The Certificate in Emergency Medical Technician - Basic prepares individuals to sit for the National Registry EMT certification exam. The EMT Certificate from Luna will only be issued to those students that successfully pass the National Registry EMT Certification Exam.

Completion of this certificate can be applied toward the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Allied Health.

In addition to the courses listed below for this program, any student whose placement scores are below college level must also complete ENG 106 and MATH 102 or higher in order to meet institutional proficiency requirements.

Luna EMT-B Spring 2024 Enrollment Form

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Progran Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

• The student will be able to discuss the development of the EMS system.
  
• Describe the role of EMS in the health care system.
  
• Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs.
  
• Perform the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others.
  Perform the duties of an EMT with regard to medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice.
  
• Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span, development and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients.
  
• Identify the need for and perform immediately lifesaving interventions to manage a patient’s airway breathing and circulation utilizing the full EMT-basic scope of practice.
  
• Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.
  
• Apply principals of emergency medical service operations including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportations, multiple-casualty incidents gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.
  

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Degree Requirements

The follow degree requirements are for the 2025-2026 Catalog. For other catalogs, please see Catalogs

Minimum of 11 Credit Hours

EMT Curriculum Map