Advanced Certificate in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) provides learners with foundational knowledge and practical principles for responding to medical emergencies, providing immediate pre-hospital care, and safely transporting patients for further medical assessment and treatment. The programme covers emergency scene assessment, patient assessment, basic life support, airway management, oxygen therapy, bleeding and shock management, trauma care, medical emergencies, patient movement and transportation, infection prevention, communication, documentation, and emergency response procedures. Emphasis is placed on patient safety, rapid assessment, appropriate intervention, and effective coordination with emergency medical and healthcare teams.

Skills Covered

• Fundamentals of emergency medical services
• Emergency scene assessment and safety
• Primary and secondary patient assessment
• Emergency triage and prioritisation
• Basic life support (BLS)
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) principles
• Automated external defibrillator (AED) awareness
• Airway assessment and management
• Oxygen therapy principles
• Vital signs monitoring
• Bleeding control and wound care
• Shock recognition and management principles
• Trauma assessment and initial care
• Fracture, sprain, and dislocation management principles
• Medical emergency recognition
• Patient lifting, movement, and transportation
• Infection prevention and control
• Emergency communication and documentation
• Patient handover and transfer of care
• Professional and ethical emergency care practices

Why Join This Programme?

• Develop a strong foundation in emergency medical technician practice.
• Learn systematic approaches to assessing and prioritising patients in emergency situations.
• Gain knowledge of basic life support, CPR, AED use, and emergency response principles.
• Develop awareness of airway management, oxygen therapy, bleeding control, and shock.
• Learn fundamental approaches to trauma and acute medical emergencies.
• Understand safe patient movement, handling, transportation, and handover procedures.
• Develop knowledge of infection prevention, communication, documentation, and patient safety.
• Build a foundation for further training and professional development in emergency medical services and pre-hospital care.

Course Objectives

The objectives of this programme are to:

1. Introduce learners to the role, responsibilities, and scope of practice of an Emergency Medical Technician.
2. Develop an understanding of emergency scene safety, patient assessment, and prioritisation.
3. Introduce systematic approaches to primary and secondary patient assessment.
4. Develop knowledge of basic life support, CPR, and AED principles.
5. Explain fundamental principles of airway management and oxygen therapy.
6. Develop awareness of bleeding, shock, trauma, and other life-threatening conditions.
7. Introduce the recognition and initial management principles of common medical emergencies.
8. Develop knowledge of safe patient movement, handling, transportation, and transfer.
9. Promote effective infection prevention, communication, documentation, and patient handover.
10. Develop an understanding of professional, ethical, and patient-centred practices within emergency medical services.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the programme, learners should be able to:

• Explain the role and fundamental responsibilities of an Emergency Medical Technician.
• Describe the importance of scene safety and risk assessment during emergency responses.
• Conduct or describe a systematic primary and secondary patient assessment at an appropriate level of practice.
• Recognise patients requiring immediate emergency intervention and prioritisation.
• Explain the fundamental principles of basic life support, CPR, and AED use.
• Describe basic airway assessment and management principles.
• Explain the purpose and fundamental principles of emergency oxygen therapy.
• Recognise significant bleeding and describe basic principles of bleeding control.
• Identify signs of shock and describe fundamental approaches to initial management.
• Describe basic principles of trauma assessment and emergency care.
• Recognise common medical emergencies requiring urgent assessment and intervention.
• Explain safe principles for patient lifting, movement, positioning, and transportation.
• Describe appropriate infection prevention and control measures in pre-hospital care.
• Explain the importance of accurate documentation, communication, and structured patient handover.
• Describe the importance of working effectively with paramedics, emergency services, and other healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrate an understanding of safe, ethical, professional, and patient-centred principles relevant to EMT practice.