EMT Program By Paul Cloutier

Why EMT? Mission trips to Haiti – Desire to help with patient care Paramedic Possibly going to Medical School

What is an EMT? Emergency care of patients Care for patients without life-threats Provide care professionally

Roles and Responsibilities Personal and scene safety – Body Substance Isolation (BSI) – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Patient Assessment – Airway, Breathing, Circulation (ABCs) – Immediate life threats – Stay and play or load and go Lifting and Moving Patients Transportation

Training Prerequisites – Certified CPR – First Responder EMT Program – Hands-on training in labs – Lectures – Three hospital – Five ambulance rides

Challenges Lots of information Everything builds on itself Think on your feet Lab skills – Practice, practice, practice – Scenarios Time and Stress – 12 to 42 hours per week – Cornerstone classes