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Register for HACC EMT-Basic or EMS Academy classes

Some classes scheduled to begin in late August around the region
Aug. 13, 2009
HARRISBURG - HACC’s Sen. John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center offers the instruction needed to become an Emergency Medical Technician. Those interested in becoming an EMT can choose the 140-hour EMT-Basic course or enroll in the 450-hour EMS Academy for certification and additional advanced training.
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 the health care field.
Upon successful completion of HACC’s basic program, participants will 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. The EMT class also may be used as an elective toward a HACC degree program. Tuition, including textbook,stethoscope, and pocket mask is $300 and must be paid in full when registering. Registration will close the Friday two weeks prior to the start 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

  • 6:30-9:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 6-April 1, at the Adams County Emergency Services Training Facility, 230 Greenamyer Lane, Gettysburg.

Cumberland County

  • 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug. 26-Jan. 13, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at the Hampden Township EMS building, 295 S. Sporting Hill Road.

Dauphin County

  • 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Aug. 27-Jan. 14, 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. Monday-Friday Sept. 21-Oct. 15, at HACC’s Sen. John J. Shumaker Public Safety Center on the Harrisburg Campus.
  • 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 13-March 4, at Williamstown Area EMS, 204 Station Street, Williamstown.
Franklin County
  • 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 13-April 1, at Shippensburg Firefighter’s Activity Center, West Orange St. and Seneca Avenue, Shippensburg.
  • 6:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 15-April 1, at Marion Volunteer Fire Company, 5465 Molly Pitcher Highway S, Marion.
Lancaster County
  • 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 29-Jan 16, at the Lancaster County Public Safety Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim.
  • 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Oct. 5-March 11, with two Saturday sessions 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at the Lancaster County Public Safety Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim.
  • 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Oct. 8-March 11, at Gordonville Fire/EMS, 3204 Vigilant St., Gordonville.

Lebanon County

  • 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug. 24-Dec. 23, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at Neversink Fire Company, 1912 Center St., Lebanon.
Perry County
  •  6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug. 24-Dec. 23, at Duncannon Area EMS, 16 Shermanata Drive, Duncannon.
York County
  • 6:30-10 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug. 31-Jan. 7, with two Saturday sessions from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TBA, at the York County Fire School, 330 Emig Road, York.
Those interested in HACC’s EMS Academy can request an application for the next academy at the Shumaker Public Safety Center.
Students who complete the academy will have EMT certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and train in the following:
  • Emergency vehicle driving training
  • International Trauma Life Support
  • Blood Borne Pathogens
  • Hazardous Material Operations
  • Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support for the EMT-B
  • National Incident Management System components
  • Vehicle extrication and rescue practices
Participants will have scheduled clinical rotations at area EMS agencies where they will function as a member of an EMS crew.
For more information about the EMT Basic program or the EMS Academy, go to Public Safety Training or call 717-780-2510.
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