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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Emergency Medical Technician Program
The purpose of the Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (EMT-I) Certificate of Achievement program is to prepare students to provide basic and advanced life support to patients in the pre-hospital emergency care setting

For more information about the Emergency Medical Technician Program, contact us at:

Department of Emergency Medical Services
Kapi'olani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Rd.
Honolulu, HI. 96816

Phone: 808.734.9288
Fax: 808.734.9126
Email: ldemello@hawaii.edu

Program Competencies
Upon successful completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate, the student should be able to:

• Perform in an entry-level position as an Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate.
• Safely and accurately perform all basic and advanced life support procedures as listed in Board of Medical Examiners rules for Emergency Ambulance Personnel.
• Establish rapport with the patient and significant others to decrease their state of crisis.
• Participate as a team member with another Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate and under the direction of a Mobile Intensive Care Technician to ensure the safety and care of the patient.
• Recognize a medical emergency, assess the situation, obtain a basic history and physical examination, manage emergency care, and, if needed, extricate the patient.
• Initiate and continue emergency medical care including the recognition of presenting conditions and initiation of appropriate non-invasive treatments for: surgical, medical, cardiac, and psychiatric emergencies; trauma; and airway and respiratory problems.
• Assign priorities of emergency treatment to a patient or group of patients.
• Participate in the pre-check and preparation of the ambulance, including its equipment and supplies.
• Communicate with the medical care facility receiving the patient about the patient's condition, status, and arrival time.
• Record in writing the details related to the patient's emergency care and the incident.
• Coordinate efforts with those of other agencies that may be involved in the care and transportation of the patient.
• Direct and coordinate the transport of the patient by selecting the best available method(s) in conjunction with medical command authority/protocol.
• Safely drive an emergency ambulance, with consideration to patient and road conditions, to reach the patient and take the patient to an appropriate medical care facility.
• Participate in continuing education activities for self-improvement and quality assurance.
• Use a sequential thinking process to gather the appropriate data, appraise its significance, take action and evaluate the effects of that action upon the patient.