Award Type:

Certificate of Completion from Iowa Western Community College & National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) License

Learning Outcomes:

Paramedics provide the highest level of pre-hospital emergency care. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Our program goal is to prepare Paramedics who are competent in cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and effective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

Educational Objective:

Licensure Preparation - Meets requirements to attempt NREMT Paramedic certification

Tuition:

$8,000.00

*Includes $50 Non-Refundable Processing Fee

Length of Course:

1163 contact hours & hybrid, face-to-face

Course Outline:

Part 1: Core Concepts & Systems

• Advanced Prehospital Emergency Medicine

• EMS Systems

• Roles and Responsibilities of the EMS Practitioner

• EMS Safety and Wellness

• EMS Research

• Public Health

• Medical-Legal Aspects of Out-of-Hospital Care

• Ethics in EMS

• EMS System Communication

• Ground EMS Operations

• Air Medical Operations

• Terrorism Preparedness

• Multiple-Casualty Incidents & Incident Management

• Rescue Awareness

• Hazardous Materials Awareness

• Crime Scene Awareness

• Rural EMS Considerations

• Human Lifespan Development

• Pathophysiology

• Emergency Pharmacology

• Intravenous Access and Medication Administration

• Airway Management and Ventilation

• Scene Size-Up

• Primary Assessment

• Therapeutic Communication

• History Taking

• Secondary Assessment

• Patient Monitoring Technology

• Field-Based Patient Assessment

• Documentation

• Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision-Making

Part 2: Medical and Trauma Specialties

• Pulmonology

• Cardiology

• Neurology

• Endocrinology

• Immunology

• Gastroenterology

• Urology / Nephrology

• Toxicology

• Hematology

• Infectious Diseases and Sepsis

• Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders

• Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

• Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders

• OB/GYN

• Neonatology

• Pediatrics

• Geriatrics

• Abuse, Neglect, and Assault

• The Challenged Patient

• Acute Interventions for Chronic Care Patients

Trauma Systems & Emergency Management

• Trauma Overview and Systems

• Mechanism of Injury

• Hemorrhage and Shock

• Soft Tissue Trauma

• Burns

• Head, Face, Neck, and Spine Trauma

• Chest Trauma

• Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma

• Orthopedic Trauma

• Environmental Trauma

• Special Considerations in Trauma

Admission Requirements:

• Copy of current Iowa EMT or AEMT certification

• BLS Provider (CPR) Card

• High school diploma or GED

• Completed criminal background check (must be signed-no digital signatures accepted)

• Proof of current vaccinations and immunizations

• Two-step Tuberculin Skin Test or blood test

• Physical exam

• Minimum 18 years of age at time of enrollment

• Physically able to perform paramedic duties

• Formal acceptance into the Paramedic program

Attendance Requirements:

No More than 20 hours being absent for any reason will be allowed per quarter. Any student who is absent for more than 20 hours will be reviewed by the Program Director, at which time, any disciplinary action up to any including dismissal from the course may occur. 

Instructor Qualification:

Instructor is registered, certified, or licensed in the occupational area in which the state requires registration, certification or licensure for the occupational area in which the instructor is teaching.