MCCCD Program Description

Emergency Medical Technology Practicum

Course: EMT104LL

First Term: 2025 Fall

Laboratory 2.0 Credit(s) 3.5 Period(s) 3.05 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Designed as the simulated Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) practicum in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies. Provides scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Synthesize EMT standard of care and scope of practice to perform comprehensive patient assessment in a clinical setting. (I, II) 2. Demonstrate patient advocacy within the EMT standard of care and scope of practice in a clinical setting. (I, III) 3. Demonstrate ethical and professional behaviors consistent with EMT standard of care and scope of practice. (I, IV) 4. Synthesize EMT standard of care and scope of practice to perform a differential diagnosis in medical emergencies and trauma in a clinical setting. (I-V) 5. Synthesize EMT standard of care and scope of practice to manage medical emergencies and trauma in a clinical setting. (I-VI) 6. Pass the National Registry practical skills examination. (V-VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. EMT standard of care and scope of practice II. Comprehensive patient assessment III. Patient advocacy IV. Ethical and professional behaviors V. Differential diagnosis VI. Patient Management A. Medical Emergencies B. Trauma VII. National Registry

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 22, 2019

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