EMT Courses in Georgia
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are responsible for providing immediate medical attention in emergency situations as they transport the injured or sick to a medical facility. Paramedics provide care at a level that is more extensive than the EMT, however both are part of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). EMT courses provide you with the education and training needed to become an EMT or paramedic.
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Dekalb Technical College
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Dekalb Technical College offers a Certificate of Credit in EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I) that lasts for four semesters beginning in the summer at the Clarkston campus and beginning in the winter at the Covington campus. The program is designed to give skill and educational instruction in areas of life support that go beyond the education and skills of the Basic EMT. Throughout the program, students will take courses such as Patient Assessment and Airway Management for the EMT as well as Trauma Emergencies, Clinical Applications and Practical Applications for both the EMT Basic and the EMT Intermediate. Students who successfully complete this program are able to take the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) exam for licensure.
Dekalb Technical College
495 North Indian Creek Drive
Clarkston, GA 30021
404-297-9522
dekalbtech.edu
Southwest Georgia Technical College
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Southwest Georgia Technical College offers a Paramedic Technology program that begins in the winter of each year; the program lasts for five quarters and prepares an EMT for entry-level admission into a career as a Paramedic. Students will participate in classroom instruction in combination with clinical experiences; students will study courses such as pharmacology, anatomy and cardiology as well as trauma, obstetrics and disaster management. Clinical experiences will be held in the departments of the local hospital to provide students with hands-on experience. Upon successful completion of the program, students will receive a diploma in Paramedic Technology and will be able to apply to the National Registry of Paramedic State Boards.
Southwest Georgia Technical College
15689 U.S. Highway 19 North
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-225-4096
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Gwinnett Technical College
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Gwinnett Technical College offers an Emergency Medical Technician Plus (EMT-Plus) certificate program that lasts for a minimum of three quarters. If students are seeking entry into the Paramedic program, the EMT-Plus program includes the courses that are required as a prerequisite. Students who are in the EMT-Plus program must be accepted into the EMT-Intermediate program. Students in the EMT-Plus program will take courses such as Medical and Behavioral Emergencies as well as Pharmacology and Shock, Trauma EMT and Assessment and Management Across the Lifespan. Students who successfully complete this program are able to take the certification exam held by the National Registry for EMTs.
Gwinnett Technical College
5150 Sugarloaf Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
770-962-7580
gwinnetttech.edu
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