Version 1: This course is designed to provide the basic education needed by emergency medical technicians to provide patient care in the pre-hospital setting. The course covers all techniques of emergency medical care presently considered within the responsibilities of the emergency medical technician as well as all operational aspects of the job which students are expected to perform. Emphasis is on recognition of symptoms of illnesses and injuries and application of proper procedures of emergency care. Demonstration, practice, and clinical observation are carefully integrated into the didactic portion. The curriculum consists of four divisions: basic life support, trauma care, medical/environmental, and operations, and six practical skills areas: patient assessment, airway management and oxygen, bleeding control and fracture management, traction and splinting, spinal immobilization, and shock management. Graduates of this course are entitled to sit for the New York State EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)  Certification Examination. Version 2: All topics in Version 1; in addition, defibrillation of cardiac arrest victims. Version 3: This course is designed to provide the basic education needed by emergency medical technicians to provide patient care in the pre-hospital setting. The course covers all techniques of emergency medical care presently considered within the responsibilities of the emergency medical technician as well as all operational aspects of the job which students are expected to perform. Emphasis is placed on recognition of symptoms of illnesses and injuries and application of proper procedures of emergency care. Demonstration, practice, and clinical observation are carefully integrated into the didactic portion. The curriculum consists of six divisions: airway management/basic life support, initial assessment for trauma and medical, medical emergencies, trauma, infants and children, and ambulance operations/geriatrics/MCI and incident commands; and six practical skills areas: patient assessment, airway management and oxygen, bleeding control and fracture management, traction and splinting, spinal immobilization, and shock management. Graduates of this course are entitled to sit for the New York State EMT Certification Examination. Version 4, 5, and 6: This course is designed to provide the basic education needed by EMTs to provide patient care in a pre-hospital setting. The course covers all techniques of emergency medical care presently considered within the scope of practice of an Emergency Medical Technician, as well as all operational aspects that students are expected to perform. Emphasis is placed on recognition of symptoms of illnesses and injuries and clinical observations are carefully integrated into the didactic portion. The curriculum consists of eleven divisions: Introduction/Basic Cardiac Life Support, Preparatory, Pharmacology, Airway Management, Patient Assessment, Shock, Medical Emergencies, Trauma, Special Patient Populations, EMS Operations, and Evaluation/Assessment. Students also participate in airway management/oxygen administration, bleeding control/shock management, traction and splinting, fracture management, spinal immobilization, shock management, emergency childbirth, pediatric immobilization and more. Graduates of the program are entitled to sit for the New York State Emergency Medical Technician Certification Examinations.