Emergency Medical Services
EMS Instructor: Jenifer Calcorzi
Email: calcorzij@bjace.org
Emergency Medical Services is a one semester program, open to high school seniors, designed to prepare students to recognize and respond to prehospital emergencies. Students will study anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology as it relates to both medical and trauma calls in the prehospital emergency setting. Students will also master the assessment, management, and treatment skills required to care for these types of patients. Students will learn the legal and ethical implications in EMS, as well as gain the proper skillset for excellence in communications, safety, infection control and professionalism. Focus will be on skills necessary to recognize and care for emergencies in pediatric, adult, and special population patients, such as those with special challenges. Students will obtain certifications in OSHA 10 for EMS Providers, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, as well as four certifications from the National Incident Command System (FEMA), with the potential of becoming a nationally registered and state certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
This course is offered for high school seniors only. Students may begin the course and take the National Registry Examination for EMT certification prior to their 18th birthday; however, the student must be at least 18 years old and have their high school diploma to apply for state certification to practice.
Further information regarding Emergency Medical Technician requirements can be found at the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, South Carolina Department of Public Health; Division of EMS & Trauma, Lowcountry Regional EMS Council, or through the South Carolina EMS Association.
Industry Recognized Certifications: OSHA 10 for EMS Providers, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, Stop the Bleed, NIMS 100, NIMS 200, NIMS 700, and NIMS 800. Eligible students at course completion could receive their NREMT and SC EMT certification.
EMS I; Course Code: 5531 (1 Credit), EMS II; Course Code 5532 (1 Credit), and EMS III; Course Code 5533 (2 Credits) are taken concurrently