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State
Board Approval Date: |
April
2007 |
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Implementation
Date: |
Spring
2008 |
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Last
Updated: |
10/14/2009 |
Paramedic Technology,
Degree
Program Standard and
Course Guide
Table of Contents
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SPECIFIC
PROGRAM STANDARDS |
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Standard Number: EM03-02-01
(Admission Requirements)
Statewide admission requirements are
implemented for the Paramedic Technology Degree program.
Admission refers to regular admission
into a degree-granting 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 Paramedic Technology profession.
Evaluative
Criteria
The institution develops, implements,
and publishes clearly stated Paramedic Technology Degree program admission and
advanced placement policies and procedures.
Admissions
Requirements
Admission
of new students to the Paramedic Technology program is contingent upon their
meeting all of the following requirements:
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, and math as
specified in GDTAE document Minimum
Program Entrance Scores;
d. completion of
application and related procedures; and
e. documentation of licensure as an EMT.
Admission
of transfer students is contingent upon their meeting the following:
a.
regular
admission and good standing at a regionally accredited degree or degree
granting institution; and
b.
proper
completion of application and related procedures.
Standard Number:
EM03-02-04 (Provisional Admission Requirements)
Standard
Statement
Statewide provisional
admission requirements are implemented for the Paramedic Technology Degree
program.
Explanatory
Comment
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 Degree
programs on a provisional basis.
Evaluative
Criteria
Provisional admission to the Paramedic
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 Paramedic 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 provisional admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math
as specified in GDTAE document Minimum Program Entrance Scores; or recommendation by program faculty and
designated admissions personnel on the basis of interview and assessment of
student potential;
d. completion of
application and related procedures; and
e. documentation of
licensure as an EMT.
All Paramedic 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: EM03-03-03 (Program Numbering System)
A major Code of EM03 and a CIP code of
51.090402 are applied to the Paramedic Technology, Degree program.
Assignment of a statewide Major Code
and CIP Code to the Degree program is the basis from which statewide
programmatic consistency is developed.
Each degree/degree/certificate program
complies with the assigned Major Code(s) established in the relevant
program-specific standards of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Each authorized degree/degree/certificate
program is assigned a Major Code and CIP Code.
Each degree/degree/certificate having
a given Major Code is consistent with all other programs throughout the state
which have the same Major Code.
Degree/degree/certificate programs having multiple
specializations are assigned a specialization Major Code for each option.
Standard Number:
EM03-03-03 (Program Consistency and Sequence)
The Paramedic 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 EM03 and are consistent statewide. Each specific course is assigned
an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as a statewide course identification
code.
The Paramedic Technology Degree
program is assigned a Major Code of EM03 and utilizes essential components
designated for that program number statewide. Program components include, but
are not limited to:
Paramedic Technology, Degree
The
Paramedic Technology, degree program prepares students for employment in
paramedic positions in today's health services field. The Paramedic Technology
program provides learning opportunities that introduce, develop, and reinforce
academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job
acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program provides opportunities to
upgrade present knowledge and skills from the EMT level to the paramedic level.
Graduates of the program receive a Paramedic Technology degree and are eligible
to sit for the paramedic licensure examination.
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General Core
Course Title |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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Composition
and 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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|
|
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Introduction
to Humanities [P]
ENG 191 with C or better |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
|
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Art
Appreciation [P]
ENG 191 with C or better |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
|
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Music
Appreciation [P]
ENG 191 with C or better |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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|
College
Algebra [P] Program
admission level math achievement |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
(or) |
|
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Mathematical
Modeling [P] Program
admission level math achievement |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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|
(or) |
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Contemporary Mathematics P] Program
admission level math achievement |
(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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Select two courses
from the following Social Sciences |
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|
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Introductory
Psychology [P] Program
admission |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
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Abnormal Psychology |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
|
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
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Human
Growth and Development |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
|
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
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Introduction
to Sociology [P]
Program admission |
(5) |
(5) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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|
|
(or) |
|
|
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Principles
of Economics [P]
Program admission |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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|
(or) |
|
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Microeconomics [P] Program admission |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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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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Introduction to the
Paramedic Profession [P] Program admission [P/C]
AHS 101, |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
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Patient Assessment
[Program admission] [P/C]
AHS 101 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
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Applied Physiology
and Pathophysiology [P] Program
admission [P/C] AHS 101 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Pharmacology [P/C]
MAT 101, AHS 101 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Respiratory
Emergencies [P] AHS 101 [P/C]
EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
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Trauma [P/C]
EMS, 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
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Cardiology I [P]
AHS 101, EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
Cardiology II [P] EMS 126, EMS
127, EMS 128, EMS 129, AHS 101[P/C] |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
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Medical Emergencies [P] EMS 126, EMS
127, EMS 128, |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
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Maternal/Pediatric
Emergencies [P] EMS 126, EMS
127, EMS 128, |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
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Special Patients
[P] EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
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|
Clinical
Application of Advanced Emergency Care [P] Program Admission |
0 |
0 |
33 |
33 |
11 |
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Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic I |
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Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic II |
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Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic III |
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Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic IV |
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Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic V |
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Clinical Applications for the EMT-Paramedic VI |
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Introduction to
Microcomputers [P] Provisional admission |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
Program
Final Exit Point
Paramedic
Technology, Degree, eligible to sit for the licensure examination
104 minimum quarter hours credit
required for graduation
This program must conform to the
institutional accreditation requirements of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools by meeting Commission on Colleges (COC) or Commission on
Occupational Education Institutions (COEI) accreditation requirements and must
not conflict with the accreditation criteria established by COC and COEI.
