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EMS 241.PARAMEDIC CARDIOLOGY. 3 hrs. EMS 248. PARAMEDIC CLINICAL II. 3 hrs.
PREREQUISITE: Admission to program. BIO 111 (EMS 189) or BIO 201 PREREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257.
COREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257. COREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 & 248.
This course introduces the cardiovascular system, cardiovascular electrophysiology, and electrocar- This course is directed toward the application of knowledge and skills developed in didactic and skills
diographic monitoring. This course further relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the laboratory experiences to the clinical setting. Theory and skills are applied to a variety of medical and
formulation of field impressions and implementation of treatment plans for specific cardiovascular trauma situations across the life span of the patient, with a focus on communication with and manage-
conditions. Content areas include: cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, cardiovascular electro- ment of trauma, cardiac, acute care, psychiatric/behavioral, obstetrical, newborn, pediatric, geriatric,
physiology, electrocardiographic monitoring, rhythm analysis, and prehospital 12-lead electrocar- and acute interventions for chronic care patients, and patients with special challenges.
diogram monitoring and interpretation, assessment of the cardiovascular patient, pathophysiology of EMS 253. PARAMEDIC TRANSITION TO THE WORKFORCE. 2 hrs.
cardiovascular disease and techniques of management including appropriate pharmacologic agents PREREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 AND 248. BIO 201, BIO 202 or BIO 111 (EMP 189).
and electrical therapy. COREQUISITE: EMS 254, 255 AND 256. Descriptions Course
EMS 242.PARAMEDIC PATIENT ASSESSMENT. 3 hrs. This course is designed to meet additional state and local educational requirements for paramedic
PREREQUISITE: Admission to program. BIO 111 (EMS 189) or BIO 201 with C or higher. practice. Content may include: prehospital protocols, transfer medications, topics in critical care and
COREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257. transport, systems presentation, and/or national standard certification courses as dictated by local
This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to perform a comprehensive patient assess- needs or state requirement.
ment, make initial management decisions, and to communicate assessment findings and patient care EMS 254. ADVANCED COMPETENCIES FOR PARAMEDIC. 2 hrs.
verbally and in writing. Content areas include: airway management, history taking, techniques of the PREREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 AND 248. BIO 201, BIO 202 or BIO 111 (EMP 189).
physical examination, patient assessment, clinical decision making, communications, documentation COREQUISITE: EMS 253, 254, 255 AND 256.
and assessment based management. This course is designed to assist students in preparation for the paramedic licensure examination.
EMS 244. PARAMEDIC CLINICAL I. 1 hr. Emphasis is placed on validation of knowledge and skills through didactic review, skills lab perfor-
PREREQUISITE: Admission to program. BIO 111 (EMS 189) or BIO 201 with C or higher. mance, and/or computer simulation and practice testing. Upon course completion, students should be
COREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257. sufficiently prepared to sit for the paramedic licensure examination.
This course is directed toward the application of knowledge and skills developed in didactic and skills EMS 255. PARAMEDIC FIELD PRECEPTORSHIP. 5 hrs.
laboratory experiences to the clinical setting. Theory and skills are applied to a variety of patient sit- PREREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 AND 248. BIO 201, BIO 202 or BIO 111 (EMP 189).
uations in the clinical setting, with a focus on patient assessment and management, advanced airway COREQUISITE: EMS 253, 254, 255 AND 256.
management, electro-therapy, I.V./I.O. initiation and medication administration. This course provides field experiences in the prehospital setting with advanced life support EMS
EMS 245. PARAMEDIC MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. 3 hrs. units. Under the direct supervision of a field preceptor, students synthesize cognitive knowledge and
PREREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257. skills developed in the skills laboratory and hospital clinical to provide safe and effective patient care
COREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 & 248. in the prehospital environment. Upon course completion, students should have refined and validated
This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions their patient care practices to provide safe and effective patient care over a broad spectrum of patient
and implementation treatment plans for specific medical conditions. Content areas include: pulmonol- situations and complaints.
ogy, neurology, gastroenterology, renal/urology, toxicology, hematology, environmental conditions, EMS 256. PARAMEDIC TEAM LEADERSHIP. 1 hr.
infectious and communicable diseases, abuse and assault, patients with special challenges, and acute PREREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 AND 248. BIO 201, BIO 202 or BIO 111 (EMP 189).
interventions for the chronic care patient. COREQUISITE: EMS 253, 254, 255 AND 256.
EMS 246. PARAMEDIC TRAUMA MANAGEMENT. 3 hrs. This course is designed to evaluate students’ ability to integrate didactic, psychomotor skills, clinical,
PREREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257. and field internship instruction to serve as a competent entry-level paramedic. This final evaluative
COREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 & 248. (rather than instructional) course focuses on students’ professional attributes and integrative competence
This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions in clinical decision-making and team leadership in the prehospital setting. Upon course completion,
and implementation of treatment plans for trauma patients. Content areas include the pathophysiol- students should have demonstrated adequate knowledge and skills, professional attitudes and attri-
ogy, assessment, and management of trauma as related to: trauma systems; mechanisms of injury; butes, clinical decision-making and team leadership abilities to effectively function as a competent
hemorrhage and shock; soft tissue injuries; burns; and head, facial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, and entry-level paramedic.
musculoskeletal trauma. EMS 257. PARAMEDIC APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 2 hrs.
EMS 247. PARAMEDIC SPECIAL POPULATIONS. 2 hrs. PREREQUISITE: Admission to program. BIO 111 (EMP 189) or BIO 201.
PREREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244, & 257. COREQUISITE: EMS 241, 242, 244 & 257.
COREQUISITE: EMS 245, 246, 247 & 248. This course introduces basic and advanced pharmacological agents and concepts, with an emphasis
This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions and on drug classifications and the knowledge and skills required for safe, effective medication adminis-
implementation of treatment plans for specific medical conditions. Content areas include: endocrinol- tration. Medication pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics will be evaluated for most medicines
ogy, allergies and anaphylaxis, behavioral/psychiatric conditions, gynecology, obstetrics, neonatology, used in the pre-hospital setting. Students will also learn houw to establish various routes of medica-
pediatrics, and geriatrics. In the clinical setting, theory and skills are applied to a variety of medical tion administration and procedures for administering medications via these routes. Students will also
situations across the life span of the patient, with a focus on communication with and management demonstrate mathematic computations for various drug and solution dose administration problems.
of cardiac, acute care, psychiatric/behavioral, obstetrical, newborn, pediatric, geriatric, and acute EMS 265. PARAMEDIC REFRESHER. 3 hrs.
interventions for chronic care patients, and patients with special challenges. PREREQUISITE: Completion of a NSTC course for the Paramedic or program approval.
This course provides students with a review of material contained in the current National Standard