A fifteen week course designed to introduce the Paramedic Student to Advanced Prehospital Care. Paramedic I is designed to prepare the emergency medical student to perform advanced life support skills; specifically, the recognition of Dysrhythmias and Advance Cardiac Life Support Certification. The class will prepare the student for the skills needed to properly start and administer intravenous medications, endotracheal intubations will be taught in this section with the use of emergency meds administered via the endotracheal airway. Along with skills completion, the paramedic student will be introduced to communication and proper documentation of patient assessment. During this course, the student will begin the field portion of the Paramedic program. A minimum of 200 hours riding time will be required before advancing to Paramedic II. Students will document all field and clinical time through an electronic tracking program.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of EMT Basic program and EMT Certification.
Must complete all pre-requisites with a grade of "C" or higher.