DHPD EMS Education's EMT-Basic program follows the National Standard DOT curriculum and is designed to instruct students in service as a vital link in the chain of the health care team. Upon completion of this program student will have learned skills necessary to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support level with an ambulance service or other specialized service.

Emergency Medical Technology (EMT-Basic) is an introductory course of professional emergency medical services including medical legal/ethical aspects, patient assessment, care of wounds and fractures, airway maintenance, patient transportation, medical and environmental emergency, childbirth, and extrication. The program prepares graduates for employment with ambulance services and in acute emergency facilities. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Registry EMT-B Examination.

The course is now set up such that EMT-B students can take the Basic EKG course as part of their curriculum. Contact Mark Price for more information about this, or any other question relating to the Denver Health EMS Education/CCD offerings.

Prerequisites:
Part One:

• You must be a current student at the Community College of Denver in order to register for this program. Application to CCD is free and can be done online here.
• Prior to registration for this program you must take the Basic Skills Assessment Test (BSAT) with CCD. You may be waived from taking the BSAT if you possess a Bachelor's/Associate's Degree or meet the minimum scores on the SAT/ACT. Please contact the CCD testing center directly at 303-556-3810 with questions.
• Upon completion of the BSAT, please print out a copy of your test scores and bring them in for review by Mark Price, CCD Coordinator, 190 W. 6th Ave., Denver, CO 80204. The minimum BSAT scores necessary to register for the EMT-B class are: English - 70, Reading - 62, Math (Arithmetic) - 57. Upon review of your scores, you can request a registration packet for part two of the registration process, which is listed below.

Part Two:

• Complete all of the items outlined in detail in the registration packet. This includes obtaining fingerprints, a background check, Hepatitis B vaccination and a TB test.
• Once the registration packet is complete, please bring all contents to the EMS Education office, 190 W. 6th Ave., Denver, CO 80204. Pending review of your packet, the staff will enroll you into the core courses of the curriculum.

Certification Requirements:
Successful completion of the course, including all practical skills and written examinations. For the complete list of National Registry EMT-B certification requirements, click here.

To see when the EMT-Basic course is offered, click here.