Fall-2023 Class Schedule, Information Sessions, Exam

For the Fall-2023 quarter we are planning for two EMT classes and two CPR classes.  Although the Fall-2023 quarter schedule officially begins on Tuesday, 9/26/23, one of the two EMT classes begins on Monday 9/25/23 and the co-requisite BLS/CPR classes are held before the quarter officially begins.  This is important to know because the EMT class, AHE 190.02, on the official student schedule does not reflect that you must be present on the first day of class on Monday, 9/25/23 to get sufficient class hours to meet the course requirements.  The quarter officially ends on Friday, 12/15/23.

EMT Classes

• Cohort 1, AHE 190.01, Tuesdays 4PM – 10 PM, Thursdays 6 PM – 10 PM and Saturdays 8AM – 5 PM.
• Cohort 2, AHE 190.02, Mondays & Fridays 11 AM – 7 PM and Thursdays 6 PM – 10 PM.

BLS/CPR Classes

The co-requisite CPR classes will be held before the official quarter begins.  These two sections are both for two days each and you must attend both days, regardless of which section you choose.

• Section AHE 192.01, Monday, 9/18/23, 6 – 10 PM and Tuesday 9/19/23, 11 AM – 7 PM
• Section AHE 192.02, Thursday 9/21/23, 6 PM – 10 PM and Saturday 9/23/23, 9 AM – 5 PM

Mandatory Information Sessions

The mandatory Information Sessions will be hosted on Zoom. You only need to attend one of these sessions. Because this is a mandatory session, if you are more than 10 minutes late you will not be admitted to the meeting.

Topic: NSC EMT Fall 2023 - Mandatory Information Session  
Date & Time: Thurs., August 10, 2023, at 6:30 pm or Fri., August 11, 2023, at 11:00 am.

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Meeting ID: 921 9261 7837
Passcode: NSCEMT

Mandatory Entrance Exam

The mandatory Entrance Exam duration is 90 minutes and is scheduled for two separate times to accommodate student schedules.  You only need to attend one session and to test one time.  Both exam sessions will be held on Friday, August 25, 2023, to begin either at 3 PM or at 5 PM on campus at North Seattle College.  Details for how to schedule the test with an email contact will be provided during the mandatory Information Session. To schedule the test, you must provide your name, your ctcLink/Student ID #, and your preferred test time, either 3 – 4:30 PM or 5 – 6:30 PM.  The location for the test is in the Instruction Building (on the north side of campus), in room IB1415.  Please bring your photo ID (for the Test Proctor to check) and a pencil.  Additional details for this mandatory Entrance Exam will be given at the virtual Information Session on Zoom.

 You will need to register to be a student at NSC but that is free and can be done online. You should apply for the Prof Tech programs/ undecided.  EMT is not shown as an option until you are eligible for enrollment after passing the mandatory Entrance Exam. You do not need to register for the mandatory Information Session, but you will need to register at North Seattle College prior to the mandatory Entrance Exam. (You should do this early as it can take a couple weeks to get a student ID number also called the ctcLink number) We admit to the class based on the entrance exam test score so you will not be able to register for the class until after you have received an acceptance email and entry code. On the EMT webpage there is an EMT application and EMT Test Proctor Fee Form. Each fee is $35. Details about how to schedule an appointment and pay the $35.00 application fee and $35.00 test proctor fee will be given at the Information Session. For any questions about the application and EMT registration email emt.nsc@seattlecolleges.edu.  Megan Bloomingdale is the point of contact for specific EMT course objectives and class scheduling questions and her email is megan.bloomingdale@seattlecolleges.edu.     

The entrance exam is 50 multiple choice questions from Emergency Medical Responder curriculum. Though this book is not available in our bookstore it can be found online. (and there are a few copies in the library that can be used on site) If you prefer to not use this text, any Emergency Medical Responder (EMR or EMT text would be good to study from. The text we base the entrance exam on is Barbara Aehlert, Emergency Medical Responder 2nd Edition. The test comes from Module 2, Module 8 and Chapter 12 which is in module 5, but again, any EMR or EMT text would be good to study from.

The following topics relate to the chapter headings that are important to study for the test regardless of which EMR or EMT text you use.  It is important to focus on the first two topics, The Human Body and Pathophysiology.

1. The Human Body
2. Pathophysiology
3. Patient Assessment
4. Trauma Overview
5. Bleeding and Soft Tissue Trauma
6. Chest Trauma
7. Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
8. Trauma to Muscles and Bones
9. Head, Face, Neck and Spine Trauma
10. Special Consideration in Trauma
11. Environmental Emergencies
12. Multisystem Trauma

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For funding options please check out:   

• Medic One Foundation - https://www.mediconefoundation.org/emt/ (financial need based scholarship) The MOF scholarship is only for the academic year and is not available for summer session. 
• TriMed Ambulance - https://www.trimedambulance.com/ (pays tuition fees and pays for your time in class with a commitment to work for them after class) 
• Workforce Education - Need funding for tuition, books and transportation? Complete this short survey to see if you are eligible for Workforce Funding: https://startnextquarter.org/. Questions? Email Workforce at nworkforce@seattlecolleges.edu
• GI Bill - Veterans & Military Services | North Seattle College 
• Seattle Promise - Seattle Promise | North Seattle College