JANESVILLE - Blackhawk Technical College is offering a new basic Emergency Medical Technician-Basic course over two semesters, the first time a Wisconsin Technical College System school has received approval to split the five-credit, 180-hour course into two sections.
The new arrangement will see the EMT-Basic course divided into a two-credit summer school offering and a three-credit class in the fall semester. The summer school class begins June 10 and runs through July 29. The class will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays.
The fall semester class will meet from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Blackhawk also will continue to offer the five-credit, EMT basic course on Mondays and Wednesdays in the morning at the Central Campus and evenings at the Monroe Campus during the fall semester.
Registration for the two-tiered course and the five-credit course begins Monday. The courses prepare students to take the national certification test for EMT-Basic.
The two-credit, 54-hour summer class will cover cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, airways, anatomy, hazmat response, lifting and moving patients, incident command and other technical information.
The three-credit, 126-hour fall class includes a 10-hour clinical as well as the handling of cervical and spine injuries, burn injuries, heart and breathing-related problems, shock and other trauma injuries.
The new arrangement will see the EMT-Basic course divided into a two-credit summer school offering and a three-credit class in the fall semester. The summer school class begins June 10 and runs through July 29. The class will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays.
The fall semester class will meet from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Blackhawk also will continue to offer the five-credit, EMT basic course on Mondays and Wednesdays in the morning at the Central Campus and evenings at the Monroe Campus during the fall semester.
Registration for the two-tiered course and the five-credit course begins Monday. The courses prepare students to take the national certification test for EMT-Basic.
The two-credit, 54-hour summer class will cover cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, airways, anatomy, hazmat response, lifting and moving patients, incident command and other technical information.
The three-credit, 126-hour fall class includes a 10-hour clinical as well as the handling of cervical and spine injuries, burn injuries, heart and breathing-related problems, shock and other trauma injuries.