Introduces techniques of emergency care as outlined by the Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (NAEMSES). Provides the theoretical portion of the EMS standards, designed to prepare graduates to work in prehospital care (ambulance, firefighter) and emergency departments at EMT basic level.

Provides lecture and laboratory activities to attain competency at the EMT-Basic level. Includes competency-based skills training, community experience to observe and assess patients in a hospital emergency department (ED) and ride-along experiences with a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance crew.