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  • EMER 140: Emergency Management Seminar

    1.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course will provide the student with a forum for discussion of the basic need for emergency management, emergency planning and incident management. This course will also overview the roles and responsibilities of the Incident Safety Officer in preparation for a series of response drills to implement student knowledge in these areas. In addition, a functional exercise will be conducted to test the course outcomes and competencies. Prerequisite:    EMER 105 or EMS 204
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  • EMER 199: EMER Internship

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    The Emergency Management & Planning College-Sponsored Experiential Learning (CSEL) Internship is designed to integrate on-the-job learning experiences in conjunction with classroom studies in the field of emergency management and planning. These experiences are structured either to prepare the student for a specific occupation in the various management branches of emergency services or to allow the student to explore career options in various emergency services management and planning roles. Students in the EMER CSEL internship program gain college credit and are graded for their learning/work experience by the appropriate faculty. Students participating in this 180-hour internship will earn three (3) college credits for this experience. Upon successful completion of this hands-on work experience, the student should be able to satisfy instructionally selected course competencies listed. Prerequisite:    Internship Requirements: ENG 100; 18 Credits Completed within Last 5 Years; 9 Credits of Course Work in Major; Overall GPA of 2.5 or Higher; Recommendation by DCCC Faculty within Discipline; Resume Submitted to Office of Student Employment Services
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  • EMS 100: Emergency Medical Technician

    9.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This intensive program is designed to instruct the pre-hospital care provider in the skills necessary to reduce mortality and morbidity from accident and illness. Topics covered include patient assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical aids to ventilation, trauma management, head, neck and spinal injuries, fractures, medical and environmental emergencies, crisis intervention and vehicle rescue. NOTE Co-requisites: FEMA Incident Command System Levels IS100 and IS700. Ten patient assessment contacts Prerequisite:    (MAT 050 and ((ENG 050 and REA 050) or ENG 099* or REA 075)) or Appropriate Placement Test Scores (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently) Corequisite:    FEMA NIMS IS-100 and IS-700
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  • EMTP 100: Intro & Patient Assess

    6.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to provide the student with the necessary knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of advanced life support systems and procedures. Topics such as medical/legal ethics and drug information will be presented. Experiments and case studies will be presented. It will also provide the student with theory, concepts and the applications necessary to measure the pre-hospital scene and its surroundings. Additionally, the student will be able to prioritize care based on patient assessment, which includes body substance isolation, scene safety, recognition and stabilization of life-threatening conditions, identification of patients who require rapid stabilization and transportation for definitive care. NOTE Requirements:: Current Pennsylvania Emergency Medical Technician certification. Students currently certified (without restrictions or administrative actions) by National Registry Emergency Medical Technician must also obtain a Pennsylvania EMT certification; Current Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation certification issued by an approved third party accreditation body as identified by the PA Bureau of Emergency Medical Services; Successful completion of physical examination (including drug screening) performed by the students physician using the physical form provided by DCCC; Clear Pennsylvania State Police criminal background check as mandated by PA Bureau of EMS; Clear child abuse clearance as mandated by the PA Bureau of EMS; Clear FBI background clearance including fingerprinting; Clear criminal background from state of residence. Prerequisite:    See Course Desciption for Full List of Required Certifications and Clearances
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  • EMTP 101: Pharmacology and Airway Management

    6.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to stress practices applicable to the paramedic practitioner. Emphasis is placed on medication application, pharmacology and therapeutic concepts and practices. Various approaches are covered to ensure that the student receives broad exposure to all areas required for the paramedic practitioner. Experiments and case studies will be presented during this course. The student will utilize the knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system to examine the mechanics of respiration, gases, regulation of respiration, foreign body airway obstructions and airway evaluation. In addition, the student will study the essential parameters of airway evaluation, airway management, and airway procedures. NOTE Requirement: Certification as a current Emergency Medical Technician and current CPR provider; Pre-requisites must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    EMTP 100
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  • EMTP 102: Trauma Assessment and Management

    5.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to recognize the mechanisms of injury, trauma systems, patient assessment and emergency care. The course will also cover, in detail, the importance of length of time that elapses between the incident and definitive care. Additionally, the course addresses the major roles in death reduction in three periods of trauma: through community education, scene interventions, and rapid response. Trauma systems, appreciation of comprehensive trauma systems, blunt trauma, and penetrating trauma will be thoroughly discussed. NOTE Requirement: Certification as a current Emergency Medical Technician and current CPR provider; Pre-requisites must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    EMTP 101
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  • EMTP 103: Cardiology

    4.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to prepare the paramedic student to manage numerous types of cardiology emergencies. Topics including the etiology and epidemiology of cardiopulmonary diseases and conditions will be discussed as well as the means of identifying and describing the function of cardiopulmonary system. NOTE Requirement: Certification as a current Emergency Medical Technician and CPR provider; Pre-requisites must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    EMTP 101 (Grade of C or Higher), EMTP 102*, EMTP 104*, EMTP 105*, and Up to Date Emergency Medical Technician and CPR Provider Certification (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • EMTP 104: Medical Assessment and Management

    3.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is designed to prepare the paramedic student to manage numerous types of medical emergencies. This course will provide the student with information necessary to effectively perform in medical emergency situations pertaining to neurology, hematology, endocrinology, allergy, anaphylaxis, gastroenterology, urology and toxicology. NOTE Requirements: Certification as a current Emergency Medical Technician and CPR provider; Pre-requisites must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    EMTP 101, EMTP 102*, EMTP 103*, EMTP 105* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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  • EMTP 105: Clinical Rotations I

    2.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    This course is an incorporation of the skills and practices that each student will need to accomplish during the in hospital clinical sessions. The clinical document required by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP) outlines the specific encounters with the patient that each student must successfully achieve during clinical and hospital sessions. In addition, topics such as intravenous medications bolus through intravenous line, communicating, relaying patient information, and trauma including hospital procedures will be covered. NOTE: Pre-requisites must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    EMTP 101 (Grade of C or Higher) Corequisite:    EMTP 102, EMTP 103, and EMTP 104
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  • EMTP 200: Summative Field Clinical

    8.00 Credits
    Delaware County Community College

    Summative Field Clinical is a Capstone course. Students will enroll in this course only after demonstrating skill and knowledge in the didactic and laboratory components of the program. Students will perform and manage an effective assessment of the patient. The student will learn the appropriate procedures to gather evaluate and synthesize information as well as make appropriate decisions based on that information and be able to take the necessary action for patient care. The student will be expected to achieve proficiency by performing these skills on actual patients in a clinical setting. Integrating pathophysiological principles, physical examination findings, formulating a field impression and implementing treatment for the patient with common complaints will be practiced during this time. Alternative learning experiences (simulations, programmed patient scenarios, etc.) will be available as needed. Proficiency in performing all steps and procedures safely and properly will be thoroughly evaluated. NOTE Requirement: Certification as a current Emergency Medical Technician and CPR provider; Pre-requisites must be completed with grade of 'C' or better. Prerequisite:    EMTP 102, EMTP 103, EMTP 104, EMTP 105, EMTP 201*, and EMTP 205* (*Course(s) May Be Taken Concurrently)
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