Classes scheduled to begin in mid- to late-January around the region
Jan. 8, 2009
For those interested in becoming an Emergency Medical Technician, the EMT-Basic course is being offered this spring at a number of sites in the region through the Sen. John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College.
An EMT is a staff member of a basic life support ambulance providing routine and emergency care and transportation of the sick and injured. Many students also use the EMT training program to obtain entry level positions in healthcare fields.
Upon successful completion of HACC’s 140-hour program, participants should be able to perform complex skills such as spinal immobilization, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), assisting patients with medications, performing patient assessments, performing CPR and taking vital signs.
Successful students will be eligible to test in PA Department of Health practical and written exams. The certification exam is required to become an EMT in any healthcare setting or in the private sector. The EMT class also may be used as an elective toward a HACC degree program. Tuition, including the textbook, is $225 and must be paid in full when registering. Registration will close the Friday two weeks prior to the state date of classes. Students must be 16 years old to enroll. No on-site registrations will be accepted.
Classes are scheduled at the following locations:
Adams County
-- 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 6, at the Adams County Emergency Services Training Facility, 230 Greenamyer Lane, Gettysburg. After first three weeks, classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
Cumberland County
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 26-June 3, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at the Hampden Township EMS building, 295 S. Sporting Hill Road.
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Feb. 3-June 24, at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center, 361 Alexander Spring Road.
Dauphin County
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 27-June 4, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at HACC’s Sen. John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center on the Harrisburg Campus.
-- 8 a.m.-5p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 6, at HACC’s Sen. John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center on the Harrisburg Campus. After first three weeks, classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
Lancaster County
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Jan. 26-June 4, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at the Lancaster County Public Safety Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim.
-- 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 6, at the Lancaster County Public Safety Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim. After first three weeks, classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
Lebanon County
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 12-June 1, with one Saturday session from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at the First Aid and Safety Patrol Building, 254 S. 11th St.
York County
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Jan. 26-May 21, with one Saturday session TBA, at the York County Fire School, 330 Emig Road.
-- 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 16-June 25, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 4 and May 9, at the Canadochly Valley Ambulance, 45 S. Main St, East Prospect.
-- 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 6, at the York County Fire School, 330 Emig Road. After first three weeks, classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
For more information, go to www.hacc.edu (click on Continuing Education/ Public Safety Center) or call 717-780-2510.
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