Paramedic Technician - Fox Valley Technical College

Paramedic Technician from Fox Valley Technical College is a Campus Associate Medical Emergency degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Career Opportunities Emergency medical service involves the delivery of emergency medical care to people who have taken ill or who have suffered injury. As an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic and part of the Emergency Medical Services team, you determine the nature and extent of various illnesses and injuries, administer prescribed medical treatment at the site of an emergency and during transport, and communicate with other professional medical personnel at definitive emergency care sites. Program Description Paramedic Technician is a 1150-hour diploma program that consists of 648 hours of classroom/lab instruction and 504 hours of clinical. This program will train you to respond on an advanced-level care ambulance as an integral member of the pre-hospital emergency care team. You will be able to provide efficient and immediate emergency pre-hospital care to the ill or injured, and continue that care during transport to a medical facility. Upon successful completion of the core Paramedic courses, you will be eligible to take the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic written and practical examinations in order to be licensed as an EMT-P in Wisconsin. Upon successful completion of all required, general education and elective courses, you will receive an associate degree . The topics you cover in the Paramedic core courses include Patient Assessment, Advanced Airway Management, Medical Emergencies, Nebulizer, Administration of Glucagon/50 percent Dextrose, Narcan, Cardiac Drugs, Intravenous Therapy, Blood Sugar Evaluation, Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation, Advanced care of Trauma, Infants and Children, Operations, and Clinical/field Experience. Program Outcomes Function in an advanced level of prehospital emergency care doing the following: in?depth assessment of patients, basic EKG interpretation, in-depth cardiac and respiratory assessment skills, in-depth care of trauma/medical patients using advanced airway management skills and IV therapy skills, with greater scope of responsibility with administration of IV medications and solutions. Functions under advanced protocols for emergency patient care. Possesses higher level of critical thinking and decision making skills in the provision of prehospital care and in selected emergency room settings. Take a leadership role at the emergency scene as the highest level of emergency care provider present. Makes inter-facility transfers of patients with defined protocols. Provide pediatric emergency care specialty skills, i.e. intubation, interosseous infusions and defibrillation. Prepared to take and be successful on the National Registry of EMT-Paramedics exam. Employed by ground and air ambulance services, as public safety directors in business and industry and in a variety of hospital and clinical based roles. Pass oral exams. View more details on Fox Valley Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Emergency courses.