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Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate - Certificate

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Program Entrance Requirements

Required Skills and Abilities

All EMS programs require that the student be able to:

  • lift, carry and balance up to 120 pounds (250 pounds with assistance)

  • carry out emergency and non-emergency patient care, including, light extrication (i.e., be able to assume a variety of postural positions and be capable of physical maneuvers ranging from crawling, kneeling, squatting, twisting, turning, and bending, to climbing stairs and ladders)

  • withstand varied environmental conditions such as extreme heat, cold, and moisture

Program Entrance Requirements

EMT Intermediate

  • Copy of current health care provider CPR card

  • Successful completion of EMT Basic coursework

  • Immunizations below are required before starting clinicals

- MMR twice since 1980 or Rubella and Rubeola titers

- TB screening with expiration past end of semester

- Varicella immunity (titer or proof of vaccination accepted)

- TDAP within 10 years

- Hepatitis B series or titers or declination waiver

- Flu shot if in season (October-March)

- COVID vaccination

EMT-Basic license in hand by the end of the sixth week of EMT-Intermediate classes