Emergency Medical Services

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1 Emergency Medical Services The Emergency Medical Services Program is a 60 Credit Hour Associate of Applied Science Degree Program that is designed for students who are interested in pursuing jobs in the out of hospital setting. Prior to application to the EMS program, all students are required to have taken either the Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) course or the new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course, which meets the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Standard Curriculum for EMT-B or EMT and possess a current card. The clinical concentration within the EMS degree meets the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Standard Curriculum for the new Paramedic. Successful completion of the program qualifies the graduate to sit for the National Registry Examination for Paramedic. It is intended that the clinical concentration of the EMS Program will prepare the graduate for a volunteer or paid career as a nationally certified Paramedic. Admission to the Emergency Medical Services Program is made after admission to the College and prior to enrollment in any of the advanced clinical level EMS courses in the Paramedic Program (200-level EMSP courses), and the student must complete the following and submit to the EMS Program Coordinator: 1. An application to the EMS Paramedic Program; 2. A photocopy of current CPR (Healthcare Provider Course) certification; 3. Current EMT-B or EMT card from either: National Registry, West Virginia, Maryland, or Virginia. 4. Submission to the EMS Clinical Coordinator of a completed immunization record prior to participation in any EMS Practicum course; 5. Submission to the EMS Clinical Coordinator of yearly PPD results (or chest X-ray, if appropriate). 6. Successfully completed a urine drug screen and national criminal background check. requirements for admissions, basic skills testing, and appropriate course placement, including mandated developmental courses, which are not counted toward completion of the program. Blue Ridge CTC Catalog requirements regarding academic standards, student conduct, and graduation procedures also apply.

2 Blue Ridge CTC Emergency Medical Service Program Goal To prepare competent entry level Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. EMS TECHNICAL STANDARDS The following activities are examples of the kind of activities in which a student in the EMS program will be required to perform in order to successfully complete the program. 1. Critical Thinking: Paramedic students should possess critical thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment. For example: the paramedic student must be able to prioritize the care of the critically injured or ill patient. 2. Interpersonal Skills: Paramedic students shall possess interpersonal abilities sufficient to interact with individuals, families, groups, etc. from a variety of social, emotional, cultural and intellectual backgrounds. For example: student shall establish rapport with clients/patients and health care team members. 3. Communication Skills: Paramedic students shall possess communication abilities sufficient for interaction with others in verbal and written forms. For example: providing verbal encode to medical direction from the field and documentation of patient care. 4. Mobility: Paramedic students shall possess physical abilities sufficient to move from room to room, maneuver in small spaces, stand and walk for extensive periods of time and lift average size adults with help. For example: transferring patients on to stretchers, loading and unloading stretchers into the ambulance and moving about the scene to search and discover patients. 5. Motor Skills: Paramedic students shall possess gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective care. For example: calibrate and use designated equipment, insertion of tubes and initiation of intravenous and intraosseous infusions and administration of medications. 6. Hearing: Paramedic students shall possess auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs. For example: hear monitor alarms, emergency signals, and cries for help and auscultate breath and bowel sounds. 7. Visual: Paramedic students shall possess visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment necessary for care. For example: observe patient/client responses to treatment, use of designated equipment and assessment of patient. 8. Tactile: Paramedic students shall possess tactile ability sufficient for physical assessment. For example: perform palpation and percussion, assessment of skin vital signs. 9. Weight Bearing: Paramedic students shall possess ability to lift and manipulate/move pounds on a daily basis. For example: position patients/clients, carry designated equipment. 10. Cognitive Abilities: Paramedic students shall possess ability to be oriented to time, place and person and organize responsibilities, make decisions and function effectively in critical situation. For example: student shall assess client/patient complaints and implement appropriate plans for care. 11. Occupational Exposures: Paramedic students may be exposed to communicable diseases/ and or body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and latex. Students shall use appropriate precautions at all times. For example: student maybe be assigned a client/patient with a communicable disease and shall provide total care using universal precautions. 12. Driving Skills/Abilities: Paramedic coursework at BR CTC.

