Paramedic Certificate

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This Paramedic certificate provides students with the skills needed to deliver emergency medical care to sick or injured patients in a safe and accurate manner. Student are introduced to the advanced practice of prehospital care, advanced emergency pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. Additionally, students learn about cardiovascular emergencies and the care of patients presenting with cardiovascular emergencies. Students learn how to integrate assessment findings when formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan in medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, and for acutely injured patients.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Paramedic certificate program, students should be able to:

• Perform a complete patient assessment
• Formulate and implement treatment plans for patients suffering from medical emergencies based on assessment findings
• Formulate and implement treatment plans for patients suffering from traumatic emergencies based on assessment findings
• Assess and treat special patient populations (e.g., newborns, elderly, patients with special needs)
• Serve as the Advanced Life Support team leader in a variety of emergency situations