Emergency Medical Technology. Course covers the first phase of training in the Emergency Medical Technician career structure. Specific content of the course is based on the National Highway Safety Bureau Program Standard No. 11 and guidelines and recommendations for training ambulance personnel prepared by the Committee on Emergency Medical Services of the National Academy of Sciences. A study of the principles and techniques of athletic training. The student will learn hands on about the care of athletic injuries.
Emphasis is placed on recognition and evaluation of injuries to the physically active individual.
The student will enroll in this class until the cumulative internship hours reach between 500 and 1000 hour level. The internship setting will be under the direct supervision of the faculty of the Henderson State University Sports Medicine staff. Practicum in Athletic Training I. A study of the principles and techniques of athletic training. The student will learn hands on about the care of athletic injuries. Emphasis is placed on recognition and evaluation of injuries to the physically active individual.