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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY


Associate in Applied Science Degree

Purpose: The curriculum is designed to develop the competencies of the Emergency Medical Technician/Basic (EMT/B) as well as the Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic (EMT/P). EMT/B 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/B 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:

For program placement, students must be certified as an EMT/B. In order to be certified as an EMT/B 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/B 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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     EMT  106 Basic Emerg. Med. Tech. .................    6               
     EMT  190 Coordinated Practice ....................    1               
     ENG  111 College Composition I ...................    3               
     NAS  150 Human Biology ...........................    4               
     SPD  110 Intro. to Speech Communication or                            
          SPD  126  Interpersonal Communication .......    3               
     STD  Elective ....................................    1               

     EMT  146 Med. Aspects of Hazardous Materials .....                   3
     EMT  215 Principles of Extrication ...............                   4
     EMT  Electives ...................................                   4
     HLT  141 Intro to Medical Terminology ............                   2
     HLT  250 General Pharmacology ....................                   3
 (1) PED  116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness .............                   1
 (1) PED/RPK ..........................................                   1

                                                       _________________________
                              Total Credits               18             18

                                                              Credits
Second Year                                          1st Sem.   2nd Sem.
________________________________________________________________________________
     EMT  216 Pre-Hospital Phys. Assessment ...........    3               
     EMT  225 Clin. Exper./Cardiac Care Tech. .........    3               
     EMT  226 Dysrhythmia Recognition/Mgmt. ...........    3               
     EMT  231 Paramedic Procedures I ..................    5               
 (2) ___  Social science elective .....................    3               

     EMT  232 Paramedic Procedures II .................                   6
     EMT  235 Clin. Exper./Paramedic ..................                   4
 (2) ___  Social science elective .....................                   3
     EMT  290 Coordinated Practice ....................                   3
     EMT  298 Seminar and Project .....................                   1
     IST  Elective ....................................                   1
                                                       _________________________
                              Total Credits               17             18

Total minimum credits for the Emergency Medical Services Technology major (A.A.S. degree) = 71.

(1) 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.

(2) Social science courses may be selected from the following: economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology).


Emergency Medical Services Administration Specialization

Prerequisite: Fifteen credits of EMT electives (National Registry of Paramedic certification)

                                                              Credits
First Year                                           1st Semester   2nd Semester
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     EMT  161 EMS Leadership & Supervision I ..........    3               
     ENG  111 English Composition I ...................    3               
 (1) PED  116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness .............    1               
     PSY  205 Personal Conflict & Crisis Management or                     
          PSY  119 Cross-Cultural Psychology or                            
          PSY  120 Human Relations or                                      
          PSY  126 Psychology for Business & Industry .    3               
     STD  Elective ....................................    1               

     BUS  200 Principles of Management ................                   3
     IST  Elective ....................................                   3
     SPD  100 Principles of Public Speaking ...........                   3
     SPD  126 Interpersonal Communications ............                   3
                                                       _________________________
                              Total Credits               11             12

                                                              Credits
Second Year                                          1st Semester   2nd Semester
________________________________________________________________________________
     BUS  209 Continuous Quality Improvement ..........    3               
     BUS  205 Human Resource Management ...............    3               
     EMT  162 EMS Leadership & Supervision II .........    3               
     MTH  241 Statistics I ............................    3               
 (1) PED/RPK ..........................................    1               

     ACC  211 Principles of Accounting I ..............                   3
     ECO  201 Principles of Economics I-Macroeconomics                    3
     EMT  146 Medical Aspects of Hazardous Materials In                   3
     EMT  298 Seminar & Project .......................                   3
     PHI  227 Bio-Medical Ethics ......................                   3
                                                       _________________________
                              Total Credits               13             15

Total minimum credits for the Emergency Medical Services Technology major/Administration specialization (A.A.S. degree) = 66

(1) 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.


Emergency Medical Services Field Management Specialization

Prerequisite: Eleven credits of EMT electives (either Virginia EMT-Cardiac certification or National Registry of Paramedic certification)

                                                              Credits
First Year                                           1st Semester   2nd Semester
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     EMT  161 EMS Leadership & Supervision I ..........    3               
     ENG  111 English Composition I ...................    3               
 (1) PED  116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness .............    1               
     PSY  205 Personal Conflict & Crisis Management or                     
          PSY  119 Cross-Cultural Psychology or                            
          PSY  120 Human Relations or                                      
          PSY  126 Psychology for Business & Industry .    3               
     STD  Elective ....................................    1               

     BUS  125 Applied Business Mathematics ............                   3
     BUS  200 Principles of Management ................                   3
     EMT  146 Medical Aspects of Hazardous Materials In                   3
 (1) PED/RPK ..........................................                   1
     SPD  100 Principles of Public Speaking ...........                   3
                                                       _________________________
                              Total Credits               11             13

                                                              Credits
Second Year                                          1st Semester   2nd Semester
________________________________________________________________________________
     BUS  209 Continuous Quality Improvement ..........    3               
     EMT  117 Multilingual Medical Terminology                             
          for Emergency Personnel .....................    3               
     EMT  162 EMS Leadership & Supervision II .........    3               
     IST  Elective ....................................    3               
     SPD  126 Interpersonal Communications ............    3               

     BUS  201 Organizational Behavior .................                   3
     BUS  205 Human Resource Management ...............                   3
     BUS  241 Business Law I ..........................                   3
     EMT  298 Seminar & Project .......................                   3
     PHI  227 Bio-Medical Ethics ......................                   3
                                                       _________________________
                              Total Credits               15             15

Total minimum credits for the Emergency Medical Services Technology major/Field Management specialization (A.A.S. degree)= 65.

(1) 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.


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