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Course Descriptions
EMS Programs
EMS1119C
Emergency Medical Technician, 6 credit hours (Offered as needed)
Emergency Medical Technician is designed to prepare the student with the necessary fundamental knowledge to be successful in meeting Emergency Medical Technician certification and licensing requirements. Students will learn how to assess, treat and transport the sick and injured at the level of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic. There is emphasis on assessment based learning and complies with National DOT EMTBasic curriculum. Prerequisite: Permission of the EMS Director and AHA CPR for the Healthcare provider; Corequisite: EMS 1401L.
EMS1335
Emergency Vehicle Operators Course, 1 credit hour (Offered as needed)
Students receive basic education and information on the safe and effective operation of emergency vehicles. Prerequisite: Permission of the EMS Program Director.
EMS1337
Defensive Tactics, 1 credit hour (Offered as needed)
Designed to provide EMS personnel with fundamental knowledge of the recognition of aggressive/violent behavior, and use of appropriate verbal and physical skills to control aggressive behavior in the course of providing emergency care. Prerequisite: Admission to the Paramedic program or permission of instructor
EMS1401L
EMT Lab, 4 credit hours (Offered as needed)
An integrated experience that is designed to allow the student to apply practical experience to material learned in Emergency Medical Technician. Students will learn how to assess, treat and transport the sick and injured at the level of the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic in the laboratory environment, area hospitals and advanced life support EMS ambulances. There is emphasis on assessment based learning and complies with National DOT EMT-Basic curriculum. Prerequisite: Permission of the EMS Director and AHA CPR for the Healthcare provider; Corequisite: EMS 1119C.
EMS2231C
Paramedic Processes I, 5 credit hours (Fall)
First course in the sequence necessary for Paramedic program completion. Designed to integrate concepts and clinical skills learned at the EMT level with advanced life support concepts and skills. Emphasis on patient assessment, pulmonary anatomy and physiology, advanced airway management, pathophysiology and clinical management of shock, medical emergencies and traumatic injuries. Course is consistent with most current Department of Transportation (DOT) curriculum. Prerequisite: Admission to the Paramedic program.
EMS2232C
Paramedic Processes II, 5 credit hours (Spring)
Second course in the sequence necessary for Paramedic program completion. Integrates and reinforces concepts and clinical skills learned in Paramedic Processes I. Emphasis on pharmacology, cardiology and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) skills. Other topics include assessment and management of OB/GYN emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, pediatric emergencies, musculoskeletal injuries and mass casualty situations. Consistent with the most current DOT curriculum. Corequisite: EMS 2436L.
EMS2233
Paramedic Processes III, 2 credit hours (Spring)
The final course necessary for Paramedic program completion. Designed to prepare the student for both Florida State Board and National Registry examinations. Emphasizes the integration of paramedic knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Course consistent with the most current DOT curriculum. Corequisite: EMS 2425L.
EMS2342
Advanced Extrication, 1 credit hour (Offered as needed)
Focus is on advanced principles of gaining access to and disentanglement of victims of vehicular crashes. Emphasis is placed on victim and rescuer safety. Actual use of available rescue tools is included. packaging of patients to protect against possible spinal injury is demonstrated and assessed. The course takes place with a mock scene and "junk" cars are used for experience with rescue tools.
EMS2425L
Paramedic Externship, 4 credit hours (Spring)
The final clinical internship consisting of ten (10), 24-hour shifts at Okaloosa County EMS, Walton County EMS, South Walton Fire Rescue or an alternate service. The paramedic student functions in the charge medic role during the experience. Each student is assigned to a designated Senior Paramedic Preceptor for the entire clinical schedule. Corequisite: EMS 2233.
EMS2435L
Paramedic Lab I, 5 credit hours (Fall)
The clinical and skills laboratory companion course to EMS 2231C. Designed to provide instruction in the advanced paramedic skills and the opportunity to apply these skills in the clinical setting. By state rule, the instructor-to-students ration will not exceed six students to one instructor. Prerequisite: Admission to the Paramedic program; Corequisite: EMS 2231C
EMS2436L
Paramedic Lab II, 5 credit hours (Spring)
This course is the clinical companion course to EMS 2232C, Paramedic Processes II. It is designed to provide instruction in the advanced paramedic skills and the opportunity to apply them in the clinical setting. By state rule, the instructor-to-student ratio will not exceed six students to one instructor. Prerequisite: EMS 2435L; Corequisite: EMS 2232C.
EMS2438C
Advanced Clinical Internship, 2 credit hours (Offered as needed)
This course serves to reinforce and enhance knowledge learned throughout the paramedic course. Students will learn advanced assessment techniques for patients dealing with neurological, cardiovascular, airway, pulmonary, GI, urinary, renal, endocrine, hematological, immune system and trauma complaints. Specialized clinical lab time will be included with this course. Prerequisites: EMS 2232C, EMS 2436L.
EMS2526
Twelve-lead EKG Interpretation, 1 credit hour (Offered as needed)
Designed for the EMS student. Fundamentals of twelve-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation. Emphasis on scenario-based and case-based learning that reinforces the concept that 12-lead EKG technology is the best tool for visualization of the surfaces of the heart, identification of sites of ischemia, injury and infarction, as well as various intricate conduction abnormalities. Prerequisite: EMT certificate or permission of the instructor.
EMS2552
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 1 credit (Offered as needed)
An intense overview of the guidelines for emergency cardiac care and cardiac arrest management as published by the American Heart Association. Students must successfully pass a written examination and a skills proficiency performance examination to receive the "ACLC Provider" and successfully pass the course. Prerequisites: ENT certificate and CPR for Health Care Providers certification.
EMS2553
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), 1 credit (Offered as needed)
Designed for the EMS student. Fundamentals of recognizing infants and children who are at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, including the strategies that are needed to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children and the cognitive and psychomotor skills needed to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children in respiratory failure, shock or cardiopulmonary arrest. Prerequisite: EMT certificate or permission of the instructor.
EMS2555
Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS), 1 credit hour (Offered as needed)
Fundamentals of managing traumatic injuries at the basic and advanced levels in accordance with the national Basic Trauma Life Support committee. The recognition and treatment of specific traumatic injuries such as pneumothorax, closed head injury, hemothorax, compensated and decompensated shock, fractures, uncontrolled bleeding, internal injuries of the abdomen and thorax. Emphasis is on rapid assessment, management and transport with discussion on mechanism of injury and kinematics of trauma. Prerequisite: EMT certification or permission from the instructor.