The EMS Academy uses first rate instruction materials, supportive classroom surroundings and a dedicated teaching staff to achieve its mission of helping students become confident and qualified EMTs. Summer courses at the Marshfield campus usually begin in early June and are offered in both the daytime and nighttime to provide flexibility for those already working full-time jobs. The 10-week course provides comprehensive classroom training and an opportunity to do a shift in an emergency department (where EMTs interact with hospital staff), a shift on an ambulance and a field extrication day applying the equipment and skills learned in the course. In addition, all students must complete a Healthcare Provider CPR Course offered by the American Heart Association. This EMT training program is accredited by the Department of Public Health's Office of Emergency Medical Services.
EMS Academy
864 Plain St., Suite 4
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-834-6911
emsacademy.biz
Lansing Community College offers its Basic Emergency Medical Technician Program over eight weeks in the summer, providing students with the necessary information and skills to seek entry-level employment in the field. In order to take the course, individuals must be over 18 years of age, have college-level reading and writing abilities, be enrolled at the school and have successfully passed an ICHAT Criminal Background Investigation. Additionally, each student is required to have a current CPR card acquired through either the American Heart Association, American Red Cross or by passing an equivalent course in CPR offered by the college. Students develop the skills necessary to manage ill or injured victims at the scene of an emergency, including patient assessment, bandaging, splinting, back boarding, oxygen delivery, proper use of emergency equipment and dealing with head, chest and abdominal injuries.
Lansing Community College
Health and Human Services Building, Room 108
515 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48933
517-483-1410
lcc.edu
The Emergency Medical Technology Program offered at Clackamas is meant to give students the skills needed to administer immediate, pre-hospital care to critically ill or injured persons and also to provide transport of those persons to medical care facilities. All EMTs in the state of Oregon must be certified through the Department of Human Services, Health Division, EMS & Trauma Systems Section, and this curriculum provides the knowledge required for that exam as well as for national certification through the National Registry of EMTs. Classroom and hands-on training includes teaching students how to work confidently under pressure, make difficult decisions and perform life-saving techniques such as patient assessment, stabilization and airway management. All students also spend 16 hours in an emergency facility observing an actual EMS unit. Enrollment for summer programs typically starts in mid-May and includes a variety of courses at basic or intermediate levels.
Clackamas Community College
19600 South Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-657-6958
clackamas.edu