Advanced EMT Medical Emergencies includes basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients. This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder and Emergency Medical Technician - National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, medical/legal/ethical considerations, anatomy and physiology, life span development, pathophysiology, patient assessment, critical thinking, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into AEMT Program

Corequisites: EMSA 1111, EMSA 1112, EMSA 1201, EMSA 1202 and EMSA 1502

5 Credit Hours - 5 Lecture Hours (S)

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

The Advanced EMT Trauma and Medical Emergencies includes basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients. This course includes the fo llowing topics: obstetrics and gynecology, neonatal care, pediatric emergencies, geriatric emergencies, environmental emergencies, patients with special challenges, EMS operations, trauma and shock. Trauma and shock will include the following topics: bleeding, soft tissue injuries, head & spine injuries, face & neck injuries, chest injuries, abdominal & genitourinary injuries, and orthopedic injuries.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into AEMT Program

Corequisites: EMSA 1111 , EMSA 1112 , EMSA 1201, EMSA 1202, and EMSA 1501

5 Credit Hours - 5 Lecture Hours (S)

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

EMT Medical Skills Lab is a laboratory based course utilizing scenarios to emphasize EMS operations, communications, documentation, medical/legal/ethical considerations, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, behavioral emergencies, assisting with medication administration, and successful assessment of patients with a variety of medical concerns. This course includes application of principles and processes discussed in EMT Medical Emergencies.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into EMT Program

Corequisites: EMSB 1102, EMSB 1111, EMSB 1112, EMSB 1601, and EMSB 1602

1 Credit Hour - 2 Lab Hours (F)

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

EMT Trauma and Medical Skills Lab is a laboratory based course utilizing scenarios to emphasize obstetrics and gynecology, neonatal care, pediatric emergencies, geriatric emergencies, environmental emergencies, patients with special challenges, trauma and shock.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into EMT Program

Corequisites: EMSB 1101, EMSB 1111, EMSB 1112, EMSB 1601, and EMSB 1602

1 Credit Hour - 2 Lab Hours (F)

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

EMT Clinical is the one of two clinical courses designed to allow the student to meet all psychomotor and affective outcomes for the clinical requirements of an EMT program and build upon the concepts and knowledge learned in EMT Medical Emergencies and EMS Operations. Students are required to obtain liability insurance coverage ($1,000,000-$3,000,000) before attending any clinical rotations. Clinical rotations are completed with local clinical affiliates and area ambulance services where the student will be required to perform certain psychomotor skills successfully and complete patient assessments. The successful completion of this course satisfies one of the eligibility criteria for taking the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician EMT Licensure Exam and the Tennessee Department of Health, Division of EMS.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into EMT Program

Corequisites: EMSB 1101, EMSB 1102, EMSB 1112, EMSB 1601, and EMSB 1602

1 Credit Hour - 48 Clinical Hours (S)

Note: Course not designed for transfer

EMT Field Internship is the one of two clinical courses designed to allow the student to meet all psychomotor and affective outcomes for the clinical requirements of an EMT program and build upon the concepts and knowledge learned during prior and/or concurrent courses. Students are required to obtain liability insurance coverage ($1,000,000-$3,000,000) before attending any clinical rotations. Clinical rotations are completed with local clinical affiliates and area ambulance services where the student will be required to perform certain psychomotor skills successfully and complete patient assessments. The successful completion of this course satisfies one of the eligibility criteria for taking the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician EMT Licensure Exam and the Tennessee Department of Health, Division of EMS.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into EMT Program

Corequisites: EMSB 1101, EMSB 1102, EMSB 1111, EMSB 1601, and EMSB 1602

1 Credit Hour - 48 Clinical Hours (S)

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

EMT Medical Emergencies and EMS Operations provides the student with the knowledge of an entry-level Emergency Medical Technician CEMT). This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the EMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, EMS operations, medical/legal/ethical considerations, fundamental anatomy and physiology, life span development, fundamental pathophysiology, patient assessment, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies.

EMT Trauma and Medical Emergencies provides the student with the knowledge of an entry-level Emergency Medical Technician CEMT). This course includes the following topics: obstetrics and gynecology, neonatal care, pediatric emergencies, geriatric emergencies, environmental emergencies, patients with special challenges, trauma and shock. Trauma and shock will include the following topics: bleeding, soft tissue injuries, head & spine injuries, face & neck injuries, chest injuries, abdominal & genitourinary injuries, and orthopedic injuries.

Prerequisites: Acceptance into EMT Program

Corequisites: EMSB 1101, EMSB 1102, EMSB 1111, EMSB 1112, and EMSB 1601

6 Credit Hours - 6 Lecture Hours (F)

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

Paramedic Clinical I is the first of three clinical courses designed to allow the student to meet all psychomotor and affective objectives for the clinical requirements of a paramedic program and build up on the concepts and knowledge gained during the first semester.

Prerequisites: Admission to the Paramedic Program

Corequisites: EMSP 1801 and EMSP 1401

3 Credit Hours

Note: Course not designed for transfer

Paramedic Skills Lab I is a laboratory based course utilizing scenarios to emphasize airway management, medication administration, and successful assessment of patients with a variety of medical concerns and an introduction to cardiology. This course includes application of principles and processes discussed in Fundamentals I.

Prequisites: Admission to the Paramedic Program

Corequisites: EMSP 1801 and EMSP 1311

4 Credit Hours

Note: Course not designed for transfer.