2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQXEMS1159C EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN BASIC11 cr. hrs.Emergency medical technician training includes: CPR,anatomy and patient assessment, cardio respiratory systems,patient handling, wounds and fractures, medicalemergencies, childbirth and pediatric emergencies, psychologicaland environmental emergencies, crisis intervention,extrication and transportation, IV therapy and disastermanagement. Lab Fee. (OA)EMS1555 PARAMEDIC TRAUMA MANAGEMENT2 cr. hrs.This course is the third course in a sequence of instructionfor the Paramedic Certificate Program and meets the requirementsof the United States Department of TransportationNational Standard Curriculum. Course instruction includestrauma system/mechanism of injury, hemorrhageand shock, burns, soft tissue injuries, head trauma, spinaltrauma, thoracic trauma, abdominal trauma, and musculoskeletaltrauma. Prerequisite: EMT Certificate. Corequisites:EMS 1014, EMS 1600, EMS 1600L. (OA)EMS1555L PARAMEDIC TRAUMA MANAGEMENT LAB1 cr. hr.This course is the third course in a sequence of instructionfor the Paramedic Certificate Program and meets the requirementsof the United States Department of TransportationNational Standard Curriculum. Course instruction includestrauma system/mechanism of injury, hemorrhageand shock, burns, soft tissue injuries, head trauma, spinaltrauma, thoracic trauma, abdominal trauma, and musculoskeletaltrauma. Prerequisite: EMT Certificate. Corequisites:EMS 1014, EMS 1555, EMS 1600, EMS 1600L. LabFee. (OA)EMS1600 PARAMEDIC FUNDAMENTALS2 cr. hrs.This course is the second course in a sequence of instructionfor the Paramedic Certificate Program and meets therequirements of the United States Department of TransportationNational Standard Curriculum. Course instructionincludes venous access and medication administration,history taking, techniques of patient assessment, communication,documentation, and airway ventilation. Prerequisite:EMT Certificate. Corequisite: EMS 1014. (OA)EMS1600L PARAMEDIC FUNDAMENTALS LAB 1 cr. hr.This course is the second course in a sequence of instructionfor the Paramedic Certificate Program and meets therequirements of the United States Department of TransportationNational Standard Curriculum. Course instructionincludes venous access and medication administration,history taking, techniques of patient assessment, communication,documentation, and airway ventilation. Prerequisite:EMT Certificate. Corequisites: EMS 1014, EMS 1600.Lab Fee. (OA)EMS1641 PARAMEDIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I3 cr. hrs.This course is a clinical experience encompassing approximately90 hours in a designated hospital during which thestudent is evaluated in the performance of the activitiesand procedures covered in EMS 1014, EMS 1555, and EMS1600 during the first term of the Paramedic program. Thiscourse meets the requirements of the United States Departmentof Transportation National Standard Curriculum.Prerequisite: EMT Certificate. Corequisites: EMS 1014, EMS1555, EMS 1555L, EMS 1600, EMS 1600L, EMS 1656. (OA)EMS1642 PARAMEDIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCE II3 cr. hrs.This course is a clinical experience encompassing approximately90 hours in a designated hospital during which thestudent is evaluated in the performance of the activitiesand procedures covered in EMS 1681, EMS 1685, and EMS1686 during the second term of the Paramedic program.This course meets the requirements of the United StatesDepartment of Transportation National Standard Curriculum.Prerequisites: EMS 1014, EMS 1555, EMS 1555L,EMS 1600, EMS 1600L, EMS 1641, EMS 1656. Corequisites:EMS 1657, EMS 1681, EMS 1681L, EMS 1685, EMS1685L, EMS 1686, EMS 1686L. (OA)EMS1643 PARAMEDIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCE III1 cr. hr.This course is a clinical experience encompassing approximately30 hours in a designated hospital during which thestudent is evaluated in the performance of the activitiesand procedures covered in EMS 1687 during the third termof the Paramedic program. This course meets the requirementsof the United States Department of TransportationNational Standard Curriculum. Prerequisites: EMS 1642,EMS 1657, EMS 1681, EMS 1681L, EMS 1685, EMS 1685L,EMS 1686, EMS 1686L. Corequisites: EMS 1658, EMS1687, EMS 1687L. (OA)EMS1656 PARAMEDIC FIELD INTERNSHIP I 2 cr. hrs.This course is a field internship approximately 60 hours inlength during which the student is evaluated in the performanceof the activities and procedures covered in EMS1014, EMS 1555, and EMS 1600 by Emergency MedicalServices Personnel during the first term of the Paramedicprogram. This course meets the requirements of the UnitedStates Department of Transportation National StandardCurriculum. Prerequisite: EMT Certificate. Corequisites: EMS1014, EMS 1555, EMS 1555L, EMS 1600, EMS 1600L, EMS1641. (OA)EMS1657 PARAMEDIC FIELD INTERNSHIP II 3 cr. hrs.This course is a field internship approximately 90 hours inlength during which the student is evaluated in the performanceof the activities and procedures covered in EMS1681, EMS 1685, and EMS 1686 by Emergency MedicalServices Personnel during the first term of the Paramedic179