Emergency Medical Technician Basic - January 2025

Join us for the January 2025 course!

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course offered in partnership with Municipal Emergency Services Authority of Lancaster County prepares the student to provide prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special considerations for working in the prehospital setting and providing patient transportation.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to sit for the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians cognitive exam and the Pennsylvania Department of Health psychomotor examinations necessary to be certified as an Emergency Medical Technician.

This program is offered in a blended/hybrid format and will require a combination of remote learning and in-person learning at the training center located at the MESA Elizabethtown Station. In-person instruction will take place one Saturday a month following the course schedule. Students may attempt to schedule in-person instruction at other times based on appointment availability. Clinical time is a component of this program and students can expect to spend 25-50 hours (or as many as needed to complete 10 successful patient contacts) applying their knowledge and skills in an EMS system.

This program is limited to 10 students. Students should complete the application prior to enrollment to ensure the student is prepared for this program. Students must also complete the PA State Criminal background check as well as the Child Abuse Clearance prior to starting the program. If the student has lived outside of Pennsylvania in the past 10 years, students are also required to complete the FBI clearance. 

For specific questions about the EMT program, please contact Chris Wright cwright@mesalancastercounty.gov.

25 CEUs