2001-2002 - Cochise College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONSEMT 201- P ARAMEDICINE I (12)Prerequ'Slte{s) M,nlmum 01 one year EMTworkingWith ambUlanCe/fire or rescue orgaf'olzst,ons.Good physlC8l cond,oon Ability to read at a minImumof 10th grade level Negative TB lost orchest x-ray W1thln 6 monthS 01 class star! date.Immunrty agarnst Rubela and Rubeola as provenby II'T'Imun.zatlOn record or IlterSelectlO!'l Process: IndiVIduals who Wish 10 enterthe Petamedonecore ClaSSeS must lXldergowntten end practical examlnatlOflS as well as anInterVIew process Slate gUidelines are foHO'.'JedIn these processes Soo Program [)escnpllonIOf details regarding selectIOn p-ocessParamedlClne I IS the firSI In a serres of threecourses whICh p"epara the student 10 performvocatIonal W04"k as a pammechc ll1rs coursep"OVIdes the lrutlal education required to achievestudent readiness to 61\ IOf the State Cerlllicat\()r'IExam 111 Paramedrone as v.elt as the Na\lQn8JRegistry Exam TopICS Include Illness, Injury andtreatment of the resp!J'alory and C8rdlovascularsystems Eth,cal and legal conSiderations 01practICe are diSCUssed 8S well as the roles andresponsibilities of the EMT·Paramedlc.10 hours didactIC: 6 hQur'1; SkillS laboratory endchnoeal rOt8t>Ol'\.EMT 202- PARAMEDICINE II (14) Prerequlslte(S). EMT 20,. Thlscourse prOllldes the second sequentJ81 slepIn ech9llementof student readrness 10 s.t for theS1ate Cenofrea"oo Exem In Par8/'T'l9dlane as weaas the National Registry Exam. EmergencyMedical techniques are presented and IncludeIllnesses and InJUnes and treatments Of the cen­Iral nervous system. endocrine system. andcardiovascular system In addltJon. rasponse toemergent situations regarding the expectantmother, the elderly. the substance abuser, andthe pediatrIC patlenl are covered Response toacCIdents resulting In trauma IS taugh'­10 fS dldacllc, 12 hOurs Skills labOratory andclinIcal rotatIonEMT 203 P ARAMEDIC INE 111(2)Prerequlslle(S) EMT 202.ThIs course p-0VideS the final chnrc81 hours raql,Jlred\0 meet stale reqUirements to srt lor theState Certification Exam In Paramedlclne as weltas the National Registry Exam. The student willcomplele hours In rOt8\1OI'\5 required by stalemandate 1l1ese can be In vehICUlar rotatlOfls,emergency room rotations. pediatric traumaexpenences ., state metropolitan areas. etc.2 hours (6 clinical and vehiCular rotatIOn)EnglishENG 001 STUDY SKILLS (1)PrereqUlslle{S): None A rfMeW 01 baSIC techr'llqueslor success In c0l­lege. including p-sctlC8l exercises In lislenlng to lecturers. concentration. time management. note-taking. teSHaklng. textbook analySIs and rfNlew, outlintng. summarizing. Wfltlng essay questions. USIng the ~brary and the mICrocom­puter to study spelhng and ~ary. I hour \ectUl'eENG 004 SPELLING IMPROVEMENT (1)Prerequislle{S): NoneA review 01 spelling fundamentals helj:s freshmenconceptualize words used In varIouscontent f,elds as well as baSiC Iunc\lOl1 words lorCOllege WIlting A reN'f8W 01 baSiC phOnetICS, cornmonroots, s.lent consonants and...uwel blendsIntroduces strategl8s lor learning to VisualizeEnglish spelling. The one l/nIt module can beIncluded In the Reading Improvement BlOck ortaught Individually by student contract throughthe Student Development CenterI hour lecture,BB