Students entering the 12th grade have an opportunity to take this medical elective. Students will have the opportunity to earn an industry certification in EMR. This class is an elective class for 12th grade students in the First Responder and Criminal Justice magnet programs. Students in the firefighting program will be required to take this class.
Program Overview
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in Health Science.
The content includes but is not limited to planning, management, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues. Clinical learning experiences are an integral part of this program.
This is an instructional program that prepares individuals to provide initial care to sick or injured persons or as ambulance drivers and attendants. A Emergency Medical Responder may use this training for employment. The Emergency Medical Responder is the first to arrive at the scene of an injury but does not have the primary responsibility for treating and transporting the injured person(s). Emergency Medical Responders may include law enforcement, life guard, fire services or basic life support non-licensed personnel who act as part of an organized emergency medical services team.
