EMT Hourly Requirements: EMT Paramedic

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Total
Module
Preparatory
Didactic
Lab
Total
124
Well-being
4
1
5
 
Roles & responsibilities
2
1
3
 
Injury/illness prevention
3
1
4
 
Medical/legal
2
6
 
Ethics
2
1
3
 
Pathophysiology
20
2
22
 
Pharmacology
24
4
28
 
Medication administration
24
20
44
Therapeutic communication
2
2
4
 
LiteSpan development
4
1
5
 
 
Airway Mgmt & Ventilation
Didactic
Lab
Total
24
Airway & Ventilation
12
12
24

Patient Assessment
Didactic
Lab
Total
65
History taking
5
2
5
Techniques of physical exam
10
8
18
Patient assessment
8
12
20
 
Clinical decision making
4
2
4
Communications
2
2
4
Documentation
4
4
6

Trauma
Didactic
Lab
Total
78
Trauma systems (must include OSDH trauma triage)
3
0
3
 
Hemorrhage and shock
12
12
24
Soft tissue trauma
4
3
7
Burns
4
4
8
Head and face trauma
7
2
9
Spinal trauma
4
2
6
Thoracic trauma
3
2>
5
Abdominal trauma
2
2
4
Musculoskeletal trauma
4
8
12

Medical/Behavioral & Obstetrics/Gynecology
Didactic
Lab
Total
242
Pulmonology
12
4
16
Cardiology
82
47
134
Neurology
8
4
12
Endocrinology
4
2
6
Allergies & Anaphylaxis
3
1
4
Gastroenterology
6
2
8
Urology
3
1
4
Toxicology
8
2
10
Environmental conditions
6
2
8
Infectious & communicable disease
8
2
10
Behavioral/psych
4
2
6
Hematology
4
0
4
Gynecology
4
2
6
Obstetrics
10
4
14

Special Considerations
Didactic
Lab
Total
85
Neonatology
8
4
12
Pediatrics
32
11
43
Geriatrics
8
4
12
Abuse & assault
4
2
6
Special challenges
4
2
6
 
Acute interventions
4
2
6
 

Assessment-based Mgmt
Didactic
Lab
Total
16
Assessment based management  
16
   

Operations
Didactic
Lab
Total
11.50
Medical IC
8
8
16
 
Ambulance operations
2
2
4
Rescue operations
8
12
20
Haz-Mat incidents
10
6
16
Crime scene awareness
4
2
6

TOTAL
411
243
658
696
     
Clinical      
432
OR  
16
   
Critical Care
32
ED  
60
   
Physician internship
60
Pediatric  
24
   
Labor & Delivery
16
Psychiatric  
16
   
EMS
84
EMS internship  
120
   
Dialysis
8
TOTAL
432
TOTAL COURSE HOURS      
1128