Emergency Medical Services
3 courses · Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Spring 2026
EMS 110 Emergency Medical Responder
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 2.5 hours lecture weekly, 1.5 hours lab weekly, 72 contact hours total
Provides the student with the basic emergency care procedures for sick and injured victims as a first responder including but not limited to: cuts, abrasions, broken bones, trauma injuries, burns and respiratory/cardiovascular emergencies.
EMS 112 Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)
- Units
- 7
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture weekly, 6 hours lab weekly, 198 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- EMS 110 (Emergency Medical Responder)
Prepares students to provide pre-hospital basic life support at the scene of an emergency, during transport of the sick and injured, or during inter-facility transfer within an organized emergency medical service system. The course meets the objectives contained in the U.S. Department of Transportation National EMS Education Standards and trains the student to become competent in EMT basic scope of practice. Upon completion of the course students must pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam to practice as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). NOTE: By law, applicants for certification must be at least 18 years of age. Students must present current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers course completion card at the orientation meeting in order to enroll in the course.
EMS 113 Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) - Refresher
- Units
- 1-1.5
- Hours
- 1.5 hours lecture weekly, 1 hours lab weekly, 45 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- EMS 112 (Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)) (or equivalent) or Previous EMT Refresher (or equivalent)
A review & update of EMT (Basic) course content with an in-person lab component to ensure skills competency to meet the requirements for EMT renewal. Based on individual student need topics and skills may include: legal issues (incl.HIPAA); trauma; triage; use of airway/ventilation equipment with CPR; automated external defibrillation (AED); patient exam (medical & trauma); assessments & treatments for breathing, cardiovascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, soft tissue injury, childbirth & environmental emergencies. Note: Course may be taken for 1 unit/24-27 hours or 2 units/40-45 hours. This course is Pass/No Pass only.