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Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Matriculation Course

This 160-hour course expands the Medical First Responder role into that of the EMT-Basic. You will be taught an advanced role in patient care, the use of additional patient care equipment, how to administer, as well as, assist with administration of patient’s medications, and how to operate an emergency vehicle.

Student’s who successfully complete the EMT-Basic Matriculation course at Marquette General Health System’s School of Emergency Medical Technology are trained to a level that exceeds either the state or national curriculum.

When you arrive at the scene of an emergency, you must be able to think quickly, critically, and appropriately. Your patient’s life may depend on it. You will be taught critical thinking skills, often necessary during rescue operations or the routine transfer of a patient between medical facilities, their home or other destinations.

You will be trained to recognize and treat both medical and traumatic life threatening injuries. Utilizing equipment such as: the Combitube, Traction Splint, Extrication Devices, Splints, Automated External Defibrillators, and a wide array of other emergency medical equipment.

The program will consist of both didactic and practical training hours, to include clinical training with EMS agencies, Emergency Department Staff, Respiratory Therapists, Neonatal, Critical and Intensive Care Nursing Staff, Emergency Services Dispatch Staff, as well as, a host of other allied health care staff.

If you are interested in attending an EMT-Basic course, the classes will begin August 15, 2006 through March 15, 2007. Applications will be accepted until August 04, 2006.

For more information, or to find out where our teleconference sites will be located please contact Dennis Karuzas (djkaruzas@mgh.org) or Cheryl Koppinger
( cjkoppinger@mgh.org ) at (800) 562-9753 or 225-7590.

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