EMS 120 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY I – BASIC (6-6-8)
Prerequisite: Provisional admission
Introduces the student to the Emergency Medical Technician profession.  This course covers the first half of the U.S. Department of Transportation Basic EMT Program.  Topics include: introduction to emergency care, EMS systems, well-being of the EMT, medical-legal aspects of emergency care, hazardous materials, blood and airborne pathogens infectious diseases, ambulance operations and emergency vehicle operations, the human body, patient assessment, communications and documentation, lifting and moving patients, gaining access, airway, basic life support-CPR and automatic external defibrillation.

EMS 121 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY II - BASIC (7-1-7)
Prerequisite: EMS 120
Introduces the student of the Emergency Medical Technician profession.  This course covers the second half of the U.S. Department of Transportation Basic EMT Program.  Topics include: general pharmacology, respiratory emergencies, cardiology, diabetes, altered mental states, seizures, allergies, poisonings, environmental emergencies, behavioral emergencies, bleeding and shock, PASG, soft tissue injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, head and spinal injuries, OB/GYN, infants and children, and special needs patients.

EMS 122 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY – INTERMEDIATE (7-5-9)
Prerequisites: EMS 120, EMS 121, or National Registry EMT – Basic Certificate
This course covers the U.S. Department of Transportation 1985 Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate Curriculum and the U.S. D.O.T. Training Guidelines for Hazardous Material Awareness Level – 1.  The EMT-I course is designed to provide additional training and increased knowledge and skills in specific aspects of advanced life support.  This course is for individuals who have successfully completed the EMT-Basic course as a prerequisite.  Topics include:  roles and responsibilities, EMS systems, communications, documentation, medical terminology, body systems, patient assessment, advanced airway, shock, trauma, shock management, IV administration, hazardous material awareness, patient handling, and extrication.

 EMS 126 INTRODUCTION TO THE PARAMEDIC PROFESSION (3-1-3)
Prerequisite: Program admission
Co-requisites: ENG 101, MAT 101, AHS 101, SCT 100
Introduces the student to the student profession.  Discussion centers on functions that extend beyond the EMT scope of practice.  Topics include: the EMS system/roles and responsibilities, well-being of the paramedic, illness and injury prevention, medical/legal considerations, ethics, ambulance operations, medical incident command, rescue awareness/operations, hazardous materials incidents and crime scene awareness.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division 1, Sections 1-5, Division 7, Section 1 and Division 8 sections 1-5 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

EMS 127 PATIENT ASSESSMENT (3-2-4)
Prerequisite: Program admission
Co-requisites: AHS 101, EMS 128
Introduces the fundamental principles and skills involved in assessing the pre-hospital patient.  Emphasis is on the systemic approach to patient assessment, with adaptations for the medical versus the trauma patient.  Topics include:  therapeutic communications, history taking, techniques of physical exam, patient assessment, clinical decision-making, EMS communications, and documentation.  This USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

EMS 128 APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: AHS 101
Co-requisites: ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 200
This course introduces the concepts of pathophysiology as it correlates to disease processes.  This course will enable caregivers to enhance their overall assessment and management skills.  Disease-specific pathophysiology is covered in each related section of the curriculum.  This course covers a review of cellular composition and function, including cellular environment as it relates to fluid and acid-base balances.  Content on genetics and familial diseases are discussed.  Hypoperfusion, including various forms of shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and cellular metabolism impairment are integral components of this course.  The next portion of this section provides information on the body’s self-defense mechanisms, the inflammatory response, and variances in immunity.  The last topic covered is stress and disease, which includes stress responses and the interrelationships among stress, coping, and disease.

EMS 129 PHARMACOLOGY (3-2-5)
Prerequisite: Program admission
Co-requisite: ENG 101, MAT 101, SCT 100, EMS 200
This unit is designed to help the paramedic implement a patient management plan based on principles and applications of pharmacology.  Discussion of pharmacology includes:  identification of drugs, drug calculations, drug administration techniques and procedures and drug safety and standards.

EMS 130 RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES (4-2-5)
Prerequisites: AHS 101, EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129
Co-requisites: ENG 101, EMS 200, SCT 100
This unit is designed to help the Paramedic assess and treat a wide variety of respiratory related illnesses in the pediatric and adult patient.  Topics include a review of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology of foreign body airway obstruction, recognition of respiratory compromise, use of airway adjunctive equipment and procedures, current therapeutic modalities for bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, spontaneous pneumothorax, and hyperventilation syndromes.  This section also provides expanded information for adult respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary thromboembolism, neoplasms of the lung, pneumonia, emphysema, pulmonary edema, and respiratory infections.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division 2 (Airway), Section 1 (Airway Management and Ventilation) and Division 5 (Medical), Section 1 (Respiratory) of the USDOTNHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. 

