Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

If not beginning EMS 106 in the term immediately following successful completion of EMS 105, resubmission of application to the EMS Department is required. Contact the department for details.

In order to successfully complete the EMT course sequence (EMS 105 and EMS 106), you must successfully complete clinical and ambulance experiences. Prior to clinical/ambulance experiences, you must pass a drug screen and criminal background check.

On successful completion of the entire EMT sequence (EMS 105 and EMS 106), students are eligible to apply for certification/licensure testing. At that time the Oregon Health Authority requires individual "yes" or "no" responses to the following questions: (Responding to these questions is NOT a part of your PCC EMT course application.)

1. Do you or have you had within the past 10 years, any physical or mental condition that impairs, could impair, or has impaired your ability to perform the duties of an EMS Provider? If you answer yes, explain whether your condition is controlled by medication or other treatment and how your condition treated or untreated, affects your ability to perform the duties of an EMS Provider.
2. Do you or have you used in the last 10 years, any drug or chemical substance for other than legitimate medical purposes that impairs or has impaired your ability to perform the duties of an EMS Provider?
3. Have you been counseled about, diagnosed with, or treated for, a dependency on alcohol or drugs within the last 10 years?
4. Have you ever been arrested, charged with, or convicted of any misdemeanor or felony? (Minor traffic violations need not be reported.)
5. Has an employer or supervising physician taken disciplinary action against you related to your duties as an EMS Provider? (Discipline includes suspension, letter of reprimand, resignation in lieu of termination, a limitation or restriction of scope of practice or dismissal for cause.)
6. Have you been named in a lawsuit alleging medical malpractice or misconduct related to providing medical care?
7. Have you ever been disciplined, denied or revoked by the National Registry of EMTs or any health care certifying/licensing agency?
8. Have you ever surrendered or resigned a health care license or certificate?
9. Have you lived, worked or attended school outside of Oregon for 60 or more consecutive days in the last 5 years?

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

1. Integrate knowledge and observations in the clinical setting to delineate the EMT roles and responsibilities.
2. Assess, treat, transport, document, and verbally report for a variety of medical emergencies.

Objectives are met through integrated lecture and lab activities. In addition, clinical Emergency Department rotation and an ambulance ride-a-long are required.

Student mastery of the lesson objectives are evaluated by both written and practical tests, homework assignments, and individual short written projects and/or group projects.

• Review of EMS 105 content
• Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Abdominal and Gastronintestinal Disorders
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Endocrine Disorders
  • Psychiatric
  • Toxicology
  • Hematology
  • Genitourinary/Renal
  • Gynecology
  • Non-Traumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
• Shock and Resuscitation
• Trauma
  • Bleeding
  • Chest Trauma
  • Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
  • Orthopedic Trauma
  • Soft Tissue Trauma
  • Head, Facial, Neck, and Spine Trauma
  • Nervous System Trauma
  • Special Considerations in Trauma
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Multi-System Trauma
• Special Patient Populations
  • Obstetrics
  • Neonatal Care
  • Pediatrics
  • Geriatrics
  • Patients With Special Challenges
• EMS Operations
  • Ground Ambulance Operations
  • Incident Management
  • Multiple Casualty Incidents
  • Air Medical
  • Vehicle Extrication
  • Hazardous Materials Awareness
  • Terrorism and Disaster
• EMS Psychomotor Skills