This degree plan combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for the emergency medical health professional. Emphasis is placed on patient assessment and initial treatment of the following: respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous system problems; obstetrical, pediatric, geriatric and behavioral emergencies; bleeding and shock; all types of trauma and burns. The student will also receive information on pharmacology, toxicology, environmental and infectious diseases and all aspects of EMS Systems. AHAACLS and PALS and a trauma course certification are offered as part of the Program. Upon completion of all course work for the degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology, the student is eligible to take both State and National Registry exams for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. All students participate in the National Registry examination.
ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.
Division approval is required to register for any of the Emergency Medical Services Technology (EMSP) Courses beyond EMSP 1501 AND 1160. This program is nationally accredited through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions, 248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4244, (817) 283-9403. The student must be enrolled in, or have completed, the following listed prerequisites before admission into the program will be considered. Students accepted into the program are required to have a physical examination, provide documentation of immunizations, and must verify annual tuberculosis status.
The capstone courses for the Associate Degree are: EMSP 2243 an assessment based patient management course that allows the student to use all their skills in application to patient management and includes a comprehensive final examination; EMSP 2252 a secondary research course; and EMSP 2266, an intensive internship on an EMS unit with an EMS field training officer.
Prerequisites
| EMSP | 1501 | EMT -- Basic | 5 | ||
| EMSP | 1160 | EMT -- Basic Clinical | 1 | ||
| BIO | 1714 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| ------- 10 |
| + | EMSP | 1338 | Introduction to Advanced Practice | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1356 | Patient Assessment and Airway Management | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1161 | Paramedic Clinical I | 1 | |
| + | HPRS | 2300 | Pharmacology for Health Professions | 3 | |
| KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I | 1 | ||
| Oral Communication1 | 3 | ||||
| ------- 14 |
| + | EMSP | 1355 | Trauma Management | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 2338 | EMS Operations | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1162 | Paramedic Clinical II | 1 | |
| + | MATH | 1314 | College Algebra OR | 3 | |
| + | MATH | 1332 | College Mathematics | ||
| KINE | 1145 | Weight Training I | 1 | ||
| EMSP | 1149 | Prehospital Trauma Life Support OR | 1 | ||
| EMSP | 1145 | Basic Trauma Life Support | |||
| ------- 12 |
| + | EMSP | 2444 | Cardiology | 4 | |
| PSYC | 2301 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | ||
| ENGL | 1301 | English Composition I | 3 | ||
| ------- 10 |
| + | EMSP | 2534 | Medical Emergencies | 5 | |
| + | EMSP | 2330 | Special Populations | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 2260 | Paramedic Clinical III | 2 | |
| + | Humanities/Fine Arts2 | 3 | |||
| ------- 13 |
| +# | EMSP | 2243 | Assessment Based Management | 2 | |
| +# | EMSP | 2252 | EMS Research | 2 | |
| + | EMSP | 2237 | Emergency Procedures | 2 | |
| +# | EMSP | 2266 | Practicum | 2 | |
| EMSP | 2135 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support | 1 | ||
| EMSP | 1147 | Pediatric Advanced Life Support | 1 | ||
| HPRS | 1303 | Death and Dying OR | 3 | ||
| DAAC | 1319 | Introduction to Alcohol and Other Addictions | |||
| ------- 13 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 72 |
This award combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for the emergency medical health professional. Emphasis is placed on patient assessment and initial treatment of the following: respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous system problems; obstetrical, pediatric, geriatric and behavioral emergencies; bleeding and shock; all types of trauma and burns. The student will also receive information on pharmacology, toxicology, environmental and infectious diseases and all aspects of EMS Systems. AHA/ACLS and PALS and a trauma course certification are offered as part of the Program. Upon completion of all course work for the Paramedic Certificate in Emergency Medical Services Technology, the student is eligible to take the State examination for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. All students participate in the National Registry examination.
ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.
