used in the pre hospital emergency setting. Some of the skills you will learn include: patient assessment and history taking, vital sign monitoring, bandaging/splinting, emergency childbirth, transport of ill/injured adults and children, and CPR.

The lecture/skills lab portion of the course takes place at the college. During the course, you will complete two 8 hour ride-a-longs with an ambulance company and 8 hours of observation/basic patient care in a local hospital emergency department. These experiences will be scheduled during class.

The EMT classes are no longer EMT 205 and EMT 205L
new class codes are
***EMT 289 AND EMT 289C***

Requirements/Registration

You are required to have a physical examination and background check within the first 3 weeks of class. The information packet should be picked up in the HSHS Division office as soon as you are registered for the class.

Cost

The cost is $36.00/unit (the course is 12 units), $53.00 materials fee, approximately $100.00 for books and supplies.

Certification/Employment Opportunities

Upon successful completion of EMT 205 you will be eligible to take the National Registry exam. Passage of this exam enables you to apply for certification as an EMT. There are additional costs and requirements for certification which will be discussed in class, or you may call the Orange County Emergency Medical Services Agency (714/834-3500) for more information. Employment opportunities exist with ambulance companies (starting salaries $6.50-$8.00/hr), in hospitals ($10.00+/hr) and with other agencies such as ski patrol and lifeguard.

Other EMT Educations Opportunities

If you plan to continue your education and become a paramedic (EMT-P) you will need 1 year full time work experience as a first responder EMT. Saddleback College also offers a "paramedic prep course" EMT 219. This is helpful if you are planning to enroll in the paramedic program and can also be used to meet the EMT continuing education requirement.