NREMT EMT-B Course - Whispering Pines VFD
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2025 Emergency Medical Technician Course
Master Syllabus
Course Name:Whispering Pines Fall 2025 EMT Course
Course Dates –August 25, 2025 – December 12, 2025
Course Location –Whispering Pines Fire Department; 7890 Clarkson Rd. Rapid City, SD 57702
Course Description –Students will receive instructor led, in-person classroom and hands-on laboratory sessions with hybrid curriculum including online course material with mandatory online assessments to develop skills and knowledge consistent with the requirements set forth by National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) in the 2025 curriculum. Students will demonstrate competency of knowledge and skills sufficient to pass the NREMT test for NREMT-Basic, at which point they will be approved to challenge the test upon course completion. The course and curriculum has been developed to demonstrate competency as a Licensed Emergency Medical Technician upon passing the course and National Registry.
Prerequisites –Students must meet the following criteria:
1) Be no less than 18 years of age, prior to taking the NREMT-Basic test and no more than 6 months after the completion date of the class
2) Shall successfully complete ICS-100, 200, and 700 prior to 6:00PM on 09/08/2025
3) Shall obtain American Heart Association – Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Certification (AHA-CPR), prior to 6:00PM on 09/27/2025. Current AHA-CPR holders must have received a renewal within 6 months of the start of the course, with their physical AHA-CPR Card being provided, or they will be required to attend the CPR session held in the course.
Textbook –Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 12th Edition (2021), By: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS); Series Editor: Andrew N. Pollak, MD, FAAOS
Course Coordinator –J. Tjaden (Coordinator) / G. Doney (Lead Instructor)
Instructors –Various Cadre
Schedule –See Attached Course Schedule
Cost -$750.00 due by 09/08/2025, unless other arrangements have been made. If payment arrangement needs to be made, arrangement must be made with Course Coordinator by 09/01/2025. Cost of course includes textbook, 2yr access to online learning component, instructor and lab fees, and a fund for refreshments or meals provided during the course.
Any student who drops the course prior to 09/25/2025 shall be entitled to a 50% (Fifty-Percent refund. No refund will be permitted for dropping of the course for any reason after 09/25/2025.
Any person removed from the course shall be considered in the same category as any person who voluntarily drops. Refunds shall follow the same schedule as above.
Attendance Policy –Students will attend 100% of the classroom and laboratory sessions unless excused. Absences must be kept to a minimum for success of the student. Tardiness is considered as disruptive to students learning and the classroom environment, therefore the following standard has been adopted by this agency.
Students will be allowed no more than 3 (Three) excused absences. Students may request 5 (Five) tardies. Requesting more than 5 (Five) tardies will require a meeting with Course Coordinator and/or Lead Instructor to determine if the student should be allowed to continue in the program. 3 unapproved tardies (less than 20 minutes) will equal 1(One) unexcused absence. 1 unapproved tardy (20 minutes or longer) will equal ½ (Half) of an unexcused absence. After 2 unexcused absences, the student in question will be subject to dismissal from the program.
Qualification for an excused absence will include illness, family emergencies, medical problems, military duty, and emergency service duty. Excused absences must be received prior to the scheduled start of the class on the same date or prior. Absence notifications received 60 (Sixty) minutes or more from the scheduled start of the class shall be considered an unexcused absence. Other absences that a student believes to be a legitimate absence which should be excused may be presented to the instructor for determination. All such determinations will then become the standard for all students.
Appropriate Dress –Students are required to wear socially acceptable clothing during classroom and lab sessions. Socially acceptable shall mean modest dress with no vulgar or obscene words, pictures, or other forms of expression on them. Certain procedures practiced within the parameters of education and training will require close contact with other students, which would also occur in the process of performance of the duties of an EMT, as such, students are encouraged to dress accordingly.
Uniforms representing a student’s service affiliation are permitted and appropriate for classroom and laboratory sessions.
Students who are participating in ambulance ride time or observation time shall abide by the requirements of the agency which the student is attending for the ride time or observation time. In absence of criteria from the respective agency, the following will be considered the standard: White, Grey, Black, or Navy Blue polo type shirt with no markings or design visible; Tan/Khaki, Black, Navy Blue pants or slacks – EMS style duty pants are acceptable; Black duty boot style footwear – no sport shoes or open toed shoes will be acceptable; and a black belt. If appropriate for the weather, students may have a plain, unmarked jacket or coat with them – jackets or coats from student’s service affiliation must be pre-approved.
Cell Phones –Casual cell phones usage will be absolutely prohibited during class time (this also includes practical classes). Cell phones shall be placed on silent and can only be utilized for emergency use (see next paragraph) or at the direction of the instructor, such as researching course material. A single request does not lift the usage ban for the remainder of the session nor extend to any future session. Anyone caught using a cell phone in any manor, ie. texting or talking, etc. will be asked to leave for the session and will receive an unexcused absence.
A student expecting a priority phone call (family, work, or other known issue) will be required to inform the instructor prior to beginning of class or at the time of the event if emergent. Student will then be allowed to answer such calls after exiting the classroom area. Student may make a brief request to the caller to “Hold-on, I need to get to another room” and will proceed to move out of the classroom before continuing the conversation.
Cell phones may be used on approved / scheduled breaks.
Emergency Service pagers will be allowed.
Accommodations –The instructors in this course will act with integrity and strive to engage in equitable verbal and nonverbal behavior with respect to differences arising from age, gender, race, handicap, and religion. If you have special needs addressed by the American with Disabilities Act and need course materials in alternative formats, notify your instructor and the Disability Coordinator immediately. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate your special needs.
Zero Tolerance –The following tolerances shall apply to any time in which classroom or laboratory sessions are scheduled. The tolerances shall apply to students who represent this program while at a ride-time or observational site.
There will be zero tolerance for alcohol, illicit drug, recreational drug, or tobacco usage.
There will be zero tolerance of harassment of any kind to include, but not limited to: race, religion, gender, sexual preference, nationality, physical attributes, social status, or any other real or perceived difference which may exist.
There will be zero tolerance of the sharing of patient information which is protected under HIPAA, or which may identify a patient and cause personal information to be shared in anyway other than that which is necessary for documentation of the student’s performance.
Firearms shall not be carried during any organized session unless the person is a credentialed law enforcement agent who is on-duty or is required to carry at all times. Not all law enforcement agents are on-duty at all times.
Contract – Following acceptance into the program, ALL Students will be required to sign a contract to adhere to the standards set forth by this course and the course curriculum. This contract will be the students’ acknowledgement of the course standards set forth and a promise to abide by the standards and the contract. Any variance or violations of this contract by students will be subject to punishment or dismissal from the program.