Emergency Medical Technician Course Outline
Qualification Obtained
Certificate IV in Emergency Medical Technician
Target Group
This Emergency Medical Technician program is designed for participants wishing to gain a Certificate IV in Emergency Medical Response equipping them with advanced medical skills and knowledge.
This course is suited for first responders in
- Aviation
- Firefighting
- Isolated Worksites
- Mining and mine’s rescue
- Offshore operations
- Resorts
- Road Rescue
- Security
- Ship's masters
- Special Operations personnel
- Tour operations
Course Prerequisites
Apply Basic First Aid (HLTFA1A) or equivalent
Competencies Gained
- Identify and manage emergency situation and hazards to health and safety of self and others.
- Perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in line with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines.
- Assess the situation and manage risks and hazards.
- Recognise and respond to life threatening emergencies.
- Instigate the emergency action plan and manage incidents in a variety of settings.
- Assess the casualty and identify injuries, illnesses and conditions.
- Identify and manage life threatening conditions.
- Identify and manage trauma.
- Identify and manage medical conditions.
- Introduction to the emergency medical system.
- Perform health assessment practice for application in the emergency medical services system.
- Move and lift casualties using safe manual handling techniques as required.
- Administer oxygen and ventilation techniques as required.
- Perform initial emergency medical assessment, primary and secondary examination of a casualty.
- Provide reports according to established procedures.
- Assist the casualty with self administration of medications according to established policy and procedures.
- Undertake advanced airway management according to established policy and procedures.
- Undertake intravenous fluid therapy according to established policy and procedures.
- Manage multiple casualty incidents using triage.
Course Content
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Primary Assessments
- Secondary Assessment and History Taking
- Documenting your treatment
- Legal issues
- Scene assessment
- Initial assessment
- Manage risks and hazards
- Triage
- Manage the unconscious casualty
- Causes of altered mental states
- Posture and positioning
- Airway management
- Manual airway manoeuvres
- Artificial airways
- Advanced airway management equipment
- Suction devices
- Resuscitation
- Rescue breathing
- Oxygen therapy
- Respirators
- Shields, masks and other devices
- Bag mask resuscitation
- Oxygen powered devices
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Compressions
- Automated External Defibrillation
- Medical Emergencies
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Croup and Epiglottitis
- Diabetic emergency
- Drowning
- Epilepsy and febrile convulsions
- Fainting
- Heart conditions
- Heat and cold emergencies
- Hyperventilation
- Meningitis
- Poisoning and overdoses
- Stroke
- Venomous bites and stings
- Trauma emergencies
- Abdominal injuries
- Bleeding
- Burns and scalds
- Chest injuries
- Crush injury
- Disturbed behaviour
- Diving emergencies
- Electrical injury
- Emergency childbirth
- Facial injuries
- Fractures
- Head injuries
- Penetrating and Blast injures
- Shock
- Soft tissue injuries
- Spinal injuries
- Analgesia administration (Entonox and/or Penthrane)
- Administration and pharmacology of medication (Oral/Inhaled)
- Lifting, moving and transporting the casualty
- Spinal care and immobilisation
- Extrication devices
- Triage - Multiple casualty incidents
Electives
- Wound Closure
- Dental Emergencies
- Advanced Airway 1 (LMA)
- Advanced Airway 2 (ETT)
- IV therapy
- Administration and pharmacology of medication (IV and IM)
- Tactical Medical Support (Groups only) – 10 days
Duration
- Pre-course learning is required
- EMT PROGRAM 8-10 DAYS (dependant of electives chosen)
Course Material
- Pre-course materials
- Manuals
- Workbooks
- Certificates
- Protocol, policy and procedures
- Stethoscope
Course Outline
MODULE 1 PREHOSPITAL
LESSON 1-1 Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
LESSON 1-2 Well-Being of the EMT
LESSON 1-3 Medical, Legal & Ethical Issues
LESSON 1-4 The Human Body (Medical Terminology)
LESSON 1-4 The Human Body (Body Systems pt.1)
LESSON 1-5 Baseline Vital Signs & SAMPLE History
LESSON 1-6 Lifting & Moving
LESSON 1-7 Evaluation - Prehospital
MODULE 2 AIRWAY
LESSON 2-1 Advanced Airway (Optional) 1 & 2
LESSON 2-2 CPR – Adult
LESSON 2-2 CPR – Child & Infant
LESSON 2-3 Practical Lab Airway Management / CPR
MODULE 3 PATIENT ASSESSMENT
LESSON 3-1 Scene Assessment
LESSON 3-2 Initial Assessment
LESSON 3-3 Focused History & Physical Exam - Trauma
LESSON 3-4 Focused History & Physical Exam –Medical
LESSON 3-5 Practical Lab – Patient Assessment
LESSON 3-6 On-going Assessment
LESSON 3-7 Documentation
MODULE 4 MEDICAL/BEHAVIOURAL & OB/GYN
LESSON 4-1 General Pharmacology
LESSON 4-2 Medical Conditions 1
LESSON 4-3 Medical Conditions 2
LESSON 4-5 Medical Conditions 3
LESSON 4-5 Allergies
LESSON 4-6 Poisonings/Overdose
LESSON 4-7 Environmental Emergencies
LESSON 4-8 Behavioural Emergencies
LESSON 4-9 Emergency Childbirth
LESSON 4-10 Practical
MODULE 5 TRAUMA LESSON
LESSON 5-1 Bleeding and Shock
LESSON 5-2 Soft Tissue Injuries
LESSON 5-5 Practical– Trauma
LESSON 5-3 Musculoskeletal Care
LESSON 5-5 Practical– Trauma
LESSON 5-4 Injuries to Head & Spine
LESSON 5-5 Practical– Trauma
MODULE 6 INFANTS & CHILDREN
LESSON 6-1 Infants & Children
LESSON 6-2 Practical– Infants & Children
MODULE 7 REMEDIATION AND REVIEW
LESSON 7-1 Remediation and Review
MODULE 8 COURSE EVALUATIONS
LESSON 8-1 FINAL SKILLS EXAM
LESSON 8-2 FINAL WRITTEN EXAM
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