The Program
Health - Public Safety and Emergency Medical Technology:
EMT Examination Preparation
Las Positas College offers two entry-level courses in the Emergency Medical Technology program. Health 61 (a full semester course), is the “First Responder” training, encompassing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation training and Advanced First Aid skills required of all lifeguards, correctional officers, police officers and firefighters and other certified first responders in both the private and public sectors. Successful completion of the knowledge and skills tests qualifies students for a National Safety Certificate and a Professional Rescuer CPR card. Health 61 is also a prerequisite for the formal EMT-Basic “Emergency Medical Technician” training class, Health 81.
Health 81 or EMT-1 (Basic) is a semester long course designed to prepare the student to receive national certification as an EMT-1 with the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and additional recognition for certification in Alameda County through the Alameda County EMS Agency in which accreditation of the course resides. Students will learn a multitude of skills including patient assessment; care and treatment of respiratory emergencies using oxygen and basic airway adjuncts, and receive classroom lectures on hazardous materials, ambulance operations, patient transport, and mass casualty training and introduction to the role of EMS personnel within the Incident Command System (ICS). EMT-1 certification is the minimum requirement for entry into the job market for Basic Life Support Ambulance Attendants in the Private and Public sector and for entry level firefighter positions in many agencies throughout California.
Students successfully completing Health 81 or EMT-1 (Basic) at a certain grade in both combined academic and manipulative performance standards are eligible to register for the certifying examination for the State of California, administered through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Upon successful completion of the third party National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Certification Exam, students may proceed to the next phase of the certification process with the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-1) is considered a prerequisite certification for those students who desire to advance their skills and knowledge to the Pre-Hospital Care Paramedic level of training. Additional course work available at Las Positas College which will benefit the student who desires to advance to the next level of becoming a Pre-Hospital Care Paramedic includes Biology 50, Anatomy and Physiology; and, Health 52, Basic Medical Terminology.
The College’s program is accredited by the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services District.
Health 61 (First Responder) - 2.5 units
Health 81 EMT-1 (Basic) - 6.5
Total units required – 9 units