Emergency Medical Service

This course prepares the Paramedic student to identify single and multi-lead cardiac rhythms and treat those rhythms considered to be life-threatening with electrical therapy. The skills taught include defibrillation, cardioversion, and cardiac rhythm interpretation. It will also prepare the student to assess, manage and treat various cardiovascular emergencies that includes ventricular fibrillation, bradycardia, tachycardia, myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, hypertension, PEA (pulseless electrical activity), and asystole.

This course addresses the principles of Assessment Based Management that will teach the paramedic student how to implement a plan for patients with common complaints. The course will also prepare the Paramedic for the concepts of medical incident command, ambulance and rescue operations, hazardous materials incidents, and crime scene awareness.

Integrates complex knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the assessment to develop and implement a treatment plan with the goal of ensuring a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages.

This course prepares the Paramedic to identify, assess, manage, and treat age-related emergencies, and other special challenges. The student will also be introduced to the concept of assessment-based management. Topics include Neonatology, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Abuse and Assault, and Patients with Special Challenges. This course satisfies 12 hours of instruction toward completing the embedded Human Relations curriculum requirements, in accordance with Embedded Curriculum Guidelines Option A.

This course will prepare the paramedic student to identify, assess, manage, and treat various types of trauma emergencies. The ITLS course will teach paramedic students the skills necessary to recognize mechanisms of injury, assess, perform critical interventions, package for transport, and fundamental knowledge and experiences necessary to deliver the trauma patient to the emergency department. This course satisfies 10 embedded hours toward specified programs and certificates for AAS Human Relations General Education requirements.

This course will prepare the Paramedic student to identify, assess, manage, and treat various medical emergencies and communicable diseases utilizing proper assessment, communication techniques, and interventions. This course satisfies 12 hours of Human Relations general education requirement. This course satisfies 13 embedded hours toward specified programs and certificates for AAS Math/Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirements

This course prepares the Paramedic student to identify single and multi-lead cardiac rhythms and treat those rhythms considered to be life-threatening with electrical therapy. The skills taught include defibrillation, cardioversion, and cardiac rhythm interpretation. It will also prepare the student to assess, manage and treat various cardiovascular emergencies that includes ventricular fibrillation, bradycardia, tachycardia, myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, angina pectoris, congestive heart failure, hypertension, PEA (pulseless electrical activity), and asystole.

This course introduces the Paramedic student to a comprehensive physical examination and assessment, which includes history taking, clinical decision making, communications, and documentation. * This course satisfies 10 hours of Human Relations general education requirement. This course satisfies 16 embedded hours toward specified programs and certificates for AAS Math/Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirements.

Integrates complex knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the assessment to develop and implement a treatment plan with the goal of ensuring a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages.

This course prepares the student to understand and be able to integrate the principles of pathophysiological pharmacology and the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a pharmacologic management plan for patients in the prehospital environment. The course also introduces the paramedic student to venous access, IV therapy, medication administration and drug calculations that will be used in treating patients in the prehospital environment. This course satisfies 16 embedded hours toward specified programs and certificates for AAS Math/Quantitative Reasoning General Education requirements.