Centralia College is now accepting applications for its emergency medical technician and phlebotomy programs, both of which have classes starting in September.
The five-month program to be an EMT teaches students the essential skills needed for patient care in life-threatening situations, according to a press release from the college.
EMTs conduct basic, noninvasive interventions to reduce harm at emergency sites, save lives, and transport patients to the hospital when necessary. In many areas, EMTs provide the majority of out-of-care hospital services and are the most common type of providers in all of emergency medical services.
Classes will tentatively begin on Sept. 6 and run through January. They will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays, with two Saturday morning classes.
Class size is limited to 24 students.
Application packets are available online. The EMT classes are offered on an annual basis, and students can only start the program in the fall, stated the release.
The new phlebotomy program at the college is a 46-credit certificate program that will begin in September.
Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing blood from patients and taking the specimens to the laboratory to prepare for testing. The program will focus on hands-on practice and dexterity. It teaches students to perform clinical laboratory testing.
For more information about either program, go online to www.centralia.edu/academics/workforce, or contact McKenzie Williams at mckenzie.williams@centralia.edu or call (360) 736-9391, ext. 427.
