Emergency Medical Services

Degrees and Certificates

Courses

AH 101: Science of Success: Allied Health

Credits 1

This is a practical one-credit course that provides the tools and skills necessary to get a strong start
with the transition for new students at NDSCS. This course will introduce students to campus
resources, policies and procedures and cover topics such as time management, study skills, goal
setting, wellness, financial literacy, and professional development. (F, S, O)

EMS 100: Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)

Credits 2
This is an entry-level Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course which will prepare the student for employment or a volunteer position in a variety of pre-hospital settings. This course will prepare students to provide initial stabilizing care to the sick or injured prior to the arrival of a higher level of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals. This course focuses on the core skills, knowledge and protocols within the EMR scope of practice as defined by the Department of Transportation. Students will be prepared to identify, assess, manage, and treat various types of pre-hospital traumatic and medical emergencies. (F, S, Su)

EMS 101: Introduction into EMS

Credits 1
This course prepares students with the fundamentals of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). During this course students will learn about the history of EMS, EMS systems and operations, legal and ethical aspects of EMS, documentation, and disaster and initial hazmat response in EMS. (F, S, Su)

EMS 110: EMT Fundamentals

Credits 3

This is an introductory course which will prepare the student to work in the emergency medical field. This course will prepare the student to identify, assess, manage, and treat various types of pre-hospital traumatic and medical emergencies. The student will learn to perform various aspects of emergency medical care and ambulance operations under the scope of practice set forward by the Department of Transportation.  (F, S, Su)

EMS 110L: EMT Fundamentals Lab

Credits 1
The purpose of the laboratory is to discuss, perform and relate the concepts taught in the EMT fundamentals course. This will be done in group discussion and group and individual scenarios. This is a hands-on course where the physical and mental skills necessary for the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients will be taught and tested in small groups and/or individually. Students should be prepared for rigorous questioning and skill demonstration in front of the instructor and their peers. (F, S, Su)

EMS 110P: EMT Practicum

Credits 1
This course will introduce the EMT student to pre-hospital operations and patient care. During this course students will have the opportunity to ride with ambulance services and assist preceptors in the care of pre-hospital patients. The student will function under the direction of a preceptor. (F, S, Su)

EMS 180: Pharmacology I

Credits 1
This is part one of a two-part series that prepares the students for the objectives associated with pharmacology in the pre-hospital setting. Students will learn the pathophysiological effects of drugs on the body and medications associated. (F, S)

EMS 192: Experimental Course

Credits 1
A course designed to meet special departmental needs during new course development. It is used for one year after which time the course is assigned a different number.

EMS 203: Pharmacology in EMS

Credits 3
This is the second of a two-part course that prepares the students for the objectives associated with pharmacology in the pre-hospital setting. Students will learn advanced pathophysiological effects of drugs on the body and medications associated with advanced treatment modalities. (F)

EMS 204: Medical Emergencies I

Credits 2
This course is the first of a two course series that prepares the paramedic to identify, assess, manage and treat various medical emergencies. Topics include neurology, endocrinology, immunology, infectious diseases, gastroenterology and associated interventions. (F)

EMS 205: Medical Emergencies II

Credits 2
This course is the second course of a two course series that prepares the paramedic to identify, assess, manage, and treat various medical emergencies. Topics include toxicology, urology, hematology, environmental conditions, behavioral and psychiatric disorders and associated interventions. (S)

EMS 207: Special Populations in EMS

Credits 2
This course prepares the paramedic student to identify, assess, manage, and treat age related emergencies, and other special patient population challenges. This course also introduces the paramedic student to the breadth of teamwork with fellow healthcare, first responder, and public safety entities. (S)

EMS 215: Cardiology

Credits 4
This course prepares the paramedic student to identify single and multi-lead cardiac rhythms and treat those rhythms with electrical and pharmacological therapy. Skills include, but are not limited to assessment, defibrillation, cardioversion and cardiac rhythm interpretation. (F)

EMS 217: Airway and Respiratory Management

Credits 2

The course introduces the paramedic student to identify, assess, manage, and treat respiratory emergencies including airway management. Students will explore all aspects of pre-hospital airway management techniques and associated equipment. (F)

