Paramedicine - Lewis and Clark Community College

Paramedicine from Lewis and Clark Community College is a Campus Certificate Medical Emergency degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Pre-hospital emergency medical care is the vital link between life and death in thousands of medical emergencies each day. Emergency medical technicians trained to the ?paramedic? level provide the ability to bring the hospital emergency room capabilities directly to the scene of an accident. Paramedics are the ?eyes, ear, and hands? of the emergency room physician and nurses. Lewis and Clark's Paramedicine program will provide you with the skills and abilities to save lives! No other profession has such an immediate and important impact on the quality of life for everyone in the community. Your training will include advanced techniques for patient assessment and treatment of all emergency medical conditions. Nature of Work: Paramedics are called upon to handle any and all types of emergency medical situations. Paramedics assess and treat medical conditions such as cardiac arrest, breathing difficulties, diabetic emergencies, poisoning, seizures, and other illnesses and medical conditions. Paramedics are called upon to treat victims of trauma such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, broken bones, shootings, stabbings, and assault and battery victims. Paramedics work closely with firefighters and police officers on incident scenes. Skills and Abilities: Paramedics must have excellent physical stamina and mechanical aptitude as well as the ability to learn and retain a variety of information and treatment protocols. Sound reasoning and communications skills are a necessity. The ability to remain calm and work well under extremely stressful conditions and situations is required. Basic mathematical skills and a general knowledge of biology are required. A strong sense of public service is an absolute must! View more details on Lewis and Clark Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Emergency courses.