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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license and be accepted in the Paramedic Program. This course discusses drug theory and usage by paramedical personnel. Areas of emphasis are general principles of drug action, the mathematics of dosage calculation, the therapeutic effects, indications, contraindications, dosages, administration routes and possible side effects of emergency drugs. Discussions include important prescription medications and their relationship to emergency treatment.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license and be accepted in the Paramedic Program or consent of Program Coordinator. This course is designed specifically for the Paramedic student to provide a basic understanding of the structure and function of the human body. The course includes an overview of each body system.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license and be accepted in the Paramedic Program. This course covers the practical skills relating to Principles of Paramedic Technology I, including patient assessment and history taking techniques, parenteral infusion techniques, antishock trousers, oxygen administration, airway adjuncts to include endotracheal intubation and cricothyroidotomy techniques.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license, be accepted in the Paramedic Program, and successfully complete all first semester paramedic courses. This course covers the practical skills relating to Principles of Paramedic Technology II and Principles of Paramedic Technology III, including patient assessment and history taking techniques with emphasis on ECG interpretation as well as special OB/GYN techniques. At the completion of the semester, all skills covered previously will be reviewed.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license and be accepted in the Paramedic Program. This course allows students to provide advanced therapy to hospitalized patients under the supervision of licensed personnel.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license, be accepted in the Paramedic Program, and successfully complete all first semester paramedic courses. This course allows students to provide advanced therapy to hospitalized patients under the supervision of licensed personnel.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license, be accepted in the Paramedic Program, and successfully complete all second semester paramedic courses. This course provides advanced therapy to hospitalized patients under the supervision of licensed personnel.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license and be accepted in the Paramedic program. This course is designed specifically for those students who are currently enrolled in Paramedic Technology. Arrangements are made for the student to work with a pre-hospital, advanced life support system under the supervision of licensed personnel. Students will observe and practice the application of paramedic skills (5 additional hours per week).
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license, be accepted in the Paramedic Program, and successfully complete all first semester paramedic courses. This course is designed specifically for the student who is currently enrolled in Principles of Paramedic Technology II and Principles of Paramedic Technology III. Arrangements are made for the student to work with a pre-hospital, advanced life support system under the supervision of licensed personnel. Students will observe and practice the application of paramedic skills.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Must hold current EMT license, be accepted in the Paramedic Program, and successfully complete all second semester paramedic courses. This course is designed specifically for the student who is currently enrolled in Paramedic Technology IV. Arrangements are made for the student to work with a pre-hospital advanced life support system under the supervision of licensed personnel. The student will observe and practice the application of paramedic skills.
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