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  • EMSP 1520: Airway Management

    2.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide pre-hospital care to ill or injured individuals in the capacity of a paramedic. The focus of this course is on airway management. The topics include basic and advanced airway maneuvers including endotracheal intubation, oxygen administration and airway anatomy. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1530: Patient Assessment

    2.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide pre-hospital care to ill or injured individuals in the capacity of a paramedic. This course focus is on patient assessment. Topics include history taking, techniques of physical exam, patient assessment techniques, communication skills, and medical documentation. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1540: Pre-Hospital Trauma Care

    3.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide pre-hospital care to ill or injured individuals in the capacity of a paramedic. This course builds on the basic trauma course through expanded study of the pathophysiology of mechanisms of injury and the acute effects of altered hemodynamic states that lead to varying shock states in the traumatized patient. Topics include trauma systems, mechanism of injury, hemorrhage, shock, burns, thoracic trauma, and managing the multi-trauma patient. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1550: Pulmonology and Cardiology

    4.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide pre-hospital care to ill or injured individuals in the capacity of a paramedic. This course provides in-depth assessment and treatment modalities for the patient who is suffering a cardiac event including how to acquire and interpret 12- lead ECGs. Topics include cardiac anatomy, circulatory system, heart sounds, ECG wave forms, ECG axis, identifying acute ECG changes, pathophysiology of the patient experiencing and acute myocardial infraction (AMI) and treatment modalities for the AMI patient. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1560: Medical Emergencies

    3.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide pre-hospital care to ill or injured individuals in the capacity of a paramedic. The course is focused on medical emergencies encountered in the pre-hospital setting and how paramedics treat these emergencies. The topics include neurology, gastroenterology, toxicology, hemetalogy, urology, and treatment of medical emergency patients in the out-of-hospital setting. Prerequisites: EMSP 1550, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1570: Special Populations

    2.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide pre-hospital care to ill or injured individuals in the capacity of a paramedic. This course focuses on patients with common medical emergencies and patients who comprise special populations. The course emphasizes the recognition and treatment of medical emergencies and importance of recognizing the difference in treatment of pediatric and elderly patients from that of the average adult patient. The topics include OB/GYN, pediatrics, neonatology, and geriatrics. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMSP 1560, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1580: Clinical I

    1.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide advanced medical care to ill or injured individuals. This course provides the paramedic student with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills obtained during the classroom and lab sessions. The clinical is conducted in a supervised session at a local medical facility and in the pre-hospital setting. Clinical rotations include an emergency department, critical care setting, pediatrics, operating room, nursing home, doctor's office, and pre-hospital locations such as ambulance services. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1582: Clinical II

    3.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide advanced medical care to ill or injured individuals. The paramedic student will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills obtained during the classroom and lab sessions. The clinical is conducted in a supervised session at a local medical facility and in the pre-hospital setting. Clinical rotations include an emergency department, critical care setting, pediatrics, operating room, nursing home, doctor's office, and pre-hospital locations such as an ambulance service. Prerequisites: EMSP 1580, EMTBasic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1584: Clinical III

    1.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course is part of a series of courses which prepares the student to provide advanced medical care to ill or injured individuals. This course provides the paramedic student with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills obtained during the classroom and lab sessions. The clinical is conducted in a supervised session at a local medical facility and in the pre-hospital setting. Clinical rotations include an emergency department, critical care setting, pediatrics, operating room, nursing home, doctor's office, and pre-hospital locations such as ambulance services. Prerequisites: EMSP 1582, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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  • EMSP 1590: Field Clinical I

    1.00 Credits
    Ridgewater College

    This course presents the concepts and information necessary for the student to apply classroom and clinical learning to the care and treatment of actual patients. The student will apply medical skills and knowledge as the team leader while being monitored by a qualified preceptor. The course includes classroom sessions to present the local protocols and expectations for the field internship. Students will attend clinical at an approved pre-hospital life support service with an approved preceptor. Students who successfully complete this course will be eligible to request privileges to provide care as a delegated practitioner within the EMS system. Prerequisites: EMSP 1500, EMT-Basic Certification, CPR Certification
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