"Part of my life is saving life" Dith Pran
Thomey Windham, Instructor
Emergency Medical Services 1, 2, & 3 / Medical Technology
Course Codes 5531, 5532, 5533 / 5540
Recommended Enrollment 15
Grade Levels 9, 10, 11, 12
Credits 1 (120 hours), 2 (240 hours)
Prerequisite -- No Prerequisites for Level 1; Courses taken sequentially
General Requirements: EMS 2 This course is recommended for students in grades 10-12. Students must have been successful in EMS 1 to proceed to EMS 2. A recommendation of 75% or higher for the minimum grade.
General Requirements: EMS 3 This course can be offered for seniors in high school who are at least 17 years old. Students may test prior to their 18th birthday, and receive a provisional certification, but must be at least 18 years of age and a high school graduate to convert their provisional certificate to an official NREMT certification.
Course Codes 5531, 5532, 5533 / 5540
Recommended Enrollment 15
Grade Levels 9, 10, 11, 12
Credits 1 (120 hours), 2 (240 hours)
Prerequisite -- No Prerequisites for Level 1; Courses taken sequentially
General Requirements: EMS 2 This course is recommended for students in grades 10-12. Students must have been successful in EMS 1 to proceed to EMS 2. A recommendation of 75% or higher for the minimum grade.
General Requirements: EMS 3 This course can be offered for seniors in high school who are at least 17 years old. Students may test prior to their 18th birthday, and receive a provisional certification, but must be at least 18 years of age and a high school graduate to convert their provisional certificate to an official NREMT certification.
Emergency Medical Services 1 is designed to teach students how to recognize and respond to various emergencies. Students will review basic anatomy and physiology as it relates to injury management and treatment. Students will review basic information needed for all phases of a healthcare professional. Information that students are exposed to will include legal and ethical implications, communications, safety, infection control and professionalism. In this course students will learn what skills are necessary to recognize and care for emergencies in adults, children, and infants until professional medical help arrives. Students will obtain FA/CPR/AED certification. Students will be required to perform light physical activity. For academic standards click the link: www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/emergency-medical-services-ems-standards/
Emergency Medical Services 2 is the second course in a sequence of courses. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 2 is a continuation of EMS 1. The course includes content and skills that first responders need, to provide appropriate initial care, regardless of the type of emergency. EMS 2 stresses the steps to follow in an emergency until more advanced medical personnel arrive. The skills and content taught at this level become more specific and rigorous. Students in this course will be certified in FA/CPR/AED if not certified before course attendance. Recertification may take place as needed. *Successful completion of this course may result in First Responder certification available through various national certifying bodies. For academic standards click the link: www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/emergency-medical-services-ems-standards/
Emergency Medical Technician EMT- EMS 3 serves as an entry level course in professional health careers. EMT is a solid foundation for further study in prehospital care (intermediate and paramedic) nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and premedical studies. EMT/EMS 3 provides the student with the knowledge and skills for the emergency medical field, responsibilities, first aid measures, and use of emergency equipment. The course may be offered as a dual-enrollment course with the local technical college or may be offered on a high school campus with a DHEC (Department of Health and Environmental Control) approved EMT instructor. After the student’s 18th birthday and successful completion of both the practicum and the theoretical National Registry examination for EMT, the student will be nationally registered, and state certified in South Carolina. National registry card expires in two years and state certification expires every four years. For academic standards click the link : www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/emergency-medical-services-ems-standards/
Medical Terminology is designed to develop a working knowledge of the language of health professions. Students acquire word-building skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and abbreviations. Utilizing a body systems approach, students will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms relating to structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, and pharmacology. Students will use problem-solving techniques to assist in developing an understanding of course concepts. For academic standards click the link: www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/medical-terminology/
Emergency Medical Services 2 is the second course in a sequence of courses. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 2 is a continuation of EMS 1. The course includes content and skills that first responders need, to provide appropriate initial care, regardless of the type of emergency. EMS 2 stresses the steps to follow in an emergency until more advanced medical personnel arrive. The skills and content taught at this level become more specific and rigorous. Students in this course will be certified in FA/CPR/AED if not certified before course attendance. Recertification may take place as needed. *Successful completion of this course may result in First Responder certification available through various national certifying bodies. For academic standards click the link: www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/emergency-medical-services-ems-standards/
Emergency Medical Technician EMT- EMS 3 serves as an entry level course in professional health careers. EMT is a solid foundation for further study in prehospital care (intermediate and paramedic) nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and premedical studies. EMT/EMS 3 provides the student with the knowledge and skills for the emergency medical field, responsibilities, first aid measures, and use of emergency equipment. The course may be offered as a dual-enrollment course with the local technical college or may be offered on a high school campus with a DHEC (Department of Health and Environmental Control) approved EMT instructor. After the student’s 18th birthday and successful completion of both the practicum and the theoretical National Registry examination for EMT, the student will be nationally registered, and state certified in South Carolina. National registry card expires in two years and state certification expires every four years. For academic standards click the link : www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/emergency-medical-services-ems-standards/
Medical Terminology is designed to develop a working knowledge of the language of health professions. Students acquire word-building skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and abbreviations. Utilizing a body systems approach, students will define, interpret, and pronounce medical terms relating to structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, and pharmacology. Students will use problem-solving techniques to assist in developing an understanding of course concepts. For academic standards click the link: www.ed.sc.gov/instruction/career-and-technical-education/programs-and-courses/career-clusters/health-science-education/medical-terminology/
Work-based Learning Opportunities
Students have completed WBL experiences with McLeod Health and County Senior Care. These experiences give the students an opportunity to "test drive" a career. This empowers the student with the knowledge that they love the career or that it may not be for them, allowing them to change course to a career that best fit them. Either way the student will save time and money. If they love it the student will already have experience, contacts, references for the industry allowing them to start earning money sooner and likely at a higher than entry level. If they don't love it the student will not waist any more time pursuing a career that is not a good fit for them.
Health Science Industry Certification Opportunities
- Emergency Medical Technician - EMT - Basic
- Healthcare Providers - Basic Life Support - BLS
- Emergency Medical Technician - EMT - Basic
- OSHA Workplace Safety - Career Safe - Healthcare Specific
- HeartSaver CPR/AED
- First Aid
Potential Career Opportunities
- Paramedic
- Firefighter
- Offshore medic
- Emergency room technician
- Contract medic
- Biological technician
- Patient transfer
- Physicians Assistants
- Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatcher