Welcome to EMT 080-6182 Emergency Medical Responder

Welcome to online learning and thank you for enrolling into EMT 080-6182 Fall 2020 semester Emergency Medical Responder online course at College of the Desert. The Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course prepares the EMR student to provide emergency prehospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMR's, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, and special considerations for working in the prehospital setting. This course meets or exceeds all of the requirements as specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Division 9, for Advanced First Aid Standards for Public Safety Personnel and the National Standard Curriculum for Emergency Medical Responders.

This course is an online course which, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, means all of the lectures and classroom work will be done online.  The only time this class will meet in-person will be to conduct the American Heart Association CPR Basic Life Support skills training and testing using the health and safety precautions set by the Department of Health.  The date for the CPR Skills Lab will be announced during this course.  All of the skills that would normally occur in a lab setting are now on video, within this Canvas online course, for you to watch and learn the skills required to become an EMR and to better prepare you to be successful in the EMT course.  Additional skills lab days may be scheduled throughout the course as deemed necessary.

  As you may already know, online and hybrid courses provide amazing flexibility in allowing you to have access to all course materials 24/7 each day throughout the Summer semester.  This will allow you to manage your time more efficiently, and fit nicely into your already busy life!  It is important to note, however, that these courses follow the semester schedule, have daily assignment deadlines, require regular participation in discussion boards, and are as rigorous as on-campus courses.  

It will be very helpful for you to be self-motivated and disciplined to ensure that your assignments and course requirements are completed on time.

Please take a moment to review the remainder of this page to ensure you start off the semester on the right track!

Tips for Online Success

There are 3 key steps to success in online learning:

STEP 1: Before the Class Begins – Be sure to review the readiness tips, login and learn how to use Canvas, and access your campus student email.

STEP 2: The First Week of Class – Make sure that you login on the first day of class, become oriented to the course, and read the entire syllabus.

STEP 3: During the Semester – Be sure to login daily, interact in discussion board forums as required, keep a schedule and planner, and submit assignments or assessments on time.

How to Access the Course

You can begin your course work by clicking either clicking on the Modules tab located on the left side of this page or by clicking on the ambulance at the bottom of this page.  Once you enter the Module, you can begin by clicking on the first item at the top, and then upon completion, you can click-on the next tab located on the bottom of each page within the Module.

We will start this journey together and we will finish the journey together.  You are training to enter a fantastic career and it's my job to help you get there.  Let's begin by clicking on the ambulance at the bottom of this page and start to work.