3 Curriculum for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Emergency Medical Services General Education 20 EMS Concentration 40 Total Credit Hours 60 General Education Core EMSP Concentration CAHS 120 Human A & P for 3 EMSP 104L EMS Lab I 1 Healthcare Prof I CAHS 122 Human A & P for 3 EMSP 204L EMS Lab II 1 Healthcare Prof II CAHS 121 Human A & P Healthcare 1 EMSP 206L EMS Lab III 1 Lab I CAHS 123 Human A & P Healthcare 1 EMSP 209I EMS Internship 1 Lab II *ENGL 101 Written English I or ENGL 3 EMSP 201 Airway Management/Pt (by placement) Assessment * Any 100 level MATH (by 3 EMSP 202 Pathophysiology & Shock 3 placement) Trauma *COMM 202 Fundamentals of 3 EMSP 203 Pre-hospital Pharmacology 4 Speech *PSYC 203 Introduction to 3 EMSP 204 EMS Practicum II 2 Psychology Total credit hours required 20 EMSP 205 Medical Emergencies I 4 EMSP 206 EMS Practicum III 2 EMSP 207 Medical Emergencies II 3 EMSP 208 Special Patients and 3 Situations EMSP 209 EMS Practicum IV 2 EMSP 210 Assessment Based 1 Management EMSP 101 Introduction to EMS 3 EMSP 103 EMS Operations 3 *EMSP 211 Field Research and 2 Evaluation EMSP 104 EMS Practicum I 1 Total credit hours required 40 *Identifies a course not required for a certificate degree only.

4 Suggested Schedule for AAS Degree Completion First Semester Estimated Costs In-State / Out of State EMSP 101 Introduction to EMS 3 credits Tuition/Fees 1750 / 2950 EMSP 103 EMS Operations 3 credits EMSP 104 EMS Practicum I Uniform 50 / 50 EMSP 104L EMS Lab I CAHS 120 Human A&P for Healthcare I 3 credits CAHS 121 Human A&P for Healthcare Lab I Estimated Total Total 12 credits $1800 / $3000 Second Semester EMSP 201 Airway Mgmt/Pt Assessment 3 credits Tuition/Fees 1700 / 2900 EMSP 203 Pre-Hospital Pharmacology 4 credits Textbooks 263 / 263 EMSP 204 EMS Practicum II 2 credits EMSP 204L EMS Lab II CAHS 122 Human A&P for Healthcare II 3 credits CAHS 123 Human A&P for Healthcare Lab II COMM 202 Fundamentals of Speech 3 credits Estimated Total Total 17 credits $1963 / $3163 Third Semester EMSP 202 Pathophysiology/Shock Trauma 3 credits Tuition/Fees 1600 / 2800 EMSP 205 Medical Emergencies I 4 credits Textbooks 499 / 499 EMSP 206 EMS Practicum III 2 credits EMSP 206L EMS Lab III ENGL 101 Written English I or ENGL credits MATH 100 Any 100 level 3 credits Estimated Total Total 16 credits $2099 / $3299 Fourth Semester EMSP 207 Medical Emergencies II 3 credits Tuition/Fees 1700 / 2900 EMSP 208 Special Patients & Situations 3 credits Textbooks 378 / 378 EMSP 209 EMS Practicum IV 2 credits EMSP 211 Field Research and Evaluation 2 credits EMSP 210 Assessment Based Management EMSP 209I EMS Internship PSYC 203 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits Estimated Total Total 15 credits $2078 / $3278 Total Credits For AAS Degree 60 Credits Total Estimate $7940 / $12,740

5 Grading Policy for Emergency Medical Services Courses For graduation and course completion purposes the Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Emergency Services Program follows the college s grading scale. At the conclusion of the program, ALL EMSP students must achieve a 70% or greater for the online FISDAP Paramedic Examination in order to be eligible for National Registry written or practical examination. For the student s eligibility to sit for the certification test the following statement appears on all EMSP program syllabi and is the policy of the program. All EMSP students must receive a or greater in each EMSP class and in CAHS 120, 121, 122, 123 in order to sit for the National Registry Exam.