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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills to effectively provide emergency care and transportation to a patient experiencing a medical emergency. This course focuses on the integration of the physical exam, medical history, and pathophysiology when assessing and treating the medical patient. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment and professional level CPR certification. Four credits.
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2.00 Credits
Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate emergency care and transportation of a patient who has suffered a traumatic injury. The concepts of kinematics and the biomechanics of trauma, along with pathophysiology and injury patterns will provide the student with the ability to assess and manage the trauma patient. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment and professional level CPR certification. Two credits.
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2.00 Credits
Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills required to modify the assessment, treatment, and transportation of special patient populations and patients in special circumstances. This course also provides an overview of incident command, mass casualty incidents, vehicle extrication, air medical support, hazardous materials, and terrorism. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment and professional level CPR certification. Two credits.
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9.00 Credits
Enables the student after successful completion of this course to take the EMT Certification Examination subject to the requirements of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. Includes written and practical examinations. Student must be at least 18 years of age or permission from department advisor. Students must pass all three of the following courses to be eligible to receive the college certificate for EMT-Basic and to be eligible to take the National Registry practical and written exams: EMS 125 Lecture, EMS 125 Lab and EMS 170 Clinical. Students that do not pass all three courses during the same or subsequent semester will be required to retake all three classes in order to receive the college certificate and sit for the National Registry exams. Appropriate vaccinations, current background check and drug screen required. Nine credits.
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2.00 Credits
Provides required didactic and skills review for renewing EMT students. Accommodates the needs of the re-entry EMT student. Prerequisite(s): Current CPR and EMT Basic - current or less than 6 months expired or permission of instructor. Two credits.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student to the fundamental knowledge of growth, development and aging considerations in the emergency patient. The student will learn to use assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs. These include the obstetric patient, neonatal patient, pediatric patient, geriatric patient, and patients with special challenges. Learners will apply this knowledge to patient assessment and the development of a treatment plan in a simulated setting. This course also provides an overview of the principles of safe ground ambulance operations, incident management, multiple casualty incidents, air medical responses, vehicle extrication, hazardous material awareness and terrorism and disaster response. Learners will apply critical thinking skills to ensuring the safety of a scene and a plan for safe patient care and transportation. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment. Two credits.
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1.00 Credits
Provides the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student with a basis for making clinical decisions in the pharmacologic management of patients commonly encountered in the pre-hospital setting. Topics include the legal and ethical aspects of pharmacotherapy, roles, responsibilities and techniques associated with medication preparation and administration, the classification and naming of medications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and medication calculations. In addition the mechanism of action, dose, route(s) of administration, therapeutic effects, adverse effects, and therapeutic indications for medications within the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician scope of practice are discussed in detail. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment. One credit.
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on cognitive and skill practice as required by Colorado Prehospital Care program for EMT Basic level IV approval. Examines criteria, procedures and techniques for ICV therapy, discusses fluid and electrolyte balance and principles and treatment for shock. Prerequisite(s): Restricted to current EMT Basic/CPR- Appropriate vaccination records, current background check and drug screen. Two credits.
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2.00 Credits
Provides the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student with instruction in EMS systems, communications and documentation, pathophysiology, airway management, and the role of EMS in public health. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment. Two credits.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student to a fundamental knowledge of emergency care for the medical patient. This course provides instruction in the integration of physical exam findings, history findings, and pathophysiology when assessing and treating the medical patient. Topics addressed include neurology, immunology, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, cardiovascular disorders, toxicology, respiratory emergencies, hematology, and renal disorders. Prerequisite(s): Reading assessment. Two credits.
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