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
- Evaluation: Preparatory Module
Module 2 - Airway
- Airway
- Practical Skill Lab: Airway
- Evaluation: Airway Module
CPR - Module Cardiac Arrest and
CPR
All American Health Association curriculum is compliant to
the new 2006 Standards.
- Circulation
- Practical skills Lab: CPR
- Evaluation: CPR Module
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
- Evaluation: Patient Assessment Module
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
- Practical Skills Lab: Medical/Behavior Emergencies and
Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Evaluation: Medical/Behavioral Emergencies and
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Module 5 - Trauma
- Bleeding and Shock
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Care
- Injuries to the Head and Spine
- Practical Skills Lab: Trauma
- Evaluation: Trauma Module
Module 6 - Infants and
Children
- Infants and Children
- Practical Skills Lab: Infants and Children
- Evaluation: Infants and Children
Module 7 - Operations
- Ambulance Operations
- Gaining Access
- Overviews
- Evaluation: Operations
Clinical Rotations
The student will be required to participate in two (2) 8-hour tours
either in a NYC 911 emergency department or on a NYC 911 basic life
support ambulance.
Morgue Rotation
Our program is the only one I know that offers our EMT students an
opportunity to put it all together at the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner located in Manhattan. One 8 hour rotation.
Note: All students will be required to present a medical form
documenting good general health, with the capability to perform the
physical requirements of the profession before attending any
rotations.