Paramedic, A.A.S.
Paramedics provide the highest level of pre-hospital emergency care. The paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under physician oversight. They perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The paramedic is a link between the scene and the health care system.
Courses
- BCA 189 — Microcomputer Literacy
- COM 222 — Communication for Health Care Professionals
- EMS 345 — Emergency Medical Technician I
- EMS 350 — Emergency Medical Technician II
- EMS 365 — Emergency Medical Technician II Clinical
- EMS 369 — Advanced EMT I
- EMS 372 — Advanced EMT Clinical
- EMS 373 — Advanced EMT II
- EMS 601 — Paramedic Operations
- EMS 602 — Cardiorespiratory Preparation
- EMS 656 — Clinical Introduction
- EMS 658 — Cardiorespiratory Emergencies
- EMS 659 — Paramedic Clinical I
- EMS 691 — Medical Emergencies I
- EMS 692 — Medical Emergencies II
- EMS 693 — Gynecology/OB/Neonatology
- EMS 696 — Paramedic Clinical II
- EMS 697 — Trauma Emergencies
- EMS 698 — Paramedic Clinical III
- EMS 699 — Paramedic Capstone
- EMS 701 — Paramedic Test Prep
- EMS 814 — ACLS & PALS
- EMS 822 — PHTLS & AMLS
- ENG 105 — Composition I
- ENG 108 — Composition II: Technical Writing
- ENG 120 — College Writing
- MAT 772 — Applied Math
- PSY 111 — Introduction to Psychology
- SPC 101 — Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- SPC 112 — Public Speaking
- SPC 122 — Interpersonal Communication