Graduates
are prepared to take the state written exam administered by the National
Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Program requirements meet Georgia
Department of Human Resources guidelines for training programs for paramedics.
The
standard curriculum for the Paramedic Technology program is set up on the
quarter system. Technical colleges may implement the Paramedic Technology
program using the sequences listed below or using a locally developed sequence
designed to reflect course prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Suggested Sequence
Paramedic Technology, Degree
|
Course |
Occupational
Course Title |
Class |
D |
P/ |
Contact |
Credit |
|
ENG 191 |
Composition
and Rhetoric I |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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SPC 191 |
Fundamentals
of Speech |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
(and) |
|
|
|
|
|
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MAT 191 |
College
Algebra |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MAT 190 |
Mathematical
Modeling |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MAT 196 |
Contemporary Mathematics |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
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Required
Minimum Hours |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
Course |
Occupational
Course Title |
Class |
D |
P/ |
Contact |
Credit |
|
ENG 193 |
Literature and Composition |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
(or) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HUM 191 |
Introduction
to Humanities |
(5) |
(0) |
(0) |
(5) |
(5) |
|
|
Two Courses in
Social Sciences |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
Required
Minimum Hours: |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
Course |
Occupational
Course Title |
Class |
D |
P/ |
Contact |
Credit |
|
|
Introduction
to the Paramedic Profession |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Patient
Assessment |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Applied
Physiology and Pathophysiology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Pharmacology |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Cardiology
I |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
Minimum Required
Hours: |
16 |
7 |
0 |
23 |
19 |
|
|
Course |
Occupational
Course Title |
Class |
D |
P/ |
Contact |
Credit |
|
|
Respiratory
Emergencies |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
Cardiology
II |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Medical
Emergencies |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
Minimum Required
Hours: |
12 |
5 |
0 |
17 |
14 |
|
|
Course |
Occupational Course Title |
Class |
D |
P/ |
Contact |
Credit |
|
|
Trauma |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
Maternal/Pediatric
Emergencies |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
Clinical
Application of Advanced Emergency Care I |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
5 |
|
Minimum Required
Hours: |
8 |
4 |
15 |
27 |
15 |
|
|
Course |
Occupational Course Title |
Class |
D |
P/ |
Contact |
Credit |
|
|
Special Patients |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Summative
Evaluations |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
|
|
Clinical
Application of Advanced Emergency Care II |
0 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
6 |
|
Minimum Required
Hours: |
6 |
3 |
18 |
27 |
13 |
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Recommended
Equipment List
Airway
mannequins
Airway
Resuscitation
mannequins-adult and pediatric
Aluminum
foil (sterile)
Ambulance
trip report forms
Anatomical
charts and models
Arm
board
Audiovisual
resources
Automatic
transport ventilator
Bedpan
Bite stick
Blankets
Blood
lances
Blood
pressure cuff
Body
bag
Bulb
syringe
Burn
dressing kit
Burn
sheet (sterile)
Cardiac
monitor
Center
punch
Cervical
collar
Chemical
ice packs
Chest-decompression
mannequins
Connecting
tubing (suction)
Contaminated
needle container
Cotton
swabs
CPR
mannequins
Set
of extrication hand tools
Fire
extinguisher
Flashlight
Floodlights
Gloves
(sterile)
Hemostats
Hot/cold
pack
I.M.
injection trainer
I.V.
hanger
I.V.
simulation arms
Intraosseous
needle
IV
Supplies
Crystalloid
fluids
Personal
Protective Equipment
Jump
kit
Laryngoscope
Linen
Long
backboard
Lubricating
Jelly
Magill
forceps
Demand
valve
Mark
I training kit
Monitor/defibrillator/pacer
unit
Motorcycle
helmet
Multilevel
stretcher
Naso-gastric
tube
Obstetrical
kit
Oxygen
delivery devices- adult and pediatric
Oxygen
tank (portable with regulator)
Pediatric
and infant CPR mannequins
Pediatric
immobilization device
Pediatric
I.V. simulator
Pen
light
Pillow
Pneumatic
antishock trousers, adult
and pediatric
Poison
antidote kit
IV
Supplies
Prep
razor
Pulse
oximeter
Radio
(two-way)
Restraints
Scissors
(bandage)
Scoop
stretcher
Short
backboard
Skeleton,
human
Stair
chair
Bandaging
and dressing supplies
Stethoscope
Stretcher
straps
Suction
catheter
Suction
unit, fixed unit
Suction
unit (portable)
Syringes
Syringe
needles (sterile)
Tape
(adhesive) various
Thermometer
Tongue
depressor
Traction
splint
Trauma
mannequin
Triangular
bandage
Vacutainers
Various
Splint devices
Vaseline
gauze
Walkie-talkie
Training
medications as approved and required by program medical director
Posted:06/12/07
Updated: 11/26/07; 10/14/09