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| Program Description: Advanced techniques of emergency care, stabilization, and immobilization of victims of illness and injury. Recognition and documentation of signs and symptoms of illness and injury, intervention, and evaluation of the intervention. Techniques for assessment to include basic electrocardiographic rhythm identifiation, administration of oxygen and medications approved by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Emergency Medical Services, advanced airway techniques, use of specific immobilization devices, peripheral, interosseous, and central intravenous techniques, defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, trancutaneous pacing, and preparation for transportation. |
| Program Prerequisites: |
Credits |
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Basic Emergency Medical Technology certification OR
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Intermediate Emergency Medical Technology Certificate
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| BIO 100 | Biology Concepts (4) OR
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| BIO 102 | General Biology (Non-Majors): Additional Topics (4) OR
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| BIO 160 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4) OR
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| BIO 181 | General Biology (Majors) I (4) | 4 |
| Grade of "C" or better in: |
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| +CRE 101 | Critical and Evaluative Reading I (3) OR | |
| +CRE 111 | Critical Reading for Business and Industry (3) | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology (3) OR
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| SOC 140 | Racial and Ethnic Minorities (3) | 3 |
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| Required Courses: (41 credits) |
Credits |
| Students must earn a grade of "C" or better
in each Required Course with a GPA of 2.5. |
| +EMT 140 | Pharmacology in an Emergency Setting | 3 |
| +EMT 215 | Stress and Emergency Services Professionals | 3 |
| +EMT 235 | Emergency Cardiac Care | 3 |
| +EMT /FSC 238 | Vehicular Extracation and Patient Stabilization | 3 |
| +EMT 240 | Advanced Cardiac Life Support | 2 |
| +EMT 242 | Pediatric Advanced Life Support | 1 |
| +EMT 245 | Trauma Management I | 3 |
| +EMT 272 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technology | 24 |
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| Restricted Electives: (5-15 credits) |
Credits |
| Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in each
Restricted Elective course with an EMT prefix, with a GPA of 2.5 for all Restricted Electives with EMT prefixes. |
| +BIO 201 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| +BIO 202 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| +EMT/ FSC 104
| Basic Emergency Medical Technology (8) OR | |
| +EMT 208 | Intermediate Emergency Medical Technology (13) OR | 8-13 |
| +EMT/ FSC 112
| Public Safety Emergency Telecommunications | 3 |
| +EMT 246 | Trauma Management II | 4 |
| +PSY 266 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
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| + Indicates that course has
prerequisites. |
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