Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic

Allied Health

A.A.S. Degree (D)

The Emergency Medical Technician program prepares students to provide advanced prehospital emergency care under medical command authority to acutely ill or injured patients. Students will recognize, assess, and manage a medical or trauma emergency, record and communicate pertinent data to designated medical command authority, and direct and coordinate the transport of the patient. Students study both on campus and at a variety of field sites. The Emergency Medical TechnicianDelaware Technical Community College paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) 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 25400 U.S. Highway 19 North, Suite 158 Clearwater, FL 33763 (727) 210-2350 www.caahep.org To contact CoAEMSP: 8301 Lakeview Parkway Suite 111-312 Rowlett, TX 75088 (214) 703-8445 FAX (214) 703-8992 www.coaemsp.org. Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of the Allied Health competitive admission process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for application requirements.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Perform all psychomotor Paramedic skills in the National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards consistent with acceptable practice for an entry level paramedic.
  2. Conduct complete, accurate and timely patient assessments to include history and physical exam, and communicate findings.
  3. Interpret assessment findings in order to accurately identify a differential diagnosis and integrate pathophysiologic principles and legal responsibilities to formulate a treatment plan.
  4. Effectively perform the role of Team Leader to include: timely decision making, effective resource utilization, implementing appropriate plan of action for a given situation, adapting the plan to changing conditions change and communicate.
  5. Assess a scene or situation in order to identify threats to operating safely.
  6. Apply communication and ethical decision making skills required for an entry-level paramedic.
  7. Exhibit professional affective behavior.
  8. Function effectively as an entry level paramedic in the pre-hospital working environment in the roles of Team Leader and Team Member.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Or

SOC 111Sociology

3

 

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

Or

PSY 223Abnormal Psychology

3

Program/Major Courses

EMT 200Intro to Paramedic Technology

5

EMT 201Patient Assessment

3

EMT 202Medical Emergencies I

3

EMT 203ALS Skills Lab I

3

EMT 204Special Populations

4

EMT 207Paramedic Clinical I

1

EMT 211Cardiology

4

EMT 212Medical Emergencies II

4

EMT 213ALS Skills Lab II

3

EMT 214Legal Issues/Research

3

EMT 215Trauma Emergencies

2

EMT 217Paramedic Clinical II

3

EMT 227Paramedic Clinical III

3

EMT 290Paramedic Field Clinical

4

Program/Major Support Courses

BIO 120Anatomy & Physiology I

5

BIO 121Anatomy & Physiology II

5

BIO 130Disease Process/Pathophysiology

3

 

CHM 100Basic Chemistry

3

Or

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

PROGRAM SPECIFIC ADVISEMENT STATEMENT

Delaware Tech does not apply blanket age limits to courses for the purposes of transfer in, meeting competitive admission programs' ranking/entrance procedures, or meeting program requirements for award completion. There is a five year age limit used in the competitive admission procedures for the Emergency Medical program for BIO 120, BIO 121, BIO 130, MAT 129, or MAT 130, or MAT 140.

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

BIO 120Anatomy & Physiology I

5

 

CHM 100Basic Chemistry

3

Or

CHM 110General Chemistry

4

 

ENG 101Composition I

3

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

 

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Or

SOC 111Sociology

3

Semester 2

BIO 121Anatomy & Physiology II

5

BIO 130Disease Process/Pathophysiology

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

 

SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare

3

Or

PSY 223Abnormal Psychology

3

Semester 3

EMT 200Intro to Paramedic Technology

5

EMT 201Patient Assessment

3

EMT 207Paramedic Clinical I

1

Semester 4

EMT 202Medical Emergencies I

3

EMT 203ALS Skills Lab I

3

EMT 211Cardiology

4

EMT 214Legal Issues/Research

3

EMT 217Paramedic Clinical II

3

Semester 5

EMT 204Special Populations

4

EMT 212Medical Emergencies II

4

EMT 213ALS Skills Lab II

3

EMT 215Trauma Emergencies

2

EMT 227Paramedic Clinical III

3

Semester 6

EMT 290Paramedic Field Clinical

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 77 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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