The EMT Paramedic Diploma

The paramedic will be prepared to effectively handle all types of medical and traumatic emergencies. These courses consist of 9 months of instruction, class meets Monday to Thursday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, plus arranged clinical and internship experiences. Successful completion of these courses will enable the student to take the practical and written examinations for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic. Learning Outcomes • The student will identify the medicolegal system unique to each situation encountered. • Given a patient with inadequate breathing the student will be able consider various advanced airway treatments and apply proper techniques • The student will properly document all patient finding (e.i. vital signs, history, allergies, signs and symptoms, etc.) • Given a patient with injuries to the head, neck, face and throat the student will administer proper treatment for these patients. • The student will properly assess and appropriately treat patients with medical and/or traumatic emergencies • The student will recognize and appropriately treat those persons in special patient population categories (i.e. OB/GYN, infants, children, geriatric etc.) • The student will identify the need for additional resources needed on the scene of rescues, crime scenes, etc • The student will recognize and appropriately treat these persons with musculoskeletal disorders • The student will properly assess and appropriately treat these persons with multisystern injuries Prerequisites : A minimum of 6 certificates, One of which being at Advanced level and 2 at Intermediate level and one at ordinary level. A subject cannot be offered at more than one level as well as the following Advanced First Aid, Cardiac Advanced Life Support, Trauma Intermediate Life Support Method(s) of Instruction Lecture: 500 clock hours of Lecture. Traditional lecture with the use of Powerpoint lecture format, digital AV, and case base studies are presented over the course of three semesters. Psychomotor Practice: 250 hours of simulation, experiential learning through scenario based training, as well as simulations with Ultimate Hurt, Mega Code Kelly, and Mega code Kid humanoid simulators, Virtual IV simulation, and ACLS simulation. Affective Clinical Rotations: 264 hours of clinical rotations through various departments of the hospital and 375 hours of field internship on an ALS ambulance. Affective domain is measured by predetermined preceptors and direct supervision of the student’s skills; utilizing the 11 points of professionalism recognized by the EMS profession.