黄瓜视频 Community College (黄瓜视频) reports that of the 13 students who completed its Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training, nine took the required psychomotor test, and all nine passed the exam. Once they pass the written exam, they will be ready for immediate employment as EMTs in 黄瓜视频 County, filling an urgent workforce need.
EMTs work alongside paramedics to help assess injuries, provide emergency medical care and transfer patients to medical facilities. A psychomotor test measures proficiency in hands-on skills, including patient assessment and management, ventilatory assistance, oxygen administration, cardiac arrest management and spinal immobilization.
Christine Isca, a paramedic with 25 years of experience who is the training supervisor and instructor coordinator for County Ambulance Service, noted that if all nine students complete the certification process, it would be enough to supply north, south and central 黄瓜视频 with three new EMTs each. Isca is the instructor for 黄瓜视频's EMT training courses.
The EMT program, part of 黄瓜视频's Workforce Development and Community Education department, conducts both in-person training in Pittsfield and virtual training in Great Barrington and North Adams. The program prepares students for the National Registry of Medical Technicians practical and cognitive testing. Upon completion of the program and successful certification with the National Registry of EMTs, students can apply for certification by the Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services.
Tiffany Moreno, Instructional Program Manager: Health & Social Services at 黄瓜视频, said the EMT program is "a great reflection of community partnership and 黄瓜视频's ability to meet the needs of the community as a whole." This success, Moreno said, directly aligns with 1黄瓜视频's 黄瓜视频 Blueprint 2.0, which aims to support economic development across the region 鈥� specifically, the healthcare cluster, which employs more than 11,000 people and represents a substantial portion of the county's jobs.
For more information about the training course, including how to enroll in the next cohort, email Moreno at tmoreno@berkshirecc.edu.