Emergency Medical Science (EMS) A.A.S.
Credential: A.A.S. (Code: A45340)
The Emergency Medical Science curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as a paramedic for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and prepares graduates to enter the workforce. Students will gain complex knowledge, competency, and experience while employing evidence based practice under medical oversight, and serve as a link from the scene into the healthcare system. Graduates of this program may be eligible to take state and/or national certification examinations. Employment opportunities include providers of emergency medical services, fire departments, rescue agencies, hospital specialty areas, industry, educational and government agencies.
Applicable fees apply to this program and student is required to purchase uniforms.
The Bladen Community College Paramedic program has been issued a Letter of Review by the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). This letter is NOT a CAAHEP accreditation status, it is a status signifying that a program seeking initial accreditation has demonstrated sufficient compliance with the accreditation standards through the Letter of Review Self Study Report (LSSR) and other documentation. Letter of Review is recognized by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) for eligibility to take the National Registry's Paramedic credentialing examination(s). However, it is NOT a guarantee of eventual accreditation.
To contact CoAEMSP:
214-703-8445
www.coaemsp.org
2020 Annual Report Statistics
NREMT/State Written Exam: 77.8
Retention: 69.2
Positive (Job) Placement: 100
Emergency Medical Science A.A.S. Curriculum
Fall Semester I
Spring Semester I
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| OST 142 | Medical Office Terms II | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| *ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| EMS 122 | EMS Clinical Practicum I | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| EMS 130 | Pharmacology | | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| EMS 131 | Advanced Airway Management | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | | | 17 |
Summer Semester I
| EMS 160 | Cardiology I | | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| EMS 221 | EMS Clinical Practicum II | | | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| EMS 240 | Patients With Special Challenges | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | | | 7 |
Fall Semester II
Spring Semester II
SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
|
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES |
16 |
| MAJOR COURSES |
55 |
| OTHER REQUIRED COURSES |
1 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
72 |
**Students who have completed EMS 3044 or EMS 4200 (in Continuing Education) will receive credit for EMS 110.
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