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State Board
Approval Date: |
April 5, 2007 |
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Implementation
Date: |
Spring 2008 |
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Last Updated: |
November 13, 2007 |
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SPECIFIC PROGRAM
STANDARDS |
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Standard Number:
VSN3-02-01 (Admission Requirements)
Statewide admission
requirements are implemented for the Vascular
Technology, Associate Degree program.
Admission refers to
regular admission into an Associate Degree program.
Statewide program
admission requirements consider state and national occupational licensing and
certifying requirements, where applicable. The institution develops and
implements clearly stated Degree program admissions policies and procedures.
Admission
requirements are related to the functions of the Vascular Technology, Degree
profession.
The institution
develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated Vascular Technology, Degree
program admission and advanced placement policies and procedures.
The requirements
for admission to the Vascular Technology, Degree program are:
a. attainment of 18 years of age;
b.
documentation of high school graduation or
satisfaction of High School Equivalency Certificate requirements;
c.
achievement of minimum regular admission scores
on tests of reading, language, math, and algebra as specified in GDTAE document
Minimum Program Admission Test Scores;
d. Proper completion of application and related procedures.
e. Vascular Technology, Degree programs not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs (CAAHEP) in addition to the above
five items:
a.
be a graduate of a two-year programmatically
accredited medical program that are patient care related; or
b. has completed a
Baccalaureate degree.
Admission of transfer students to the Vascular Technology program is contingent upon their meeting the following requirements:
a.
regular admission and good standing at a
regionally accredited or GDTAE diploma or degree granting institution; and
b. proper completion of
application and related procedures.
Standard Number: VSN3-02-04
(Provisional Admission Requirements)
Statewide
provisional admission requirements are implemented for the Vascular
Technology, Degree program.
Provisional
admission is granted to qualified students who do not meet the regular
admission requirements of the program.
Provisionally
admitted students are allowed to take developmental studies courses and/or
certain occupational courses as designated in the course sequence standard.
The institution
develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated policies and procedures for
entry into programs on a provisional basis.
Provisional
admission to the Vascular Technology, Degree program is afforded those students
who do not meet program requirements but do meet provisional admission
requirements.
The requirements
for provisional admission to the Vascular
Technology, Degree program are:
a. be 17 years of age upon entry to the program but attained the age of 18 before enrolling in a Clinical Vascular Technology course.
achievement of minimum
admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified in GDTAE
document Minimum Program Entrance Scores;
recommendation by
program faculty and designated admissions personnel on the basis of interview
and assessment of student potential; and
All Vascular
Technology, Degree program students initially admitted on a provisional
basis meet regular admission requirements prior to graduation.
Provisionally
admitted students whose English, math, and/or reading
achievement levels do not meet regular program admission requirements are
required to enroll in developmental studies courses approved by the State Board
of Technical and Adult Education.
Standard Number: VSN3-03-02
(Program Numbering System)
A Program Major
Code of VSN3 and a Program CIP
Code of 510901 are applied to the Vascular
Technology, Degree
program
Assignment of a
statewide Program Major Code VSN3
and Program CIP Code 510910 to
the Vascular Technology, Degree
program is the basis from which statewide programmatic consistency is
developed.
Each
degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the assigned Program Major
Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards of the State
Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Each authorized
degree/diploma/certificate program is assigned a Program Major Code and Program
CIP Code.
Each
degree/diploma/certificate program having a given Program Major Code is
consistent with all other programs throughout the state that have the same
Program Major Code.
Degree/diploma/certificate
programs having multiple specializations are assigned a Specialization Major
Code and Specialization CIP Code for each option.
Standard Number: VSN3-03-03 (Program Consistency and Sequence)
The Vascular
Technology, Degree program utilizes essential course components consistent
with statewide program requirements. Specific course alphanumeric
identification Codes are assigned to each course. Students are required to
progress through two course categories in a developmentally valid sequence.
Programs are
assigned an identical Major Code VSN3 and are consistent statewide. Each
specific course is assigned an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as a
statewide course identification code.
The Vascular
Technology, Degree program is assigned a Major Code of VSN3, and utilizes essential
components designated for that program number statewide. Program components
include, but are not limited to:
Vascular
Technology, Degree
The Vascular Technology program is a sequence of
courses that provide educational opportunities to individuals in didactic and
clinical environments that will enable them to obtain skills, knowledge and
attitudes necessary to graduate and become successful entry-level Vascular
Technology is an allied health profession specifically concerning the diagnosis
and treatment of patients with vascular diseases. The profession requires
critical thinking skills, judgment, and the ability to provide appropriate
health care services. A vascular technologist performs examinations at the
request or under direct supervision of a physician, is proficient in the use of
a variety of diagnostic imaging and monitoring equipment, and provides sonographic images and data from which a correct anatomic
and physiologic diagnosis can be made. Vascular Technology use high frequency
sound waves to perform venous and arterial diagnostic procedures. The information is evaluated by physicians to
make a medical diagnosis. Course work includes sonographic
physics, sonographic identification of normal and
abnormal anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology
of the venous and arterial systems, journal and case reviews, and a comprehensive
registry review.