EMS 131 TRAUMA (4-2-5)
Prerequisites:  EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129
Co-requisites: ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 200
Introduces the student to assessment and management of the trauma patient.  The student will integrate pathophysiology principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for a suspected trauma patient.  This course covers Epidemiology, detailed anatomy and physiology, physical assessment, and management techniques relative to all types of trauma.  Topics include:  trauma system and mechanism of injury, hemorrhage and shock, soft tissue trauma, burns, head and facial trauma, spinal trauma, thoracic trauma, abdominal trauma, and musculoskeletal trauma.

EMS 132 CARDIOLOGY I (5-2-5)
Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129
Co-requisites:  ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 131, EMS 200
Emphasizes the study of the cardiovascular system.  Cardiology I will introduce and explore cardiovascular epidemiology, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and electrophysiology.  This course will also provide instruction on initial cardiovascular assessment, focused history, detailed physical examination, and electrocardiographic monitoring.  Management of the cardiovascular patient will be taught in Cardiology II.  At the completion of this unit, the paramedic student will be able to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular disease.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division (Medical), Section 2 (Cardiology) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

EMS 133 CARDIOLOGY II (3-2-4)
Prerequisites:  EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129
Co-requisites: ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 132, EMS 200
This course expounds on the objectives in Cardiology I emphasizing advanced patient assessment and management of the cardiac patient.  Topics will include advanced cardiovascular assessment, pharmacological intervention, electrical intervention, and emergency resuscitative treatment utilizing the American Heart Association’s Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Providers course.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division 5 (Medical), Section 2 (Cardiology) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

EMS 134 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES (5-1-5)
Prerequisites: AHS 101, EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129, EMS 130, EMS 131
Co-requisites: AHS 101, ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 200
Provides an in-depth study of the nervous, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, hematopoietic, and immune systems.  Topics include epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of specific injuries/illnesses.  Emphasis is placed on allergies/anaphylaxis, toxicology, environmental emergencies, and infectious and communicable diseases.  General/specific pathophysiology assessment and management are discussed in detail for environmental emergencies.  Infectious and communicable disease topics include public health principles, public health agencies, infection, pathogenicity, infectious agents, and specific infectious disease processes and their management.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division 5 (Medical), Sections 3 thru 11 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

EMS 135 MATERNAL/PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES (4-2-5)
Prerequisites:  EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129, EMS 130, EMS 131
Co-requisites: ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 200
Emphasizes the study of gynecological, obstetrical, pediatric and neonatal emergencies.  Maternal/Child combines the unique relationships and situations encountered with mother and child.  Provides a detailed understanding of anatomy/physiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment priorities for the OB/GYN patient.  Pediatric and neonatal growth and development, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, assessment and treatment specifics are covered in detail.  Successful completion of a PLS/PALS course is required.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division’s 5 (Medical), Sections 13 (Obstetrics) & 14 (Gynecology) and 6 (Special Considerations), Sections 1(Neonatology) and 2 (Pediatrics) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

EMS 136 SPECIAL PATIENTS (2-1-2)
Prerequisites:  EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129, EMS 130, EMS 131
Co-requisites: ENG 101, SCT 100, EMS 200
Provides an overview of the assessment and management of behavioral emergencies as they pertain to pre-hospital care.  Topics include:  communication skills and crisis intervention, assessment and management of the adult and adolescent patient with behavioral emergencies, management of the violent patient, management of the suicidal patient, medical/legal considerations, and stress management.  Life span, geriatrics, abuse, special challenges, and chronic care patients are included.

EMS 200 CLINICAL APPLICATION OF ADVANCED EMERGENCY CARE (0-33-11)
Prerequisites:  Program admission, ENG 101, SCT 100
Co-requisites:  AHS 101, EMS 126 thru EMS 136
This course provides a range of clinical experiences for the student paramedic to include clinical application of advanced emergency care.

EMS 201 SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS (4-2-5)
Prerequisites:  EMS 126, EMS 129, EMS 131, EMS 132, EMS 133, EMS 134, EMS 135
Co-requisite: EMS 200
Provides supervised clinical experience in the hospital and pre-hospital advanced life support settings to include:  EMS leadership, summative case evaluations and EKG interpretation.  This course also includes a comprehensive paramedic program examination and a board examination review.