Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course offered by OXQUAL develops professional knowledge and practical competence for pre-hospital emergency care within an authorised scope of practice. The programme covers patient assessment, airway support, basic life support, trauma care, medical emergencies, ambulance operations, triage, disaster response and professional documentation.

Key topics covered in this OXQUAL programme include:

1. Emergency Medical Services Fundamentals
2. EMT Roles and Responsibilities
3. Professional Ethics
4. Patient Assessment
5. Primary Survey
6. Secondary Survey
7. Patient History
8. Vital-Sign Monitoring
9. Airway Management
10. Oxygen-Therapy Awareness
11. CPR
12. AED Use
13. Bleeding Control
14. Fracture Management Awareness
15. Spinal-Injury Awareness
16. Burns and Shock
17. Cardiac Emergencies
18. Respiratory Emergencies
19. Diabetic Emergencies
20. Stroke Awareness
21. Poisoning Awareness
22. Special Patient Considerations
23. Ambulance Operations
24. Patient Transportation
25. Mass-Casualty Triage
26. Emergency Incident Management
27. Infection Prevention
28. Clinical Documentation