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EMS115 - Emergency Medical Technician Basic - 232.00 Hours | |||||
| Start Date | End Date | Location | Class Number | ||
| 6/3/13 | 6/26/13 | College Station, TX USA | FP EMS115 41 | [register] [details] | |
| 8/5/13 | 8/28/13 | College Station, TX USA | FP EMS115 42 | [register] [details] | |
| 9/30/13 | 11/8/13 | College Station, TX USA | FP EMS115 43 | [register] [details] | |
| This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division to get the latest schedule. | |||||
Course Description
EMS115 - Emergency Medical Technician Basic - 232.00 Hours
Prerequisites
Clinical/Internship Pre-requisites:- Must be at least 17 years of age (must be 18 to become certified).
- Must have high school diploma or GED.
- Must have a valid Driver's License.
- Must have a current Health Care Provider CPR card.
- Must have a negative tuberculosis (TB) test within six months of the class start date.
- Must have proof of two measles - mumps - rubella (MMR) vaccinations.
- Must have a current tetanus vaccination (within 10 years).
- Must have completed the hepatitis-B vaccination three shot series.
- Must have proof of the chicken pox (varicella) disease or a positive immunity.
- Must have current flu vaccination.
- Must have a current criminal history background check covering last seven years.
- Must have proof of Health Insurance card.
- Will be required to submit to a Drug Screen.
Description
This course is a fast paced day class. Based on the new National Standard Curriculum, this course meets or exceeds minimum hours and content established by Department of State Health Services. Students successfully completing didactic and clinical components of this program will be eligible to receive a course completion certificate and sit for the National Registry written exam. The hospital and ambulance rotations are completed after the classroom portion of the class. The student will have up to three months after the last day of class to complete all class, clinical, and hospital requirements.
This listing is for the faster paced course. Our fast track EMT Basic format meets for a total of 256 hours. The class meets either five days a week (Monday - Friday) or three days a week (Monday / Wednesday / Friday) from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The total hours are divided into 144 didactic / lecture, 64 hospital clinical, and 48 ambulance internship.
You will be required to provide the student textbook This class will be utilizing the Brady: Prehospital Emergency Care – 9th edition, Joseph Mistovich, ISBN: 0133124932. package from the publisher. You will be provided with clinical uniform shirt for clinical / internship rotations at a later date.
Please note: Background checks are required for clinical and field rotations. Certification by the Texas Department of State Health Services, or other certifying entity is independent of the EMS program and its training.
College Credit: The TEEX EMT-Basic programs have been approved for Semester Credit Hours through the American Council on Education (ACE). ACE recommends, in the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 6 semester hours in Health Science, Allied Health, Emergency Medical Care or Fire Science.
NOTE: If you are interested in the slower paced EMT Basic class, please see our course listed under EMS110.
Topics
Topics covered in the course include:
- Patient assessment
- HazMat
- Basic pharmacology
- Shock
- Automatic external defibrillator
Other Information
- NOTE: All registrations AND PAYMENTS must be received no later than 15 business days prior to the start of class. Contact our office at (979) 458-2998 for more details.
- Class Uniforms: All EMS students attending a TEEX EMS Program course, at any level will be required to obtain and wear uniforms. Uniforms will consist of a light blue Class B Uniform shirt, navy blue dickies, closed toe black polishable boots or shoes (non-tennis type). Students can also purchase as many t-shirts as they would like to be worn under Class B Uniform shirt, these can be worn during skills practice. Please contact Bob Barker at Bob@BarkerProductions.com, www.texasfiretrainingschool.com or by phone at 979-846-1660 to make arrangements for purchasing these items.
- Clinical Uniforms: Clinical shirts and ID's will be provided to students and are part of their fees. Students will be required to provide navy blue dickies and black, rubber soled shoes / boots (no tennis shoes) that can be polished.
- Students will be required to provide a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff), stethoscope, and pocket mask with a one-way valve. These are available at most medical supply stores or The HUB Store. You can contact The HUB Store at shop@HUBstoreonline.com or by phone at 979-690-7788. Students will be expected to bring all three items with them to each class session.
Please click here for the current TEEX Transfer, Cancellation and Refund Policy.
Maps
Our office is located in building 101 of the Brayton Fire Training Field. Maps to the Bryan / College Station area and our facility can be found on our website here.
Price
Please click on "details" above for individual class pricing.