紧急医疗服务技术。护理人员

程序要求: 在开始课程之前，申请人必须:

1.  Meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Virginia Office of EMS, http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/education-certification/how-to-become-an-emergency-medical-services-provider-in-virginia/ and
2. 满足学院的一般入学要求.

Program Goal:  To prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), 精神运动(技能), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, 和/或紧急医疗响应级别.

项目学习成果:  成功完成课程后，学生将能够:

• Perform current techniques in pre-hospital emergency care to include signs and symptoms of illness, injuries, 医疗急救, 适当的医疗技术, 以及救护行动.
• Assess, extricate, and care for victims of trauma incidents utilizing the following management skills; scene size-up, disentanglement, 单一和多受害者情况下的受害者稳定, 危险物品事故, integration of local emergency medical services (EMS) for patient assessment and management, 以及标准的操作程序.
• 描述药物的基本药理背景和作用, regulations, human body systems, pharmacokinetics, 药物计算.
• Demonstrate the advanced life support skills approach to emergency care of the emotionally disturbed to include emotional aspects, 接近病人, 精神急症及处理技术.
• Perform an advanced physical assessment on an emergency patient to include the physical exam, 综合和持续的考试, 并向患者和其他人传达/记录检查结果.
• 进行儿科评估, 处理呼吸道和呼吸紧急情况, 心血管突发事件, 新生儿紧急情况, 婴儿猝死综合症(SIDS). 治疗有特殊保健需要的儿童.
• 识别和干预与毒理学相关的医疗紧急情况, 有害物质, infectious disease, and hematology. Include poisoning, drug overdose, and transmission of infectious diseases.
• Identify pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular disease/injury based on 3-lead and 12-lead cardiac monitoring and interpretation. 定义心血管解剖学和生理学, 心血管疾病和管理, 辅助诊断.
• Utilize assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for obstetric, neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, 还有慢性病患者.

就业机会

Employment opportunities for paramedics are available with ambulance; fire and rescue services; hospitals; local, 州和联邦政府机构.

Accreditation

The Southwest Virginia Paramedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). 

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709 
塞米诺尔，佛罗里达州33775 
727-210-2350 
www.caahep.org 

联络CoAEMSP: 
湖景公园路8301号，111-312室 
Rowlett, TX 75088 
214-703-8445
Fax: 214-703-8992 
www.coaemsp.org 

Sources cited:  Further information regarding EMS certifications may be found at:  http://nasemso.org/

紧急医疗服务声明:

Pursuant to United States Department of Education (US DOE) regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v), the Virginia Highlands Community College Associate Degree in Emergency Medical Services Technology program provides the following information for all prospective and current students:

The National Assoc. of EMS Officials (NASEMSO) has ruled EMS provider licensure and certification to be synonymous and National Registry certification is recognized for reciprocity in 48 of our 50 states.

Virginia Highlands Community College is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

选择要求:  对项目有兴趣的人有资格选择 应在5月15日前完成以下程序:

1. Submit a 大学入学申请
2. Submit an application to the program (separate document) with required attachments.
3. 以前大学课程的成绩单寄到学院了吗.

届时将选出第一轮学生. 还有空缺吗, 在5月15日之后申请或符合要求的人员将被考虑.

Accreditation:  This program is accredited nationally by the Committee on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs (CAAHEP), 美国19号公路北25400号, Suite 158, Clearwater, FL, 33763, phone 727.210.2350.

身体要求:  An EMS provider is faced with many physical and psychological challenges. 请参阅 弗吉尼亚州EMS办公室网站 查看更详细的职能职位描述.

学术要求:  学生必须在所有核心课程中取得“C”或更好的成绩. Any student receiving a grade less than “C” will be placed on programmatic academic probation. 这条道路将得到纠正. Remediated course must be completed with a final grade of “C” or better.

临床和行为要求:  Selected and supervised student experience is required by the program and will be accomplished at selected, 区域卫生保健设施. 学生自己负责到这些设施的交通, 以及任何安排好的实地考察. Program preceptors will observe and evaluate the student’s suitability for the profession. If the student does not exhibit those documented behaviors required of the EMS professional, 学生可能会被要求退学.

其他要求:  Applicants accepted to the program are required to submit a health certificate signed by a licensed physician, physician’s assistant or RNP and should include documentation of measles, mumps, Rubella (MMR) and chicken pox exposure or inoculations; documentation of Hepatitis B inoculation; Tuberculosis testing; and overall general health of the applicant. A criminal background check and drug screening is also done to confirm compliance with state regulations.

购买制服等物品, liability insurance and other accessories is the financial responsibility of the individual student. Students who elect to take support courses recommended by the Program Director prior to formal acceptance into the program will find this activity to be advantageous in subsequent course scheduling.

Program Director:  Bill Akers Jr.，硕士，NRP，项目主任.964.7729 bill.akers@sw.edu

Please see the 1-2020年 项目通过率，保留率和就业安置.