The EMT-Basic and EMT/Paramedic programs are located on the Senatobia campus.
Emergency Medical Technology-Basic is an instructional program that prepares individuals to function in the pre-hospital environment. The EMT-Basic program provides instruction in basic life support care of sick and injured persons. This includes: airway assessment, communications, documentation, general pharmacology, hemorrhage control, ambulance operations, and splinting of adult, pediatric and infant patients; and special care of patients exposed to heat, cold, radiation or contagious disease.
How do I get in the EMT-Basic program?
To be admitted to the EMT-Basic program students must:
This program is one semester in length, typically meets two nights a week, and is available during the fall and spring semesters.
The EMT/Paramedic program is designed to prepare students to work as skilled paramedics and to provide sophisticated, advanced pre-hospital life support. After successful completion of this program students are eligible to take the National Registry's Exam as an EMT-Paramedic.
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Admission Requirements:
Classroom instruction is comprehensive including a working knowledge of all anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiological processes as well as competency-based instruction in assessment and management skills required for treatment of life threatening problems in the adult, pediatric, and geriatric patient. Clinical internship requires participation in care of patients in a hospital emergency department that provides medical control to ALS providers in the field and, according to availability:
Field internship is done with an ambulance service and/or rescue service providing advanced life support services to the community.
Students need to maintain a “C” average in all classes in order to continue the Paramedic program the following semester. A student successfully completing the program will receive an associate degree from the college and be eligible to take National Registry’s Exam as an EMT-Paramedic.
This training program is sanctioned by the Mississippi State Board of Health, Division of EMS, the State Department of Education, and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions.
The program meets or exceeds those standards established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration/U.S. Department of Transportation.
The curriculum of the Paramedic Program is for four semesters in length and classes are admitted each fall and spring semester requiring a minimum of 1,500 hours of classroom instruction, clinical, and field internship.
Instructor: Brenda Hood
Phone: 662-562-3986
Office location: Technical Building III
Instructor: Lisa Briscoe
Phone: 662-562-3973
Office location: Technical Building III
What can I expect from a career in EMT/Paramedic?
The EMT-Basic represents the first response of the emergency medical system. An EMT trained at this level is prepared to care for patients at the scene of an accident and while transporting patients by ambulance to the hospital under the direction of more highly trained medical personnel. The EMT-Basic has the emergency skills to assess a patient's condition and manage respiratory, cardiac, and trauma emergencies.
Paramedics provide more extensive pre-hospital care than do EMTs. In addition to carrying out the procedures of the other levels, paramedics administer medications orally and intravenously, interpret electrocardiograms (EKGs), perform endotracheal intubations, and use monitors and other complex equipment; however, what paramedics are permitted to do varies by State.
EMTs and paramedics held about 210,700 jobs in 2008. Most career EMTs and paramedics work in metropolitan areas. Volunteer EMTs and paramedics are more common in small cities, towns, and rural areas. These individuals volunteer for fire departments, emergency medical services, or hospitals and may respond to only a few calls per month.
Paid EMTs and paramedics were employed in a number of industries. About 45 percent worked as employees of ambulance services. About 29 percent worked in local government. Another 20 percent worked in hospitals.
How much can I earn?
Earnings of EMTs and paramedics depend on the employment setting and geographic location of their jobs, as well as their training and experience. Median hourly wages of EMTs and paramedics were $14.10 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $11.13 and $18.28. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.08, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $23.77. Median hourly wages in the industries employing the largest number of EMTs and paramedics in May 2008 were $12.99 in other ambulatory healthcare services and $15.45 in local government.
Reference:
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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