Emergency Medical Services

This course is designed to provide the essential information on interventions/treatments appropriate to the Advanced EMT and is required for Advanced EMT certification. Topics include airway management, automatic external defibrillation, cardiac electrophysiology, vascular access, acid-base balance, pharmacology, medical emergencies, traumatic injuries, and fluids and electrolytes. Upon completion, students should be able to properly obtain vascular access, manage medical and trauma patients, utilize simple and advanced airways, and correctly interpret arterial blood gases. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be eligible to sit for the North Carolina and National Registry AEMT examination.

Textbooks required:

• “Advanced EMT: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, 2nd Edition” plus MyBradyLab, ISBN# 9780134682426

​The EMT program is designed to teach basic life support skills. EMTs are able to function in many areas including EMS systems, fire departments, hospitals, rescue squads and physician offices. The class consists of lectures and hands-on skills instruction as well as field clinical opportunities. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to sit for the North Carolina or National Registry EMT examination.

Textbooks required:

• Bookstore option:
  “Emergency Care, 14th Edition” by Limmer & O’Keefe. ISBN# 9780136857860. MyBradyLab Access and etext. Option to request a looseleaf copy of the text.
• Online Option:
  Go to https://www.pearson.com/store/p/emergency-care/P100002824449 and purchase at least the MyLab version for $99.99. This comes with an electronic version of the text but if you want a physical copy, you can also rent that for the $59.99 option. You need at least the MyLab version for $99.99, that one is required.

The Paramedic Course provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as a paramedic for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system, and prepares graduates to enter the workforce. Students will gain complex knowledge, competency, and experience while employing evidence-based practice under medical oversight, and serve as a link from the scene into the healthcare system. Employment opportunities include providers of emergency medical services, convalescent ambulance services, fire departments, rescue agencies, hospital specialty areas, industry, educational and government agencies. The class consists of lectures and hands-on skills instruction as well as field clinical opportunities. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Paramedic and National Registry Paramedic examination. Students must be certified as a North Carolina or National Registry EMT.

Textbooks required:

• “Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Volumes 1-5” ISBN: 9780134575964
• “12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation, 2nd Edition” ISBN: 9780763773519
• “Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, 8th Ed” ISBN: 9780134874098

This Course is designed to provide the potential preceptor with the basic knowledge of educational methodology, generational learning styles, documentation, roles and responsibilities of preceptors, and the roles and responsibilities of students involved in an educational institution’s preceptor program. Upon Completion of this course learners will be able to define a preceptor’s role in the clinical education of a student. Course material will include topics on basic methodology, Adult learning styles, generational learning styles, tools and tips for preceptors. Upon completion the student will be able to: describe the three phases of an internship, list responsibilities of the preceptor and student, list multiple learning styles, and better understand the importance of preceptors in the overall education of healthcare providers. This class if for currently certified medical personnel.

This course provides a basic study of the structure and function of the human body. Topics include a basic study of the body systems as well as an introduction to homeostasis, cells, tissues, nutrition, acid-base balance, and electrolytes. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of anatomy and physiology and their interrelationships.

The EMT Refresher Course is designed to meet North Carolina Office of EMS standards for those EMT’s that need Continuing Education for re-credentialing or if your credential has expired within the past two years. This course is predominately online supplemented with two on campus days. The on-campus class dates are to facilitate the AHA update, material review, skills refresher, Technical Scope of Practice Exam and Final Exam. This course will also provide the Transition Material needed for all credentialed persons. Students currently credentialed at the NC EMT level, after successful completion, may be eligible to sit for the National Registry EMT Cognitive Examination.

The purpose of this course is to provide students who are clinically competent in a specific EMS content area with the instructional knowledge, resources and skills to effectively deliver quality EMS education. The course presents educational concepts, practices, and resources across a wide range of educational topics, from the basic psychology of learning to classroom management, to ethical issues in education, to student and course evaluation, and represents consensus among professional EMS educators as to essential knowledge, skills and practices required to provide quality EMS educational programs.

The content and concepts covered in this course are designed for the advanced EMS provider and include in-depth reviews of a variety of topics relative to the Critical Care practitioner. This course is approved by the International Board of Specialty Certifications (IBSC®) and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). The course meets the recertification requirements for currently certified FP-C® and/or CCP-C®. UMBC accepts all 36 hours of CE toward recertification requirements of CCEMTP®. Providers wishing to obtain their FP-C® or CCP-C® may use this course to review concepts prior to taking the FP-C® and/or CCP-C® examinations. The content and concepts covered in this course are designed for the advanced EMS provider and include in-depth reviews of a variety of topics relative to the Critical Care practitioner. Successful completion of this course will meet the minimum requirements for recertification of the IBSC® FP-C® and CCP-C® certifications. Upon completion of this course learners will be prepared to take the FP-C® and CCP-C® examinations.

The Paramedic Refresher Course is designed to meet North Carolina Office of EMS standards for those Paramedic’s that need Continuing Education for re-credentialing or if your credential has expired within the past four years. This course is predominately online supplemented with two on campus days. The on-campus class days are to facilitate the AHA update, material review, skills refresher, Technical Scope of Practice Exam and Final Exam. This course will also provide the Transition Material needed for all credentialed persons.

Students currently credentialed at the NC Paramedic level, after successful completion, may be eligible to sit for the National Registry Paramedic Cognitive Examination.