Paramedic Technology: AAS
Paramedic Technology, Associate in Applied Science prepares students for positions as emergency medical technicians-paramedics. Paramedics are skilled in patient assessment and recognition of diagnostic signs and symptoms of major injuries and illnesses. They learn to use ambulance, rescue vehicle, and hospital emergency room equipment to provide high-level emergency medical care and stabilize emergency patients. Paramedics also are trained to provide advanced life support to include fluid and drug therapy, as well as the performance of some essential emergency surgical techniques under the written or oral orders of licensed physicians.
Courses
- BIO 111 — Introductory Biology (MOTR BIOL 100L)
- BIO 140 — Principles of Biology I (MOTR BIOL 150L)
- BIO 207 — Anatomy and Physiology I (MOTR LIFS 150LAP)
- BIO 208 — Anatomy and Physiology II
- CHM 101 — Fundamentals of Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 100L)
- EMT 119 — Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Medical Skills
- EMT 121 — Emergency Care, Principles, and Techniques
- EMT 123 — Emergency Medical Technician Clinical I
- ENG 101 — College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100)
- MTH 140 — Intermediate Algebra
- MTH 140S — Intermediate Algebra with Support
- PAR 221 — Paramedic Clinical I
- PAR 222 — Paramedic Clinical II
- PAR 233 — EMS Foundations
- PAR 235 — Paramedic Skills I
- PAR 236 — EMS Pathophysiology
- PAR 237 — Pulmonology
- PAR 238 — Cardiology
- PAR 239 — Trauma
- PAR 240 — EMS Operations
- PAR 241 — EMS Seminar
- PAR 242 — Medical Care
- PAR 243 — Field Internship
- PAR 244 — Special Patients
- PAR 245 — Paramedic Skills II
- PSY 200 — General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100)