Designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and manage an infant, child or adolescent in respiratory compromise, circulatory compromise, or cardiopulmonary arrest according to current Pediatric Emergencies for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC) guidelines. Integrates knowledge of basic electrocardiographic rhythm interpretation, pharmacologic agents, and other interventions used in pediatric emergencies.

Prerequisites: Admission into the Paramedic Education Program.

Designed to provide an overview of pathophysiologic principles, epidemiology, comprehensive assessment, differential diagnosis, and pharmacology for various medical emergencies. Develops psychomotor skills in the paramedic scope of practice through sequenced lab simulations. Prepares students to implement a management plan in the Paramedic scope of practice for various medical emergencies.

Prerequisites: Admission into the Paramedic Education Program.

Designed as the precepted Paramedicine clinical practicum in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical emergencies and trauma in a clinical setting.

Prerequisites: Admission into the Paramedic Education Program.

Designed as the precepted Paramedicine field internship in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behavior, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical emergencies and trauma in the out-of-hospital setting.

Prerequisites: Admission into the Paramedic Education Program.