TARGET AUDIENCE:
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. The course is especially suited for first responders, mine rescue, firefighters, road rescue, remote resort dive & tour operations, ship's masters and security personnel.

PREREQUISITES:
Workplace Emergency Care
(Senior First Aid) or equivalent

COMPETENCIES GAINED :

	Assess the situation, provide basic care, manage life threatening emergencies (Life Support/CPR)
	Utilise management skills to prioritise emergency action and manage road accidents
	Identify and manage acute illness.
	Prevent, identify, manage burns and exposure to extreme temperatures.
	Identify, manage bleeding, wounds, eye injuries.
	Identify, manage bites, stings and poisoning.
	Identify, manage bone, joint, chest, abdominal injuries.
	Orientation to emergency medical care
	Preform health assessment practice for application in the emergency medical services system
	Assess and deliver medical care to casualties
	Move and lift casualties
	Evaluate the need for oxygen and artificial ventilation and establish and maintain an airway
	Undertake initial emergency medical assessment and comprehensive examination of a casualty, document results
	Assist the casualty with self administration of medications within the role and responsibilities of an emergency medical technician
	Recognise and manage respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies, diabetes and altered mental states and allergies
	Prevent, identify and manage poisoning and overdose medical emergencies
	Prevent, identify and manage environmental emergencies
	Recognise and manage bleeding and shock and soft tissue injuries.
	Recognise, manage musculoskeletal injuries, head, spinal injuries
	Undertake advanced airway management
	Undertake intravenous fluid therapy under medical direction.
	Manage multiple casualty incidents using triage.

COURSE CONTENT:

	Anatomy and Physiology
	Primary Assessments (Basic Life Support)
	Patient Assessment and History Taking
	Documentation of Records & Reports
	Scene Size Up - Kinematics
	Airway Hypoxia Bag Valve Mask Resuscitators Manually Triggered Ventilators Oropharyngeal Airways Suction Equipment
	Airway - Advanced Laryngeal Mask Airway
	Cardiovascular Emergencies
	Respiratory Emergencies
	Cardiac Defibrillation (Automated External Defibrillation)
	Diabetes and Altered Mental States
	Poisoning and Overdoses
	Shock and Haemorrhage
	Moving and Lifting Patients
	Environmental Exposure
	Soft Tissue Injuries
	Chest Injuries
	Pharmacology
	Inhaled Analgesia (Entonox/Penthrane)
	Medication Administration (Injection Procedures)
	Head and Spinal Injuries
	Musculoskeletal Injuries.
	Patient Transport and Immobilisation Spinal Immobilisation Extrication Devices Stretchers & Spinal Boards
	Triage - Multiple casualty incidents
	Intravenous cannulation and fluid therapy
	Holistic Assessments Electives
	Advanced Airway Management
	Wound Closure
	Non Emergency Patient Transport

DURATION:
EMT PROGRAM 10-11 DAYS (dependant of electives chosen)

INCLUDES :  Manuals, Certificate, CPR Cards, Workbooks.
First year registration fee to Australasian Registry of EMTs.