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EMT Paramedic Certificate

Allied Health

Certificate (D)

Paramedics provide advanced pre-hospital emergency care under medical command authority to acutely ill or injured patients and transport patients by ambulance or other appropriate emergency vehicles. Delaware Tech's certificate program prepares students to recognize, assess, and manage a medical or trauma emergency, record and communicate pertinent data to a designated medical command authority, and direct and coordinate the transport of a patient. 

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.

Graduation Requirements

Program/Major Concentration

EMT 101Paramedic Care I

10
EMT 102Paramedic Care II

9
EMT 103Paramedic Care III

8
EMT 104Paramedic Care IV

2
EMT 110Paramedic Care Clinical I

1
EMT 120Paramedic Care Clinical II

2
EMT 130Paramedic Care Field Clinical

4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

EMT 101Paramedic Care I

10
EMT 102Paramedic Care II

9

Semester 2

EMT 103Paramedic Care III

8
EMT 110Paramedic Care Clinical I

1

Semester 3

EMT 104Paramedic Care IV

2
EMT 120Paramedic Care Clinical II

2
EMT 130Paramedic Care Field Clinical

4

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 36 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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