EMS 218: Clinical Decision-Making in EMS

Credits 2

Throughout this course students will interact through patient case studies including classroom discussion on the patient assessment, devising differential diagnosis, and potential care plans. Integration of current and previous course lessons and objectives will be included in the overall management of patients presented in the case studies. Prerequisites:  EMS 204, EMS 215, EMS 217, EMS 231.  (S)

EMS 219: Trauma in EMS

Credits 3
This course examines trauma related pathophysiology, assessment and patient management. Students will incorporate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment strategy for the acutely injured patient. (S)

EMS 231: Paramedic Lab I

Credits 2
This is the first in a series of three paramedic lab courses. The purpose of the laboratory is to discuss, perform, and relate the concepts taught in the paramedic didactic courses. This will be done in group discussion and group and individual scenarios. This is a hands-on course where the physical and mental skills necessary for the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients will be taught and tested in small groups and/or individually. Students should be prepared for rigorous questioning and skill demonstration in front of the instructor and their peers. (S)

EMS 232: Paramedic Simulation Lab

Credits 2
This is the second in a series of three paramedic lab courses. The purpose of the laboratory is to discuss, perform, and relate the concepts taught in the paramedic didactic courses. This will be done in group discussion and group and individual scenarios. This is a hands-on course where the physical and mental skills necessary for the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients will be taught and tested in small groups and/or individually. Students should be prepared for rigorous questioning and skill demonstration in front of the instructor and their peers. (F)

EMS 233: Advanced Life Support Lab

Credits 3
In this course students will enhance their skills in treating adult victims of cardiac arrest or other cardiopulmonary emergencies, while earning their American Heart Association ACLS (AHA ACLS) for Healthcare Providers Course Completion Card. Students will also use a series of simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics, while earning their American Heart Association PALS (AHA PALS) for Healthcare Provider Course Completion Card. This will be done in group discussion and group and individual scenarios. This is a hands-on course where the physical and mental skills necessary for the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients will be taught and tested in small groups and/or individually. Students should be prepared for rigorous questioning and skill demonstration in front of the instructor and their peers. (Su)

EMS 234: Paramedic Assessment Lab

Credits 1
The simulation lab is designed to present paramedic students with clinical and field simulation, in a controlled setting, to engage the student and evaluate their skills development, knowledge base and critical thinking skills. This course allows students the opportunity to learn in a risk-free environment, and to improve competence, practice mastery of their patient assessment and management and advance their efficiency. This is a hands-on course where the physical and mental skills necessary for the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients will be taught and tested in small groups and/or individually. Students will receive the opportunity for self-reflection and should be prepared for rigorous questioning and skill demonstration in front of the instructor and their peers to promote an enhanced practicum experience. (F)

EMS 241: Advanced Provider Practicum I

Credits 2
This course will give the student the opportunity to learn and expose the student to real life EMS experiences (BLS and ALS). This course will expose the student to ALS skills, assessments, and other ALS knowledge as well as continue creating a solid BLS foundation. The student will function under the direction of a preceptor. (F, S)

EMS 242: Advanced Provider Practicum II

Credits 4
This course will give the student the opportunity to apply the material learned in the didactic courses to real life EMS experiences. This course will place emphasis on ALS assessments, ALS skills, ALS knowledge as well as continue creating a solid BLS and ALS foundation. The student will function under the direction of a preceptor. (S)

EMS 243: Capstone in Paramedicine

Credits 3
This course determines the preparedness of the student for work in the paramedicine field. All previous coursework will be used by the student to successfully lead an ambulance crew through all patient encounters. Students completing this course will be entry-level competent paramedics. The student will function under the direction of a preceptor and will input patient contact information into the FISDAP data collection system and scores into the Moodle database. (Su)

EMS 254: EMS Operations I

Credits 1

This course is the first in a two-part series designed to equip paramedic students with the necessary knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities in EMS required to ensure patient, public, and personal safety. It will cover an array of topics including ethics, communications, safety, team dynamics, inter-agency cooperation, and more.

EMS 255: EMS Operations II

Credits 1
Paramedics work in positions in which they must utilize leadership skills. This course will introduce students to entry-level leadership skills, including working within an EMS culture, with other agencies and with outside organizations or regulators. Students will learn how to become a positive influence in a growing industry.(S)

EMS 292: Experimental Course

Credits 1
A course designed to meet special departmental needs during new course development. It is used for one year after which time the course is assigned a different number.