H S 89A Paramedic 1
Units: 6
Hours: 108 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Prerequisites: H S 36 Medical Terminology and Speech, BIOL 31 Human Anatomy, and BIOL 32 Human Physiology, or BIOL 33 Anatomy & Physiology with a grade of “C” or better.
Limitations on Enrollment: Current California Emergency Medical Technician Basic License or National Registry EMT Basic License and Health & Safety.
Advisories: H S 87 with a grade of “C” or better.
This course provides general paramedic didactic education and training following the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. The course includes cognitive content associated with preparatory, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, airway management, patient assessment, and trauma patient management. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.
H S 89B Paramedic 1L
Units: 3
Hours: 162 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Corequisites: H S 89A Paramedic 1.
Limitations on Enrollment: Current California Emergency Medical Technician Basic License or National Registry EMT Basic License Health & Safety.
This course provides the skills portion of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. The course includes psychomotor skills associated with: preparatory, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, airway management, patient assessment, and trauma patient management. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.
H S 89C Paramedic 2
Units: 6
Hours: 108 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Prerequisites: H S 89B Paramedic 1L with a grade of “C” or better.
Limitations on Enrollment: Current California Emergency Medical Technician Basic License or National Registry EMT Basic License Health & Safety.
This course is designed to prepare students to take and pass the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (NREMTP) examination so they can become Licensed Paramedics in the state of California. It also prepares students to transfer and earn a BA in Paramedics. Students that complete the Certificate of Achievement in Emergency Medical Services EMT-Paramedic degree are able to gain employment as paramedic firefighters, paramedics on ambulances that serve the community as Advanced Life Support 9-1-1 providers, and in certain limited situations work in the hospital setting. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.
H S 89D Paramedic 2L
Units: 3
Hours: 162 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Corequisites: H S 89C.
Limitations on Enrollment: Current California Emergency Medical Technician Basic License or National Registry EMT Basic License Health & Safety.
This course provides the skills portion of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. The course includes psychomotor skills associated with: medical patient management, cardiac patient management, special populations, EMS operations, and simulated patient encounters. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.
H S 89E Paramedic 3
Units: 3
Hours: 162 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Prerequisites: H S 89D Paramedic 2L with a grade of “C” or better.
Limitations on Enrollment: Current California Emergency Medical Technician Basic License or National Registry EMT Basic License Health & Safety.
This course enhances a student’s knowledge of emergency care in a clinical setting. Students are provided access to adequate numbers of patients, proportionally distributed by illness, injury, gender, age, and common problems encountered in the delivery of emergency care appropriate to the level of the Emergency Medical Services Profession(s). Hospital/clinical experiences include the operating room, recovery room, intensive care unit, coronary care unit, labor and delivery room, pediatrics, and emergency department, and include exposure to an adequate number of pediatric, obstetric, psychiatric, and geriatric patients. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.
H S 89F Paramedic 4
Units: 9
Hours: 486 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Prerequisites: H S 89E Paramedic 3 with a grade of “C” or better.
Limitations on Enrollment: Current California Emergency Medical Technician Basic License or National Registry EMT Basic License Health & Safety.
This course provides practicum experience for paramedic students to observe and participate in emergency medical care supervised by a preceptor in an emergency response vehicle. The course requires a minimum of 480 hours, and students must document at least 40 advanced life support (ALS) patient contacts. Students will provide the full continuum of care from initial contact to transfer of care at the receiving facility for half of all ALS contacts. Students must obtain minimum competency as a Team Leader. The field internship provides the student with an opportunity to serve as team leader in a variety of pre-hospital advanced life support emergency medical situations. Units earned in this course do not count toward the associate degree.