Program graduates are expected to be able to perform appropriate vascular
and arterial procedures including, but not limited to, Duplex ultrasound, color
flow Doppler, and spectral Doppler, venous thrombosis examinations, intracranial
and extracranial procedures, arterial physiologic
testing of the extremities. Program
graduates are to be competent in the general areas of humanities or fine arts,
social or behavioral sciences, natural sciences or mathematics, computer literacy. Program graduates receive an Associate of
Applied Technology in Vascular Technology or Cardiovascular Technology. They are eligible to sit for national
certification examinations thus enabling him/her to achieve professional
employment in the field with the professional title of Registered Vascular
Technologist (RVT).
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General Core Course Title |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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Composition &
Rhetoric I [P] Degree
program admission level language competency |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Literature and
Composition [P] ENG 191 with
C or better |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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OR |
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Introduction to
Humanities [P] ENG 191 with
C or better |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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Fundamentals of
Speech [P] Program
admission level language competency or ENG 098 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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College Algebra [P]Program
admission level math achievement |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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Introductory
Physics [P] MAT 191 or
MAT 196 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
|
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OR |
||||||
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Health Science
Physics [P] MAT 191, MAT
190, MAT 194 or MAT 196 |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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Introduction to
Psychology [P] Program
admission |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
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Minimum Required Hours: |
29 |
3 |
0 |
32 |
30 |
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Course |
Occupational Course Title |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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Anatomy and
Physiology I [P]Provisional
admission |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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Anatomy and
Physiology II [P] BIO 193 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
|
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Chemistry I [P] Program
admission level math achievement |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
|
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Introduction to
Microcomputers [P] Provisional
admission |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
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Introduction to
Healthcare [P] Provisional
admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Medical Terminology
for Allied Health Sciences [P] Provisional
admission |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Electrophysiology
& Cardiac Anatomy [P] Program
admission |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
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Electrophysiology
II [P] CVT 103 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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Vascular
Fundamentals [P] Program admission |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
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OR |
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Non-invasive
Cardiovascular Fundamentals [P] Program
admission |
(3) |
(2) |
(0) |
(5) |
(4) |
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Invasive
Cardiovascular Fundamentals [P] Program
admission |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
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Cross Sectional
Anatomy [P] Program
admission |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
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Sonographic
Physics I [P] Program
admission |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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Sonographic
Physics II [P] Program
admission |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Basic Extremity
Testing [P]CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111 [C] CVT 104, DMS 133 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
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Basic Cerebrovascular & Venous Extremity [P] CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111 [C]
VAS 143 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
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Vascular Clinical
I [P] CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111 [C]
VAS 141 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
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Vascular Clinical
II [P] VAS 143 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
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Advanced Cerebrovascular [P] VAS 141 [C} VAS 144 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Arterial Duplex [P] VAS 136, VAS
143 [C] VAS 144 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
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Interventional and
Therapeutic [P] AHS 104, CVT
111, DMS 133, DMS 136, DMS 202, VAS 144 [C] VAS 245 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
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Vascular Physical
Principles and Instrumentation Registry
Review [P] DMS 136, DMS
202 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Essentials of
Vascular Sonography (Non-Invasive) [P] Program
admission |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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OR |
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Drug Calculation
& Administration [P] MAT 101 |
(2) |
(2) |
(0) |
(4) |
(3) |
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Abdominal Vascular [P] CVT 110, DMS
133, DMS 136, DMS 202 [C] VAS 245 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
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Vascular Clinical
III [P] VAS 144 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
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Comprehensive
Vascular Technology Registry Review [P] Program
admission |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
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Vascular Clinical
IV [P] VAS 245 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
10 |
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Minimum Required Hours: |
54+ |
24+ |
132 |
210 |
109 |
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Program
Title, Award Level
139
minimum quarter hours credit required for graduation
Accreditation and
Certification
The Vascular
Technology, Associate
degree program must conform to the institutional
accreditation requirements of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) or
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (COC).
It is recommended
that Vascular Ultrasound programs obtain programmatic accreditation from the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) under
the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee - Vascular Ultrasound
(JRC-DMS).
