EMT Orientation Canvas Shell

Welcome to the College of the Canyons EMT Orientation! 

 

Important things to KNOW before taking EMT

During this course, you will work shifts on the ambulance and in hospitals and be expected to provide emergency care under limited supervision. You must have the emotional maturity to work in a high-stress environment and appropriately manage emotionally-charged situations, including:

  • illness, injury, and death of adults and children
  • behavioral crisis
  • domestic violence, abuse, and sexual assault
  • other potentially violent or dangerous situations

During the course, you are covered by COC's Worker's Compensation plan, and we encourage you to purchase malpractice insurance. Hospital and ambulance shifts take place outside of class time and you are responsible for all expenses and for transportation to and from clinical sites.

This course has additional requirements and expenses, separate from college tuition and fees. These may cost as much as $1500 and typically take 3-5 weeks to complete. They are all due no later than the 3rd week of class, and some are due the first week. They include a physical, lab tests, vaccinations, a background check, a drug test, additional classes outside of COC, and forms that need to be completed.

This EMT Orientation site contains all the information you need to complete those requirements. With careful planning and organization, you should be able to complete them all in that timeframe. Make sure to follow the directions for each item.

It is best use this Orientation shell on a computer, since it includes forms that need to be downloaded, saved, filled out, and printed. The ASG has computers and printers at the Valencia and Canyon Country campuses that students can use for free.

Use the links below or go through the Modules by clicking "Next" at the bottom of each page to access each item and the directions for completing each one. Please read the directions carefully and email PrehospitalMedicine@canyons.edu if you have questions. We suggest completing the items in this order to get them all done in time.

If you are a freshman, Promise student, or Fire Tech major, please talk to one of our counselors before taking EMT. Fire Tech majors should take EMT AFTER completing their Fire Tech courses and their General Education requirements.

The next EMT Orientation is on Zoom:

    • Tuesday January 30th from 1:00pm – 4:00pm OR
    • Wednesday, January 31st from 6:00pm – 9:00pm
    • You only need to attend one session, not both
    • You do not need to sign up
    • Enrolled and waitlisted students will get the Zoom link through their MyCanyons email a few days before the Orientation

Due to State attendance requirements, students cannot miss more than two days of class for any reason and cannot miss any of the final exams during the last two weeks of the semester.

Students who miss the first day of class will be dropped. Waitlisted students and “crash adds” will only be added to the course on the first day.

Important things to DO before class starts

Course Requirements & Expenses

  • You must be fully vaccinated for Covid by the first day of class. This is required by some of the agencies our students work with during class, not by COC.
  • You must be at least 18 years old on the first day of class
  • You must have a social security number
  • You must be present the first day of class or you will be dropped
  • Waitlisted students must be present on the first day of class to be added
  • No students are added after the first day of class

Due Week 1: Complete Checklist 1 and all of the included forms

  • Download and print the forms for free at the ASG computer lab or email them and pick them up curbside
  • Follow the directions carefully
  • Do not staple the forms, and do not check items off yourself or write below the line 

Forms

Due Week 1: Complete Checklist 2

Due Week 1: 

Due Week 2: 

Due Week 3: Complete Checklist 3 and all items below

  • Print the forms for free at the ASG computer lab or email them and pick them up curbside
  • Follow the directions carefully
  • Print neatly and in BLACK ink
  • Do not staple the forms, and do not check items off yourself or write below the line indicated

--> Use this reference for the best order to complete the following items.

  • Student Health and Wellness Center prices and resources
  • Fire Safety card 
  • TB Tests
  • Titers (Antibody Tests) and Vaccinations
  • Physical
  • Background check
    Must NOT have been convicted of:
    • Murder
    • Felony assault
    • Sexual offenses/assault
    • Felony possession and/or furnishing without a certificate of rehab
    • Felonies involving weapons and/or violent crimes
    • Misdemeanor theft or felony theft (this includes shoplifting)
    • Fraud
    • Drug or alcohol offenses without certificate of rehab
    • DUI convictions (waived with court order showing completed sentence/probation and a Drug & Alcohol Course)
  • Drug test (DOT standards)
    You will be tested for all of the following:
    • Cocaine metabolites
    • Amphetamines
    • Barbituates
    • Benzodiazapines
    • Marijuana Metabolite
    • Opiates
    • Phencyclidine
    • Propoxyphene/Metabolite
    • Methadone
    • Methaqualone
  • Flu form for hospital (confirming you have been vaccinated)

Need more help?

If you have questions about the course requirements or how to complete the documents, please contact the Program Director at prehospitalmedicine@canyons.edu

For financial assistance, please contact the Basic Needs Center (BaNC).  Complete the registration form and tell them you are taking a Career Technical Education course. They may be able to provide grants and access to other financial resources.