Thomas Dale High – Emergency Medical Technician I (alignment with Brightpoint Community College)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The tasks for this course represent the National Emergency Medical Services Educational Standards (NEMSES). Students explore and apply the fundamentals of EMS, anatomy, physiology and medical terminology while demonstrating skills in assessing and managing patient care, including assessing the scene and understanding shock, resuscitation and trauma. Successful completion of this course and instructor endorsement qualifies students to enroll in EMT II to complete the program sequence. Students must complete a minimum of 85 percent of the didactic and lab aspects of the course, per 12VAC5-31-1501 in the Virginia Administrative Code. Successful completion of all course requirements and instructor endorsement may lead to eligibility to take the Virginia State Psychomotor Exam and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) cognitive exam. Students must meet the requirements of the Functional Position Description for the Basic Life Support Provider (refer to EMS.TR.14B and 12VAC5-31-1501 in the Code of Virginia). NOTE: Students must be 16 years old prior to the first day of EMT instruction and many agencies require students to be at least 18 years old in order to participate in the required EMT ride-along/clinical experiences. All students will need to undergo a criminal background check that includes fingerprinting and drug screening. It is important to note that final eligibility for national registry certification testing is determined by the course education coordinator and the EMS physician.