EMS 250 - Paramedic 1

Institution:

Jefferson Community College

Subject:

Emergency Medical Services

Description:

This course prepares the student to provide advanced medical care to ill or injured individuals. The topics include well being of the paramedic, illness and injury prevention, life span development, pathophysiology, surgical airway procedures, trauma systems, mechanism of injury, hemorrhage, shock, burns, thoracic trauma, managing the multi-trauma patient, cardiac anatomy, circulatory system, heart sounds, ECG wave forms, ECG axis, identifying acute ECG changes, pathophysiology of the patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and treatment modalities for the AMI patient. This course, along with EMS 150, 170, 270, and 275, prepares and qualifies the student to sit for the New York State and National Registry Paramedic certification examination, providing all other certification requirements are met. Prerequisites: EMS 170 or equivalent and NYS EMT-Basic Certification or equivalent. Pre or Co-requisite: Current infection control, hazardous materials and incident command system training, conforming to the requirements of the Paramedic Program Handbook. 11 cr. 6.5 Lec. 1.5 Lab. 12 Clinical (Per Departmental Standards Version of EMS 250, approved by Academic Affairs on 4/14/05).

Credits:

11.00

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Instructional Type:

Lab

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Institution Website:

www.sunyjefferson.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 786-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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