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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program admission; Corequisites: ENG 1010, MAT 1012, AHS 1011, SCT 100) Introduces the student to the paramedic profession. Discussion centers on functions that extend beyond the EMT scope of practice. Topics include:the EMS system/roles and responsibilities, well-being of the paramedic, illness/injury prevention, medical/legal considerations, ambulance operations, ethics, rescue awareness and operations, hazardous materials incidents, crime scene awareness and medical incident command. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 1, Sections 1-5, Division 7, Section 1 and Division 8, Sections 1-5 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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2.00 Credits
(Corequisites: AHS 1011, EMS 128) Introduces the fundamental principles and skills involved in assessing the pre-hospital patient. Emphasis is on the systematic approach to patient assessment, with adaptations for the medical versus the trauma patient. Topics include: patient assessment, therapeutic communications, history taking, techniques of physical exam, clinical decision-making, EMS communications, and documentation. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 1, Section 9 and Division 3, Sections 1-9 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: EMS 127A) Continues the fundamental principles and skills involved in assessing the pre-hospital patient. Emphasis is on the systematic approach to patient assessment, with adaptations for the medical versus the trauma patient. Topics include: patient assessment, therapeutic communications, history taking, techniques of physical exam, clinical decision-making, EMS communications, and documentation. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 1, Section 9 and Division 3, Sections 1-9 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
(Corequisite: AHS 1011) Introduces the concepts of pathophysiology as it correlates to disease processes. This course will enable caregivers to enhance their assessment and management skills. Disease-specific pathophysiology is covered in each related section of the curriculum. Also covered is a review of cellular composition and function, including cellular environment as it relates to fluid and acid-based balances. Content on genetics and familial diseases are discussed. Hypoperfusion, including various forms of shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and cellular metabolism impairment are integral components in this course. The next portion of this section provides information on the body's self-defense mechanisms, the inflammatory response, and variances in immunity. The final topic covered is stress and disease, which includes stress responses and the interrelationships among stress, coping, and disease.
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4.00 Credits
(Prerequisites/Corequisites: ENG 1010, MAT 1012, SCT 100, EMS 200A) This unit is designed to help the paramedic implement a patient management plan based on principles and applications of pharmacology. Discussion of pharmacology includes: identification of drugs, drug calculations, drug administration techniques and procedures, and drug safety and standards.
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127A-B, EMS 128,EMS 129) This course is designed to help the paramedic assess and treat wide varieties of respiratory related illnesses in the pediatric and adult patient. Topics include: a review of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology of foreign body airway obstruction, recognition of respiratory compromise, use of airway adjunctive equipment/procedures, current therapeutic modalities for bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, hyperventilation syndromes, and spontaneous pneumothorax. This section also provides expanded information for adult respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary thromboembolism, neoplasms of the lung, pneumonia, emphysema, pulmonary edema, and respiratory infections. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 2 (Airway), Section 1 (Airway Management and Ventilation) and Division 5 (Medical), Section 1 (Respiratory) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127A-B, EMS 128,EMS 129; Corequisites: ENG 1010, EMS 200A, SCT 100) This course is designed to introduce the student to assessment and management of the trauma patient, to include: systematic approach to the assessment and management of trauma, demonstration of the assessment and management of certain types of trauma patients and bodily injuries. Students should complete the requirements for the Basic Trauma Life Support course or the Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support course.
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127A-B, EMS 128,EMS 129; Corequisites: ENG 1010, EMS 200A, SCT 100) Emphasizes the study of the cardiovascular system. Cardiology I introduces and explores cardiovascular epidemiology, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and electrophysiology. This course will also provide instruction on initial cardiovascular assessment, focused history, detailed physical examination, and electrocardiographic monitoring. Management of the cardiovascular patient will be taught in Cardiology II. At the completion of this course student will be able to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field of impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular disease. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 5 (Medical), Section 2 (Cardiology) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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4.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127A-B, EMS 128, EMS 129; Corequisites: ENG 1010, EMS 200A, EMS 132, SCT 100) Expounds on the objectives in Cardiology I, emphasizing advanced patient assessment and management of the cardiac patient. Topics will include advanced cardiovascular assessment, electrical intervention, pharmacological intervention, and emergency resuscitative treatment utilizing the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Providers course. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 5 (Medical), Section 2 (Cardiology) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127A-B, EMS 128,EMS 129) Provides an in-depth study of the nervous, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, hematopoietic, and immune systems. Topics include: epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of specific injuries/illnesses. Emphasizes allergies and anaphylaxis, toxicology, environmental emergencies, and infectious and communicable diseases. General/specific pathophysiology assessment and management is discussed in detail for environmental emergencies. Infectious and communicable disease topics include: public health principles, public health agencies, infection, pathogenicity, infectious agents, and specific infectious disease processes and their management. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 5 (Medical), Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.
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