Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Courses

Numbers in parenthesis are credit hours/semester and actual hours/week in class.

Where special course fees are required in addition to tuition, they are noted at the end of the individual course description. These fees are subject to change without prior notice.

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EMS 201 - Advanced Emergency Medical Technology (4, 6)

Prerequisite: EMT-B certification and admission to the program requires sponsorship by an approved ALS Agency

This course provides an overview of basic life support skills such as endotracheal intubation, esophageal obturator airway insertions and intravenous therapy. Introduction to pre-hospital laws and statistics are also studied.

EMS 202 - Advanced Life Support, Cardiovascular (5, 6)

Prerequisite: EMS 201

This course provides an in-depth study of advanced life support for patients with cardiovascular disorders, use of telemetry equipment and cardiac monitoring and interpretation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation and drug therapy are taught. Treatment for central nervous system disorders and emergencies and soft tissue injuries are also included.

EMS 203 - Advanced Life Support, Musculoskeletal (5, 6)

Prerequisite: EMS 202

This course provides a comprehensive study of advanced life support for patients with musculoskeletal disorders, environmental injuries and diabetic and anaphylactic. Also covered in this course is the advanced life support for obstetrical, pediatric, and psychiatric patients, technical skills of operating telemetry equipment, extrication and care of multiple patients.

EMS 204 - Internship (2, 10)

Prerequisite: Successful completion of EMS 203

This course includes a field experience internship under the supervision of a certified paramedic of one or more years. This course is required for full certification as an EMT-Paramedic.

EMS 215 - Emergency Medical Training (6, 6)

Prerequisite: Sponsorship by appropriate agency

Basics provide pre-hospital emergency care under medical appropriate emergency vehicle.

EMS 217 - EMT Refresher (1, 1)

Prerequisite: EMT 215 or consent of coordinator

This class is a review and update of concepts learned in basic emergency rescue technician (EMT) courses. Students will have an opportunity to identify and correct weaknesses in theory and practice as well as discuss field experiences.

For additional information please contact: Ellen Ostby at (708) 596-2000 ext. 2258.