Students will learn the fundamentals of pre-hospital emergency medicine, including critical interventions for ill and injured patients.  Basic anatomy and physiology, patient assessment, bandaging, splinting, oxygen administration, and how emergency medical services systems function will be covered.

 The following course work prepares successful students to take the National Registry examination for licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician.  The Emergency Medical Technician course includes lecture, lab, and clinical time as approved by the Michigan Department of Community Health. Successful students are eligible to take the National Registry exam for EMT-Basic and may receive licensure. The job training can be completed by taking AHEA200 in one semester or by taking AHEA200A and AHEA200B in a two-semester sequence.