Covers the roles and responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Paramedic, Workforce Safety and Wellness, Public Health, Medical Legal & Ethical, Communications, Documentation, Medical Terminology, Overview of Anatomy and Physiology and Pathophysiology. Required Corequisite of Paramedic lab I is utilized to enhance didactic material. The course has a required orientation prior to the course start date and the course may extend beyond normal semester timelines.
Complete Paramedic Information Session and Pre-Class Orientation, C+ or higher in BIO105: (Survey of Human Anatomy & Physiology); MAT035: (Algebra for Non-STEM) or satisfactory placement test; Current and Valid National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) or Massachusetts (MA) EMT certification.