Purpose: The curriculum is designed to develop the competencies of the Emergency Medical Technician/Ambulance (EMT/A) as well as the Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic (EMT/P). EMT/A education is accomplished in the first year of the curriculum. EMT/P education is accomplished in the second year. Only students who have been certified as EMT/A for at least one year may enroll in the second year. Upon successful completion of the two-year curriculum, students will be eligible to become certified as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.
Students must comply with all General Requirements for Health Technologies as specified in Section I.
Admission Requirements and Information:
First-Year Curriculum Admission Requirements:
Students must meet the eligibility requirements for Virginia certification as an EMT/A. In order to be certified as an EMT/A in the Commonwealth of Virginia (Section 6:00 of the EMS Rules and Regulations), a student must:
1. Be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the English language.
2. Be at least 18 years of age or be affiliated with an EMS agency which will attest that the student is a person of mature judgment.
3. Have no physical defect which would render the student unfit to perform all duties required of an EMT as evidenced by satisfactory completion of a medical history form.
4. Have never been convicted of a felony involving a sexual crime.
Second-Year Curriculum Admission Requirements:
1. Meet all first-year admission requirements.
2. Be certified as an EMT/A for at least one year as evidenced by an EMS agency verification form.
3. Be at least 18 years of age at the beginning of EMT 226.
4. Be affiliated with an EMS agency which provides or is capable of providing advanced life support as evidenced by an EMS agency verification form.
Special Program Completion Requirements:
1. Students who receive an "I" grade in any of the courses in the EMT sequence must resolve the "I" before continuing in the EMT sequence.
2. Students must receive a grade of "C" or higher in the appropriate EMT courses in order to sit for Virginia and/or National Registry certifying examinations.
3. All clinical requirements must be met prior to taking any Virginia and/or National Registry certifying examination. Students also must receive a grade of "C" or higher in their clinical courses (EMT 190, 225, 235, and 290) to be eligible to take the certifying examinations.
Re-Enrollment: Students who leave the EMT program before being certified must complete the following for reinstatement:
1. In order to meet Virginia Certification requirements, if more than two calendar years lapse between the time the student completes EMT 226 and returns to the EMT program, EMT 226 must be successfully re-completed before enrollment in EMT 231 and EMT 225.
2. In order to meet Virginia certification requirements, if Virginia Cardiac Care Technician certification lapses, the student must retake the entire CCT sequence: EMT 226, EMT 231, and EMT 225.
3. Resubmit current agency verification, health history, evidence of rubella immunity and negative tuberculin screening.
4. In order to meet the requirements of the National Registry, if a student's paramedic registry lapses, the student must retake the appropriate courses.
Special Accreditation Status: The program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Joint Review Committee on Education Programs for EMT/Paramedic.
Credits
First Year 1st Semester 2nd Semester
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BIO 141 Human Anat. & Phys. I ................... 4
EMT 106 Basic Emerg. Med. Tech./Amb. ............ 6
EMT 190 Coordinated Practice .................... 1
ENG 111 College Composition I ................... 3
FIR 111 Hazardous Materials I ................... 3
STD Elective .................................... 1
BIO 142 Human Anat. & Phys. II .................. 4
EMT 215 Principles of Extrication ............... 4
HLT 143 Medical Terminology I ................... 3
HLT 250 General Pharmacology .................... 3
(1) PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness ............. 1
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Total Credits 18 15
Credits
Second Year 1st Sem. 2nd Sem. 3rd Sem.
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EMT 216 Pre-Hospital Phys. Assessment ........... 2
EMT 225 Clin. Exper./Cardiac Care Tech. ......... 3
EMT 226 Dysrhythmia Recognition/Mgmt. ........... 3
EMT 231 Paramedic Procedures I .................. 5
MTH Elective .................................... 2
(3) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
CIS 116 Computers and Info. Systems ............. 1
EMT 232 Paramedic Procedures II ................. 6
EMT 235 Clin. Exper./Paramedic .................. 4
(2) PED /RPK ........................................ 1
(3) ___ Social science elective ..................... 3
SPD 110 Intro. to Speech Communication .......... 3
EMT 290 Coordinated Practice .................... 3
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Total Credits 18 18 3
Total minimum credits for the Emergency Medical Services Technology major (A.A.S. degree) = 72.
(1) Fir 112 also strongly recommended.
2 The PED requirement may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED 116, 1 cr. plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1 cr. plus RPK 205, 207, 208, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit and a 2-credit course.
(3) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).