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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: Must present a valid driver's license and program approval. The Emergency Vehicle Operator Course - Ambulance provides the student with training as contained in the current National Standard Training Curriculum (NSTC) for the Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC) Ambulance. The course provides the knowledge and skill practice necessary for individuals to learn how to safely operate all types of ambulances. Topics include introduction to the NSTC for ambulance operators; legal aspects of ambulance operation; communication and reporting; roles and responsibilities; ambulance types and operation; ambulance inspection, maintenance, and repair; navigation and route planning; basic maneuvers and normal operating situations; operations in emergency mode and unusual situations, special considerations in safety; and the run. Completion of specific student competencies, utilizing NSTC guidelines, are required for successful completion of this course. NOTE: To qualify for licensure status as an ambulance driver in the State of Alabama, students must successfully complete this course and meet additional requirements as required by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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1.00 Credits
This course offers independent study or computer assisted instruction under faculty supervision and/or theory in an EMS subject relevant to the student's interest and need. Specific cognitive competencies required by the student are defined in writing at the first class period.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed for students planning to enter a health related field of study or public service occupations. The course focuses on the sources of communicable diseases and describes methods for prevention of transmission of bloodborne and airborne pathogens. Topics include prevention; universal precautions ( bodysubstance isolation) and asepsis; immunization; exposure control; disposal; labeling; transmission; exposure determination; postexposure reporting; and an exposure control plan. The course is taught following current guidelines set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Upon course completion, students should be able to participate in the clinical setting, identify potential sources of bloodborne and airborne pathogens, and use appropriate universal precautions.
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9.00 Credits
This course is required to apply for certification as an EMT basic. This course provides students with insights into the theory and application of concepts related to the professsion of emergency medical services. Specific topics include: EMS preparatory, airway maintenance, patient assessment, treating trauma patients, various medical procedures, treating infants and children, and various EMS operations. This course is based on the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic National Standard Curriculum.
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1.00 Credits
This course is required to apply for certification as an EMT basic. This course provides students with clinical education experiences to enhance knowledge and skills learned in the EMS 116, EMS Basic Theory and Lab. This course helps student prepare for the National Registry Exam.
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2.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: Program approval. This course provides students with theory in the development of concepts related to the removal of persons from damaged vehicles. Topics include gaining access, stabilization, packaging, patient removal, and basic hazardous situations. Upon course completion, students should be able to effectively extricate a person from a wrecked vehicle.
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3.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: EMS 120 or program approval. This course is a continuation of EMS 120 and provides students with concepts and skills related to patient management and hazards encountered during vehicle rescue operations. Topics include mechanisms of trauma, patient injuries, assessment, management, extrication tools; and potential hazards to include faulty air bags, loaded hydraulic bumper systems, and patient restraints. Upon course completion, students should be able to identify different areas of vehicle damage and associate this damage with specific patient injuries; and keep the scene safe by recognizing potential hazards encountered during the rescue of patients from vehicles.
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2.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: Program approval. This course provides students with theory in the development of concepts related to extrication of persons from a variety of structures from one to three stories. Topics include packaging, removal of patients trapped in buildings, and hazards of structural extrication. Upon course completion, students should be able to identify hazards and have the knowledge to package and remove patients from a threestory building.
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3.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: Program approval. This course provides students with concepts related to searching for persons in a remote or isolated area. Topics include organization of a rescue; communications and incident command; missing person history, questionnaire, and checklist; planning to include finances, personnel, technical specialists, topographic maps, medical units, supplies, documentation, and search and rescue logs. Upon course completion, students should be familiar with how to plan and conduct a search and wilderness rescue.
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2.00 Credits
PREREQUISITE: Program approval. This course provides students with theory in the introduction to high angle rescue techniques. Topics include the high angle environment; equipment and protection, care and use of rope and related equipment; knots, rappelling, and ascending techniques; and introduction to rescue techniques. Upon course completion, students should have an understanding in the basic techniques of high angle rescue.
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