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6.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to recognize, assess and provide paramedic interventions related to the special challenges posed by neonate, pediatric, obstetric, geriatrics, and technology dependent patients. Acute interventions for the chronically ill and home care patient are discussed. This course covers the Special Populations Section of the national EMS Education Standards Curriculum. Students will participate in classroom lecture and discussion as well as practical lab exercises and clinical opportunities designed to prepare the student to provide emergency care to those specific special population groups that require unique approaches or techniques and basic use knowledge of selected advanced technology will be explored along with the appropriate care and intervention(s) necessary to insure safe, effective and efficient transport to the most appropriate facility. This course meets all national EMS Education Standards.
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9.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to recognize, assess and provide paramedic interventions related to bodily traumatic injuries. This course covers the Trauma section of the national EMS Educational Standards Curriculum. Students will participate in classroom lecture and discussion as well as clinical and field experiences designed to prepare the student to provide emergency care to those who have experienced a traumatic injury along with the appropriate care and intervention(s) necessary to ensure safe, effective and efficient transport to the most appropriate facility. Students will also begin rotations with various paramedic Fire/EMS agencies providing rescue vehicle response to advance the skills and performance of paramedic practice. Successful evaluation of professionalism, interpersonal relationships and problem solving under stress, must be completed for recommendation to test for certification/licensure. Students will nominally complete a total of 500 hours of ride time and successfully complete 50 ALS Team Leads during this course and Paramedic 5. A minimum of 20 of the ALS Team Leads MUST BE COMPLETED during Paramedic 5. This Field Clinical time will continue in Paramedic 5 course. This course meets all national EMS Education Standards.
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9.50 Credits
This course integrates all previously learned areas to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment and/or disposition plan for a variety of patients with varying degrees of complaints. This course will allow students to solidify and put into practice all that has been learned by applying and integrating epidemiology, Pathophysiology, assessment and advanced concepts applied to the recognition of Advanced Life Support patient problems and treatment modalities. The student will be able to apply the skills and knowledge gained in previous classroom and clinical experience in order to provide quality and appropriate patient care and transportation to the most appropriate facility. Students will participate in field internship experiences designed to prepare the student to provide emergency care at the paramedic level. Extensive clinical and field internship time will be expected. Students will continue rotations with various paramedic Fire/EMS agencies providing rescue vehicle response to advance the skills and performance of paramedic practice. Successful evaluation of professionalism, interpersonal relationships and problem solving under stress, must be completed for recommendation to test for certification/licensure. Students will nominally complete a total of 500 hours of ride time and successfully complete 50 ALS Team Leads during this course and Paramedic 4; A minimum of 20 ALS Team Leads MUST BE COMPLETED during the Paramedic Capstone. This course meets all National EMS Education Standards.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover the basic principles of range management as they apply to various regions and vegetative types. The relationship of range management practices to livestock production, wildlife management, forestry, hydrology and other land uses will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
This course will emphasize principles of forest management. Topics may include the laws affecting forest management, methods of harvesting wood, forest fires, insect management, disturbances to stream flow, and the challenges of developing management plans for forests.
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2.00 Credits
This course examines major features and evolutionary origins of rangeland plants. The analysis of analytical and experimental tools used to identify and understand plant diversity will be addressed. Recognizing major rangeland plants of North America and understanding their distribution within the range ecosystems will be an essential component of this laboratory course.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a broad orientation to regulatory issues pertaining to safety, health and environment in the workplace. Topics may include federal, state and local regulations compliance management; air quality and air emissions, water pollution, soil contamination, waste disposal, pollution prevention plans, data gathering and reporting as important compliance issues; personal safety plans; development of policies and procedures; overall industrial safety management program management.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the field of industrial hygiene. Concepts to be discussed include anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical substances and physical agents in the workplace or environment. Emphasis will be placed on such subjects as air contaminants, toxicology, radiation, noise, temperature, personal protective equipment, engineering controls, and associated calculations. A hands-on approach will often be used in the process of learning instrument calibration, sampling methods, and other quantitative evaluations.
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1.50 Credits
This course provides an introduction to various workplace health and safety issues. It is designed primarily for the energy services industry, with emphasis on OSHA and DOT guidelines. Topics include basic environmental safety training, CPR and First Aid, according to the National Safety Council Standards. Successful students will be awarded National Safety Council certification cards for CPR and First Aid. This course is approved for S/U grading.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides a broad orientation to various workplace health and safety issues. It is designed primarily for the energy services industry. Topics may include basic environmental safety training, CPR and First Aid, and forklift options according to the National Safety Council Standards. This course is approved for S/U grading.
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