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5.00 Credits
Equivalent to EMT 2622 (2004-2005) Prerequisite: EMS 2000, BIO 2630 Pre or Corequisites: EMS 2100, and BIO 2640 Recommended Corequisite: EMS 2200 The emphasis of this course is on teaching the principles of the electrocardiogram, the cardiac conduction system and the techniques of interpretation and treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias. In addition, paramedic care of the trauma patient including appropriate advanced level interventions will be discussed. This course is designed to provide the paramedic student with a body of knowledge and skills to assist in preparing them for the National Registry Paramedic Certification examination and enable them to assess and treat acutely ill and seriously injured patients under the control and supervision of a medical control physician. This class contains an on-line component. Course/lab fee
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4.00 Credits
Equivalent to EMT 2522 (2004-2005) Prerequisites: EMS 2300 This course is designed to provide the paramedic student with hospital and advanced life support unit experience to perform skills learned in the paramedic courses. Hospital experience will include emergency room, operating room, post-anesthesia recovery, and critical care areas for both adult and pediatric patients. In addition, students will be placed in labor and delivery, psychiatric care areas, triage, morgue, and on paramedic ambulances including fire department units. Competency of skills will be evaluated by clinical preceptors and the course instructor to assure readiness for Internship courses. This course contains an on-line component. Course/lab fees
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3.00 Credits
Equivalent to EMT 2523 (2004-2005) Prerequisites: EMS 2400 This course is designed to provide a means for paramedic students to experience actual clinical settings where they will function as a team member and have team leader expectations. Students entering this stage of their training must be fully competent in their paramedic skills. Preceptors will monitor each student's progress through this experience and communicate directly with the course instructor Final completion of this course and competency will be determined by the EMS Program Director and the Program Medical Director. Successful completion of this course will conclude the paramedic program and allow the student to apply for the National Registry certification exams. Course/lab fees
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EMS 2300 or consent of instructor This course prepares prospective paramedic student candidates for the National Registry Paramedic practical skills examination. The 12 skill stations tested at the NR exam will be practiced until mastery is achieved and students will complete a performance examination of each skill modeling the actual National Registry practical exam. This course is a requirement for completion of the OCC paramedic program or may be a stand alone course for candidates who have completed their training outside of OCC and are preparing to take the National Registry practical exam. Course/lab fees
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Current certification in Basic Life Support (Health Care Provider) according to AHA standards. This course is designed to teach the essential skills of Advanced Cardiac Life Support according to current standards, but at a slower pace for students who are not involved with cardiac emergencies on a regular basis. Students are strongly encouraged to have a background in the medical, nursing, and/or paramedical fields. A basic understanding of interpreting EKG's is also encouraged. Basic Life Support, advanced airway maneuvers, defibrillation, cardioversion, cardiac pacing, pharmacological therapy, and algorithm proficiency are all components of the course. Successful completion will result in ACLS certification. Course/lab fees
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6.00 Credits
Equivalent to ENG 1051 (2003-2004) Prerequisite: Appropriate reading and writing placement. General Education Attributes. 1, 6 Students in this course begin to acquire academic literacy by engaging in reading and writing as a holistic process. Further, students apply reading and writing as processes, reading including prereading, reading, and rereading; writing including prewriting, drafting, revision and editing. Students will also demonstrate knowledge of the conventions of the English language and employ a set of strategies for locating and correcting their own pattern of error, demonstrate literacy skills appropriate for different audiences and purposes, develop and employ academic learning strategies, and use computer technology as a literacy tool. Course/lab fees
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3.00 Credits
General Education Attributes 1, 5, 6 Students will identify the basic elements of the oral and written communication in careers. Based on these elements which include principles of organization, purpose, proofreading, graphics and language structure, students will produce communications appropriate to the careers of their choice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 1060 or higher. General Education Attributes 1, 2, 3 This course focuses on effective workplace (industrial, technical, retail, service and health professions) and academic communication in the context of the problem solving process. Working collaboratively and individually, students will practice strategies for identifying and defining problems, establishing criteria for effective decision-making, generating solutions, implementing plans and evaluating outcomes. Students will apply these tools to problems drawn from everyday life, academic contexts and the workplace. At every stage of the problem solving process, students will use specific, appropriate written, graphic and/or oral forms of communication.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENG 1510 General Education Attributes. 4, 8, 9, 10 The student will learn to analyze in selected literature the images, archetypes and stereotypes of women characters and to discover the effects of these literary images upon actual women. The purpose of the course is to indicate the various definitions and roles suggested for women in literature and to increase the student's consciousness of the role women play in society.
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3.00 Credits
General Education Attributes. 4, 8 The student will experience critical reading for pleasure and information in order to develop his or her ability to evaluate an author's purpose, thesis, competence and performance and to synthesize and draw conclusions from two or more works about the same facet of human experience. The student will practice and develop all the communication skills concomitantly with these readings.
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