Purpose: The curriculum is designed to develop the competencies of the Virginia Cardiac Care Technician. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, students will be eligible to become certified as a Virginia Cardiac Care Technician (CCT).
Admission Requirements: Students are advised that most Emergency Medical Services agencies require excellent moral character, a rigorous physical examination, fitness testing, and background investigation prior to consideration for employment.
All students must be in compliance with section 6:00 of the Rules and Regulations Governing Emergency Medical Services of the Commonwealth of Virginia in order to be certified at any level.
Students must comply with "Second-Year Curriculum Admission Requirements" and "Special Program Completion Requirements" of the A.A.S. degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology.
Re-enrollment: Students who leave the Cardiac Care Technician (CCT) program before being certified must complete the following for reinstatement:
1. In order to meet Virginia certification requirements, if more than two calendar years lapse between the time the student completes EMT 226 and wants to return to the EMT program, EMT 226 must be retaken before taking EMT 231 and EMT 225.
2. In order to meet Virginia certification requirement, if Virginia CCT certification lapses, the student must retake the entire CCT sequence -- EMT 226, EMT 231 and EMT 225.
3. Resubmit agency verification, health history, evidence of rubella immunity and negative tuberculin screening.
Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for EMT/Paramedic.
Credits 1st Semester 2nd Semester ________________________________________________________________________________ EMT 216 Pre-Hospital Physiological Assessment .................................. 2 EMT 226 Dysrhythmia Recognition/Mgmt. ........... 3 ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3 HLT 143 Medical Terminology ..................... 3 EMT 225 Clinical Exp. for the CCT ............... 3 EMT 231 Paramedic Procedures I .................. 5 HLT 250 General Pharmacology .................... 3 _________________________ Total Credits 11 11
Total minimum credits for the Cardiac Care Technician career studies certificate = 22.