Emergency Medical Services, A.A.S.

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The two-year Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program goal is to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels. The paramedic program is fully accredited by: The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP): Address: 25400 US HWY 19 North, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763 Phone: 727.210.2350. Fax: 727.210.2354. www.caahep.org. CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines are monitored and applied by: The Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions CoAEMSP): Address: 8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312, Rowlett, TX 75088, Phone: 214–703-8445. Fax: 214-703-8992; www.coaemsp.org

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Program CIP Code: 51.0904

First Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EMSP 1501 - Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Credits: 5
EMSP 1160 - Clinical-Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Credits: 1
EMSP 2205 - EMS Operations Credits: 2
EMSP 1338 - Introduction to Advanced Practice Credits: 3
EMSP 1356 - Patient Assessment and Airway Management Credits: 3
EMSP 1355 - Trauma Management Credits: 3

Semester Total: 17

Second Semester ‐ Spring

EMSP 1263 - Clinical-Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Credits: 2
EMSP 2306 - Emergency Pharmacology Credits: 3
EMSP 2444 - Cardiology Credits: 4
EMSP 2160 - Clinical-Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Credits: 1
BIOL 2301 - Anatomy & Physiology I (Lecture) Credits: 3
BIOL 2101 - Anatomy & Physiology I (lab) Credits: 1
ENGL 1301 - Composition I Credits: 3

Semester Total: 17

Second Year

First Semester ‐ Fall

EMSP 2434 - Medical Emergencies Credits: 4
EMSP 2261 - Clinical-Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Credits: 2
EMSP 2330 - Special Populations Credits: 3
BIOL 2302 - Anatomy & Physiology II (Lecture) Credits: 3
BIOL 2102 - Anatomy & Physiology II (lab) Credits: 1
XXXX #3## - Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective Credits: 3 ¹

Semester Total: 16

Second Semester ‐ Spring

EMSP 2262 - Clinical-Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Credits: 2
XXXX #3## - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 ¹
XXXX #3## - General Education Elective 3 ¹
EMSP 2243 - Assessment Based Management Credits: 2 (Capstone)

Semester Total: 10

Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree: 60

¹ A list of electives appears in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.