Division approval is required to register for any of the Emergency Medical Services Technology (EMSP) Courses beyond EMSP 1501 and EMSP 1160. This program is nationally accredited through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4244. (817) 283-9403. The student must be enrolled in, or have completed, the following listed prerequisites before admission into the program will be considered. Students accepted into the program are required to have a physical examination, provide documentation of immunizations, and must verify annual tuberculosis status.
The capstone courses for Paramedic Level II certificate are: EMSP 2243 an assessment based patient management course that allows the student to use all their skills in application to patient management and includes a comprehensive final examination; EMSP 2252 a secondary research course; and EMSP 2266, an intensive internship on an EMS unit with an EMS field training officer.
Prerequisites
| EMSP | 1501 | EMT -- Basic | 5 | ||
| EMSP | 1160 | EMT -- Basic Clinical | 1 | ||
| BIO | 1714 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| ------- 10 |
| + | EMSP | 1338 | Introduction to Advanced Practice | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1356 | Patient Assessment and Airway Management | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1161 | Paramedic Clinical I | 1 | |
| + | HPRS | 2300 | Pharmacology for Health Professions | 3 | |
| ------- 10 |
| + | EMSP | 1355 | Trauma Management | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 2338 | EMS Operations | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1162 | Paramedic Clinical II | 1 | |
| ------- 7 |
| + | EMSP | 2444 | Cardiology | 4 | |
| ------- 4 |
| + | EMSP | 2534 | Medical Emergencies | 5 | |
| + | EMSP | 2330 | Special Populations | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 2260 | Paramedic Clinical III | 2 | |
| ------- 10 |
| +# | EMSP | 2243 | Assessment Based Management | 2 | |
| +# | EMSP | 2252 | EMS Research | 2 | |
| + | EMSP | 2237 | Emergency Procedures | 2 | |
| +# | EMSP | 2266 | Practicum | 2 | |
| ------- 8 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 49 |
This award combines classroom teaching with supervised clinical and field experience for the emergency medical health professional. Emphasis is placed on patient assessment and initial treatment of the following: respiratory, bleeding and shock, and all types of trauma and burns. The students will also receive information on pharmacology, toxicology, environmental and infectious diseases and all aspects of EMS Systems. Upon completion of all course work for the Intermediate Certificate in Emergency Medical Services Technology, the student is eligible to take the State examination for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate. All students may participate in the National Registry examination.
ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM AND ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED.
Division approval is required to register for any of the Emergency Medical Services Technology (EMSP) Courses beyond EMSP 1501 and EMSP 1160. This program is nationally accredited through the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions, 1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4244. (817) 283-9403. The student must be enrolled in, or have completed, the following listed prerequisites before admission into the program will be considered. Students accepted into the program are required to have a physical examination, provide documentation of immunizations, and must verify annual tuberculosis status.
The capstone course for the EMT Intermediate Level I certificate is EMSP 2338, which includes a comprehensive final examination of all objectives of the certificate.
Prerequisites
| EMSP | 1501 | EMT -- Basic | 5 | ||
| EMSP | 1160 | EMT -- Basic Clinical | 1 | ||
| BIO | 1714 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 | ||
| ------- 10 |
| + | EMSP | 1338 | Introduction to Advanced Practice | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1356 | Patient Assessment and Airway Management | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1161 | Paramedic Clinical I | 1 | |
| ------- 7 |
| + | EMSP | 1355 | Trauma Management | 3 | |
| +# | EMSP | 2338 | EMS Operations | 3 | |
| + | EMSP | 1162 | Paramedic Clinical II | 1 | |
| ------- 7 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 24 |
This one semester sequence of courses prepares the student to work as an Emergency Medical Technician at the basic life support level with an ambulance service or as a technician in an emergency room or other medical setting. These courses may be taken for college credit or in a non-credit format. Credit courses may be applied toward the Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Paramedic Technology
Semester I
| EMSP | 1501 | EMT -- Basic | 5 | ||
| EMSP | 1160 | EMT -- Basic Clinical | 1 | ||
| ------- 6 | |||||
TOTALS | ------- 6 |