Paramedic/Emergency Medical Services, Technical Certificate
The Paramedic/EMS Program at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
To contact CoAEMSP:
8301 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 111-312
Rowlett, TX 7508 8
214-703-8445
Fax: 214-703-8992
www.coaemsp.org
(45 Semester Credit Hours)
The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.
Prior to admission to the technical phase of the Paramedic/Emergency Medical Technician program, students must provide documentation verifying (through entrance exam score or official college transcript) that remediation in English, mathematics, and reading is not required; or complete the appropriate remedial coursework with a grade of "C" or better to satisfy remediation requirements; and complete HSCI 1113 Medical Terminology, HSCI 1123 Human Anatomical Structure I, and HSCI 1243 Human Anatomical Structure II with a grade of "C" or better.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| HSCI 1113 | Medical Terminology (Must pass with a "C" or better ) | 3 |
| HSCI 1123 | Human Anatomical Structure I (Must pass with a "C" or better ) | 3 |
| HSCI 1243 | Human Anatomical Structure II (Must pass with a "C" or better ) | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| EMTP 1233 | Medical Emergencies I with Laboratory | 3 |
| EMTP 1234 | Clinical Practicum I 1 | 4 |
| EMTP 1243 | Pharmacology 2 | 3 |
| EMTP 2101 | Cardiology I | 1 |
| Hours | 11 | |
| Summer | ||
| Summer (ten week courses) | ||
| EMTP 2202 | Cardiology Laboratory II 3 | 2 |
| EMTP 2203 | Cardiology II 4 | 3 |
| EMTP 2313 | Medical Emergencies II with Laboratory | 3 |
| First Summer Session (five week courses) | ||
| EMTP 2111 | Clinical Practicum II 5 | 1 |
| Second Summer Session (five week courses) | ||
| EMTP 2211 | Clinical Practicum III 6 | 1 |
| EMTP 2212 | Emergency Medical Services Operations | 2 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EMTP 2311 | Assessment Based Management | 1 |
| EMTP 2316 | Paramedic Internship 7 | 6 |
| EMTP 2323 | Trauma Management | 3 |
| EMTP 2413 | Medical Emergencies III with Laboratory 8 | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
- 1
Prerequisite: EMTP 1007 Basic Emergency Medical Services Training
- 2
Prerequisite: TMAT 1203 Technical Mathematics
- 3
Co-requisite: EMTP 2203 Cardiology II
- 4
Co-requisite: EMTP 2202 Cardiology Laboratory II
- 5
Prerequisite: EMTP 1234 Clinical Practicum I
- 6
Prerequisite: EMTP 2111 Clinical Practicum II
- 7
Prerequisite: EMTP 2211 Clinical Practicum III
- 8
Prerequisite: EMTP 2313 Medical Emergencies II with Laboratory
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Conduct themselves as trained healthcare professionals.
- Perform an assessment on an acutely ill or injured patient.
- Manage the treatment of an acutely ill or injured patient.
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Perform extrication.
- Perform Initial assessment and triage.
- Perform stabilization and transport of any critical patient.
- Transport a non-emergent patient to a healthcare facility.
- Manage the treatment of a medical and trauma patient.
- Have knowledge of Mass Casualty Incidents