2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
PSC 101-Basic Telecommunicator (Part A) 4 Sem.-Hrs.
This class will be the first part of a two (2) part class that takes the non-experienced
student and teaches them basic telecommunicator skills to achieve both the
Pennsylvania State Certification and the Basic Association of Public/Safety Communication
Officials (APCO) certification standards for the 911 center call taker
and dispatcher. This class will cover certain aspects of the ACT 120c Pennsylvania
requirements mandated for all certified telecommunications and certain aspects of
the Basic APCO curriculum required for national certification.
PSC 102-Basic Telecommunicator (Part B) 4 Sem.-Hrs.
This class will be the second part of a two (2) part class that takes the non-experienced
student and teaches them the basic telecommunicator skills to achieve both
the Pennsylvania State Certification and the Basic APCO certification standards for
the 911 center call taker and dispatcher. This class will cover certain aspects of the
ACT 120c Pennsylvania requirements mandated for all certified telecommunications
and certain aspects of the Basic APCO curriculum required for national certification
that was not covered in the first class.
PSC 103-Specific Dispatching 6 Sem.-Hrs.
This course is structured to take the Basic Telecommunicator and advance them
to the Pennsylvania ACT 120c.106 Emergency Dispatcher Certification level. This
class will include specific issues that are pertinent in the area of fire dispatching,
police dispatching, EMS dispatching, and EMA dispatching. At the conclusion of
the class, each student will be eligible for certification after successful completion
of both the practical and written examination.
PSC 104-Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) 6 Sem.-Hrs.
The EMD program helps dispatchers provide instructions for treatment of certain
life threatening and serious medical conditions. The EMD program helps dispatchers
identify life threatening conditions. Medical control determines which
medical conditions constitute high levels of medical urgency depending on the
types of resources available and the development of response configurations for
various levels of emergency situations. EMD programs recognize the EMS as the
“First of the First Responders.” With the advent and advancement of EMD principles
and practices, it is now an accepted fact that patient treatment can begin the
moment the dispatcher answers the request for EMS. This makes the EMD a true
“first responder” by providing early treatment instructions prior to the arrival of
dispatched medical resources.
PSC 105-National Crime Information Center/Commonwealth
Law Enforcement Assistance Network (NCIC/CLEAN) 3 Sem.-Hrs.
This class is designed to teach a public safety communications officer in the use
of the NCIC and CLEAN systems utilized as part of their job. It will also discuss
the AMBER alert system, NOAA national alert system and other affiliated federal
and state associated informational warning systems.
PSC 106-Basic Public Safety Communications Internship 6 Sem.-Hrs.
This class is designed to provide actual real life experience in the areas of basic
call taking, fire, EMS, police and EMA dispatching. The student will be placed in
an actual 911 center and through the process of direct monitoring and systematic
evaluation, each student will gain experience through the usage of preceptors and
an apprenticeship program.
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