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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (Spring Semester) Fire department and emergency medical personnel are often confronted with managing medical needs while involved in rescue or extrication situations. This course will give an overview of a wide range of rescue and extrication scenarios with the primary focus being on scene safety and incident stabilization. Situations to be included in the course are: MVA's and extrication, rope rescue, confined space, trench and excavation, environmental emergencies, prolonged extrication/ extraction issues, avalanche extrication/back country safety, incident command and radio communications, mass casualty incidents (START), water rescue.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits (Fall and Spring Semesters) Prerequisite: instructor's consent. An introduction to the field of emergency trauma medicine. Upon completion of this course and with the consent of the instructor, the student will be qualified to sit for the National Written and Practical Examinations for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic. This course requires a minimum of 120 hours which includes both classroom and clinical experiences.
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8.00 Credits
8 credits (Spring Semester) Prerequisites: BIOL 110N, BIOL 111L, CHEM/MED 150, MATH 78, Montana EMT-B license and acceptance only with instructor's consent. Corequisite: EMS 275. The course topics include: emergency medical systems, paramedic roles, responsibilities, well being, illness, injury prevention, medical/legal issues, ethics, pathophysiology, pharmacology, venous access, medication administration, communications, life span, prehospital trauma life support (PHTLS) certification, advanced airway management, ventilation, patient assessment, history taking, physical examination, clinical decision making and documentation. Students successfully completing the paramedic course series may take National Registry examinations.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits (Spring Semester) Prerequisites: BIOL 110N, BIOL 111L, CHEM/MED 150, MATH 78, Montana EMT-B license and acceptance only with instructor's consent. Corequisite: EMS 274. This course provides the EMT-Paramedic student with the practical application of the knowledge and skills gained in the classroom in a variety of clinical settings under the direct supervision of a licensed professional preceptor. Clinical training for this course includes: Emergency, Surgery (OR), Recovery (PACU), Laboratory, Pathology, Pediatrics and Respiratory Departments. Field experience with Kalispell Fire, Three Rivers EMS and Whitefish Fire is part of the course series. Students successfully completing the paramedic course series may take National Registry examinations.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits (Summer Semester) Prerequisites: EMS 274, EMS 275. This course provides the EMT-Paramedic student with the summer semester opportunity for field application of practi-cal knowledge and skills gained from EMS 275. Students will perform advanced level skills with their ALS licensed agencies under the direct supervision of a licensed professional preceptor.
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8.00 Credits
8 credits (Fall Semester) Prerequisites: EMS 274, EMS 275. Corequisite: EMS 277. The course topics include: pulmonary, cardiology, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification, neurology, endocrinol-ogy, allergies, anaphylaxis, gastroenterology, renal/urology, toxicology, hematology, environmental conditions, infec-tious/communicable disease, behavioral/psychiatric disorders, gynecology, obstetrics, trauma systems, mechanism of injury, hemorrhage/shock, trauma involving soft tissue, head/facial, thoracic, abdominal and musculoskeletal systems. Students successfully completing the paramedic course series may take National Registry examinations.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits (Fall Semester) Prerequisites: EMS 274, EMS 275. Corequisite: EMS 276. This course provides the EMT-Paramedic student with the practical application of the knowledge and skills gained in the classroom in a variety of clinical settings under the direct supervision of a licensed professional preceptor. Clinical training for this course includes: Emergency, Intensive Care, Critical Care, Obstetrics, Nursery, Pediatrics and Respira-tory Departments. Field experience with Kalispell Fire, Three Rivers EMS and Whitefish Fire is part of this course series. Students successfully completing the paramedic course series may take National Registry examinations.
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8.00 Credits
8 credits (Spring Semester) Prerequisites: EMS 274, EMS 275, EMS 276, EMS 277. Corequisite: EMS 279. The course topics include: neonatology, pediatrics, pediatric education for prehospital providers (PEPP) certification, geri-atrics, abuse/assault, patients with special challenges, acute interventions for the chronic care patient, assessment based management, ambulance operations, incident command, rescue awareness/operations, hazardous materials incidents, crime scene awareness, terrorism response/weapons of mass destruction. Students successfully completing the paramedic course series may take National Registry examinations.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits (Spring Semester) Prerequisites: EMS 274, EMS 275, EMS 276, EMS 277. Corequisites: EMS 278. This course provides the EMT-Paramedic student with the practical application of the knowledge and skills gained in the classroom in a variety of clinical settings under the direct supervision of a licensed professional preceptor. Clinical train-ing for this course includes: Emergency, Intensive Care, Critical Care, Obstetrics, Nursery, Pediatrics, Psychiatric and Geriatric Departments. Field experience with Kalispell Fire, Three Rivers EMS and Whitefish Fire is part of this course series. Students successfully completing the paramedic course series may take National Registry examinations.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (Fall Semester) This introductory course focuses on the reading, enjoyment and critical analysis of fiction, poetry and drama. Students will read world literature, as well as works of the American West, contemporary dramatists, minority writers, and works focusing on the lives of immigrants, expatriates and firstgeneration Americans.
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