Vascular Technology, Associate Degree Program
Curriculum Model
The standard
curriculum for Vascular
Technology, Associate Degree program is set up on the quarter system. A
suggested sequence for the program is given below with area of specialization.
Technical institutes may implement the Vascular Technology, Associate Degree program by using the sequences listed below or by using a locally
developed sequence designed to reflect course prerequisites and/or corequisites.
First
Quarter
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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ENG 191 |
Composition
& Rhetoric I |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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MAT 191 |
College Algebra |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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PSY 191 |
Introduction to
Psychology |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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SCT 100 |
Introduction to
Microcomputers |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
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Total |
16 |
4 |
0 |
20 |
18 |
Second
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
ENG 193 |
Composition
& Rhetoric II |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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PHY 190 |
Introductory
Physics |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
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BIO 193 |
Anatomy and
Physiology I |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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CHM 191 |
Chemistry I |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
|
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Total |
17 |
6 |
3 |
24 |
20 |
Third
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
SPC 191 |
Fundamentals of
Speech |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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BIO 194 |
Anatomy and
Physiology II |
4 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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AHS 109 |
Medical
Terminology for Allied Health Sciences |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
AHS 104 |
Introduction to
Health Care |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
16 |
Fourth
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
CVT 103 |
Electrophysiology
& Cardiac Anatomy |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
|
VAS 110 |
Non-invasive
Cardiovascular fundamentals |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
CVT 111 |
Invasive
Cardiovascular fundamentals |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
8 |
6 |
3 |
17 |
12 |
Fifth
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
DMS 136 |
Sonographic
Physics I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
CVT 104 |
Electrophysiology
II |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
VAS136 |
Basic Extremity
Testing |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
|
DMS 133 |
Cross Sectional
Anatomy |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
10 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
14 |
Sixth
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS 141 |
Basic Cerebrovascular & Venous Extremity |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
|
DMS 202 |
Sonographic
Physics II |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
VAS 143 |
Vascular
Clinical I |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
4 |
2 |
27 |
33 |
14 |
Seventh
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS 202 |
Advanced Cerebrovascular |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
VAS 203 |
Arterial Duplex |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
VAS 144 |
Vascular
Clinical II |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
VAS 230 |
Essentials of
Vascular Sonography (Non-invasive) |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
5 |
0 |
33 |
38 |
16 |
Eighth
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS 242 |
Abdominal
Vascular |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
VAS 205 |
Interventional
& Therapeutic |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
VAS 245 |
Vascular
Clinical III |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
VAS 215 |
Vascular
Physical Principles & Instrumentation Registry Review |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
7 |
2 |
27 |
36 |
17 |
Ninth Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS 220 |
Comprehensive
Vascular Tech. Registry Review |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
VAS 246 |
Vascular
Clinical IV |
0 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
10 |
|
|
Total |
2 |
0 |
30 |
32 |
12 |
Vascular Technology, Associate
Degree
1. One Duplex color ultrasound machine per 3
students
A.
Transducers
i. Low frequency abdominal deep
penetration
ii.
Linear high resolution
2. Image recording
system-minimum of one per ultrasound machine or testing unit
A. VCR and/or
B. Thermal imager and/or
C. Film cassette (dark room or film processing
required) and/or
D. CD and/or
E. Electronic picture archival computer system
(PACS) and/or
F. Color printer and/or
G.
Radiographic laser printer (may require dark room)
3. One
physiologic testing unit per 3 students including each of the following:
A. Photo-plethysmography
B. Pneumo-plethysomography
C. Continuous wave Bi-directional Doppler 5 and
8 MHz transducers
D. Automatic cuff inflator
E. 10, 12, 15, and 17 cm cuffs
4. Transcranial
Doppler Ultrasound unit (may be included with Duplex unit)
5. Gel
A. Sterile and Non-sterile
6. Gel warmer
7. Transducer
cleaner
8. Transducer
covers
9. Gloves
A. Latex, non-latex
B. Powder, powder-free
C. Sterile, non-sterile
10. Linens and
gowns
11.
Stretchers/tables (one per ultrasound machine)
12. Sterile
trays for use with interventional sonography or component supplies
13. View boxes
14. Sharps boxes
15. Lockable
storage cabinets
16. Anatomic
models
A. Torso including organs
B. Cross-sectional models
C. Other models
17. Charts and
graphs
18. Ergonomic
devices
19. Variable
incandescent lighting
20. Privacy
curtains
21. Image
projection system (VCR/TV, CD, laser disc, Internet, teleradiography, ELMO or
equivalent, DVD)
22. One computer
per faculty member with Internet capability
23. Faculty and
classroom laser printers
24. Sonographic
resource library
25. Lockable
file cabinet for student records
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