Boston University Fitness & Recreation Center

EMT-B Training

The Emergency Medical Technician course (PDP ER 400) is designed to prepare an individual to take the state written and practical EMT exam that is offered at Boston University by the Office of Emergency Medical Services or by the National Registry of EMTs. Topics of discussion for the course include the History of the EMS System, Medical-Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, Patient Assessment, CPR and Defibrillation, Cardiac, Respiratory, Neurological, Diabetic, Environmental, and Behavioral Emergencies, Allergic Reactions, Envenomations, Poisonings, Childbirth, Pediatric Emergencies, Trauma, Shock, Open and Closed Wounds, Head, Chest, Abdominal, and Facial Trauma, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Spinal Injuries, Bioterrorism, and Ambulance Operations.

EMTs are usually employed by ambulance companies for $12-$24 per hour to start. Jobs are readily available in the Boston area and some companies come into our class to recruit employees. You are also able to use your EMT certificate to challenge the exam in another state or use this class to take the exam in another state. You can get more information about that at http://www.nremt.org/about/nremt_news.asp.

Additional components of the class include 8 hours of required ambulance observation ride-a-longs, 4 hours of required observation time in the emergency room of Boston Medical Center or Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and 25 sets of vital signs that are taken outside of class time. In order to do the observation time, we will need a copy of your immunization record.

Below is the form that needs to be filled out by the student with accompanying documentation or a health care provider and signed. You should get started on collecting those records and/or signature now.

Immunization Form

If you would like more information about the class, please contact us at buems@bu.edu or 617-353-8032. It would be helpful if you could provide us the information contained on the following form.

Background Information Form

If you wish to register or pay the course fee for the upcoming EMT class please see our registration page for our noncredit program and pe credit program.