The New York State Department of Health
Emergency Medical Technician Curriculum
Module 1 - Preparatory
- Introduction into Emergency Medical Care
- Well-being of the EMT-Basic
- Medical/ Legal and Ethical issues
- The Human Body
- Baseline Vital Signs and Sample History
- Lifting and Moving Patients
Module 2 - Airway
- Airway
- Practical Skill Lab: Airway
CPR - Module Cardiac Arrest and
CPR
All American Health Association curriculum is compliant to
the new 2006 Standards.
- Circulation
- Practical skills Lab: CPR
Module 3 - Patient
Assessment
- Scene Size-Up
- Initial Assessment
- Focused History and Physical Exam-Trauma Patients
- Focused History and Physical Exam- Medical Patients
- Detailed Physical Exam
- Communications
- Documentation
- Practical Skills Lad: Patient Assessment
Module 4 - Medical/Behavioral
Emergencies and Obstetrics/Gynecology
- General Pharmacology
- Respiratory Emergencies
- Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Diabetes/ Altered Mental Status
- Allergies
- Poisoning/Overdose
- Environmental Emergencies
- Behavioral Emergencies
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
Module 5 - Trauma
- Bleeding and Shock
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Care
- Injuries to the Head and Spine
- Practical Skills Lab: Trauma
Module 6 - Infants and
Children
- Infants and Children
- Practical Skills Lab: Infants and Children
Module 7 - Operations
- Ambulance Operations
- Gaining Access
- Overviews
Clinical Rotations
The EMT original student will be required to participate
in (1) 12-hour tour either in a NYC 911 emergency
department or on a NYC 911 basic life support ambulance.
Morgue Rotation
St. John's University EMS Institute is the only
program that currentley offers our EMT original students an
opportunity to put it all together at the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner located in Manhattan or Queens.