The EMT typically represents one of the first components of the emergency medical system. This course prepares individuals to care for patients at accident scenes and transport by ambulance

to the hospital under medical direction. The course emphasizes emergency skills such as managing respiratory and cardiac emergencies, medical emergencies, trauma emergencies and patient assessment, and teaches these skills in a job-related context. The National Registry of EMT’s test is required at the completion of the course for licensure in the State of Wisconsin. The course is also a prerequisite for EMT-IV Tech and EMT Paramedic training. EMT-Basic is 4 credits at 8 hours per week totalling 144 hours plus 10+ hours in a hospital emergency room setting and ambulance ride-along training.