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  • EMP 193: Patient Assessment And Mgt

    3.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to Program, approved Anatomy & Physiology Course This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to perform a comprehensive patient assessment, make initial management decisions, and to communicate assessment findings and patient care verbally and in writing. Content areas include airway management, history taking, techniques of the physical examination, patient assessment, clinical decision making, communications, documentation, and assessment based management. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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  • EMP 194: Paramedic General Pharmacology

    2.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    2 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved Anatomy and Physiology course. This course introduces basic pharmacological agents and concepts, with an emphasis on drug classifications and the knowledge and skills required for safe, effective medication administration. Content areas include: general principles of pharmacology and pharmacologic pathophysiology; venous and intraosseous access techniques, the metric and apothecary system; computation of dosage and solution problems, administration of pharmacologic agents; and nasogastric tube placement. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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  • EMP 195: Advanced Trauma Management- a

    6.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    6 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved Anatomy and Physiology course, approved for clinical studies. NOTE: The combination of EMP 196, Advanced Trauma Management-B, and EMP 197, Clinical Competencies-I will substitute for this course. This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions and implementation of treatment plans for trauma patients. Content areas include the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of trauma as related to trauma systems; mechanisms of injury; hemorrhage and shock; soft tissue injuries; burns; and head, facial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, and musculoskeletal trauma. Theory and skills are applied to a variety of patient situations in the clinical setting, with a focus on patient assessment, trauma management, advanced airway management, I.V./I.O. initiation and medication administration. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health. CORE
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  • EMP 198: Medical Patient Management I

    3.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved Anatomy and Physiology course This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions and implementation treatment plans for specific medical conditions. Content areas include pulmonology, neurology, gastroenterology, renal/ urology, toxicology, hematology, environmental conditions, infectious and communicable diseases, abuse and assault, patients with special challenges, and acute interventions for the chronic care patient. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health. CORE
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  • EMP 199: Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

    3.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved Anatomy and Physiology course This course introduces the cardiovascular system, cardiovascular electrophysiology, and electrocardiographic monitoring. Content areas include: cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, cardiovascular electrophysiology, electrocardiographic monitoring, rhythm analysis, and prehospital 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring and interpretation. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health. CORE
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  • EMP 200: Medical Patient Management Iia

    6.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    6 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved anatomy and physiology course(s), approved for clinical studies. NOTE: The combination of EMP-201, Medical Patient Management-IIB, and EMP-202, Clinical Competencies-II will substitute for this course. This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions and implementation of treatment plans for specific medical conditions. Content areas include endocrinology, allergies and anaphylaxis, behavioral/psychiatric conditions, gynecology, obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, and geriatrics. In the clinical setting, theory and skills are applied to a variety of medical situations across the life span of the patient, with a focus on communication with and management of cardiac, acute care, psychiatric/behavioral, obstetrical, newborn, pediatric, geriatric, and acute interventions for chronic care patients, and patients with special challenges. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health. CORE
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  • EMP 203: Cardiovascular Patient Management

    3.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, EMP 199, approved Anatomy and Physiology course This course relates pathophysiology and assessment findings to the formulation of field impressions and implementation of treatment plans for specific cardiovascular conditions. Content areas include assessment of the cardiovascular patient, pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease and techniques of management including appropriate pharmacologic agents and electrical therapy. Upon course completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health. CORE.
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  • EMP 204: Transition to Paramedic Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    3 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program; approved anatomy and physiology course This course is designed to meet additional state and local educational requirements for paramedic practice. Content may include: prehospital protocols, transfer medications, topics in critical care and transport, systems presentation, and/ or national standard certification courses as dictated by local needs or state requirement. Upon course completion, students should have met all ancillary educational requirements set forth by the Alabama Department of Public Health and local employers.
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  • EMP 205: Paramedic Terminal Competencies

    2.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    2 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved anatomy and physiology course This course is designed to review the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Paramedic and to assist students in preparation for the paramedic licensure examination. Emphasis is placed on validation of knowledge and skills through didactic review, skills lab performance, computer simulation and practice testing. Upon course completion, students should be sufficiently prepared to sit for the paramedic licensure examination. CORE
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  • EMP 206: Paramedic Field Preceptorship

    6.00 Credits
    Bishop State Community College

    6 credits Prerequisite: Admission to the EMT-Paramedic Program, approved anatomy and physiology course(s), approved for clinical studies This course provides field experiences in the pre-hospital setting with advanced life support EMS units. Under the direct supervision of a field preceptor, students synthesize cognitive knowledge and skills developed in the skills laboratory and hospital clinical to provide safe and effective patient care in the pre-hospital environment. Upon course completion, students should have refined and validated their patient care practices to provide safe and effective patient care over a broad spectrum of patient situations and complaints. CORE
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