Jul 13, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog SVC 
    
2025-2026 Catalog SVC

EMS 248 - Basic Emergency Medical Technician, Part II


Credits: 6
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 44
Lab Hours: 44
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Training for the EMT-Basic level per National Standards Curriculum and abiding by the laws of Washington State. Learn to recognize, assess, and treat medical and trauma-related emergencies at the basic life support level. Preparation for National Registry EMT certification testing and includes the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician certification practical examination for EMT-Basic.

Prerequisite: EMS 247 with a C or higher.
Strongly Recommended:
Special Requirements:

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Recognize the signs and symptoms of an allergic or diabetic reaction and be able to properly assist and treat.
  2. Understand the concept of bleeding, shock, hypo-perfusion, the types and causes, and effectively treat.
  3. Perform proper musculoskeletal care, immobilization and other trauma related injury care.
  4. Understand the differences in treating infants and children, common medical and trauma related emergency and proper treatments.
  5. Knowledge of emergency medical service operations, rescue techniques, triage, and other operational issues as they related to the EMT-Basic.
  6. Communicate and understand how to relate to a diverse and multicultural population in an emergency situation.
  7. Work as a team member.

Course Contents
  1. Patient assessment. Ambulance operations.
  2. Pediatric, environmental, psychological, cardiac, diabetic, head, neck, spine emergencies.
  3. Allergies & poisoning. General pharmacology.
  4. Obstetrics & gynecology. Soft tissue injury.
  5. Burns. Principles of extrication.
  6. Mass casualty incidents & triage. Incident command system.
  7. Diverse & multi-cultural population. Teamwork.


Instructional Units: 7