• EMSP 2402: Paramedic Skills Lab II

  4.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  A laboratory based course intended to utilize scenarios to emphasize respiratory/cardiac emergencies (on-going from EMSP 1401), pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, urology and nephrology, hematology, gynecology, obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, trauma, continuing cardiology, and successful assessment of patients with a variety of medical conditions. This course includes application of principles and processes discussed in Fundamentals I.
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• EMSP 2403: Paramedic Capstone

  4.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  This course serves as a mechanism to insure that the student meets academic requirements to test for the National Registry and licensure. This course will include all necessary steps needed to complete the program including exit exams, preparation for National Registry practical and written exams, exit interviews, patient care review by the Medical Director, and any other adminsitrative requirements that the program may deem necessary.
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• EMSP 2412: Paramedic Clinical II

  4.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  The second of three clinical experiences designed to allow the student to meet all psychomotor and affective objectives for the clinical requirements of a paramedic program and to build upon the concepts and knowledge gained during prior and/or concurrent courses.
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• EMSP 2513: Paramedic Field Internship

  5.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  This course provides evidence that the student is capable of acting as a team leader in managing the emergency care and treatment of an injured or ill patient at the paramedic level. The student will demonstrate competency in this role. While all skill sets should have been achieved prior to initiating the internship, patient types and pathologies may be used from this experience to complete the minimum graduation academic requirements as set fort in CoAEMSP accreditation documents and the Tennessee Office of EMS.
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• EMSP 2802: Fundamentals of Paramedic II

  8.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  The second of two lecture courses to include the following topics: respiratory & cardiology (on-going from EMSP 1801), pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, urology and nephrology, hematology, gynecology, obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, geriatric emergencies, phychological emergencies and trauma/shock.
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• EMT 1010: Basic EMT Intravenous Therapy

  14.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  This is the entry-level course to the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) profession. This course provides instruction in the skills necessary to perform the administration of BLS (basic life support) and care of the sick and injured patient as set forth by the Ameircan Heart Associateion, the United States Department of Transportation, and the State of Tennessee. The curriculum incorporated is the 1994 National Standard Curriculum as well as the 2007 National EMS Scope of Practice Model. Areas of instruction and skills include, but are not limited to EMT roles and responsibilites, patient assessment, airway management, pharmacology, intravenous therapy, acid/base balances, dosage calculations, as well as medical, trauma, childbirth, pediatric and geriatric emergencies. Addtionally, students will be educated in job-critical training such as ALS (Advanced Life Support) assistance. Upon successful completion of EMT 1010 and EMT 1050, the student is eligible to take the licensure exam approved by the State of Tennessee for licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician-Intravenous Therapy. 12 hours lecture, 4 hours lab per week. This course is not designed for transfer. (NT)
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• EMT 1050: Basic EMT Clinical Practice

  2.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  Minimum of 90 hours per semester of supervised clinical application of skills developed in EMT 1010. Emphasis on roles and responsibilities of the EMT, patient assessment, basic airway management, initiation of intravenous therapy, communication skills, and treatments used to treat medical emergencies.
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• EMT 210: Paramedic Theories I

  5.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  Students must be admitted into the Paramedic Program before registering for this course. This course focuses on anatomy and physiology, the normal pathophysiology of human systems, and how these systems are related during medical emergencies. This course emphasizes the pathophysiologic changes that occur during common medical emergencies and treatment modalities based on these changes. It also includes math applications associated with prehospital pharmacology and medical terminology.
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• EMT 211: Fund Paramedic Practice I

  1.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  Students must be admitted into the Paramedic Program before registering for this course. Study of skills necessary to perform advanced pre-hospital care and practical applications of those advanced skills required to perform safely in the clinical settings. Emphasis on skills needed to treat medical emergencies taught in Paramedic Theories I and Advanced Cardiac Care.
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• EMT 212: Pre-Hosp Emergency Pharm

  2.00 Credits

  Columbia State Community College

  
  Students must be admitted into the Paramedic Program before registering for this course. A study of the fundamentals of drug therapy, drug administration, legalities, dosage calculations, and detailed discussion of specific drug actions, indications, contraindications, dosages, routes, and other essential information. The course also discusses specific drug selections for specific medical emergencies.
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