| Emergency
Medical Services Training |
CPR- Healthcare
Provider – American
Heart Association Health
Care Professional CPR:
This course is geared for
health care profes¬sionals,
lifeguards, emergency personnel,
and other persons interested
in learning adult, child
and infant techniques for
pulmonary resuscita¬tion,
cardiac resuscitation, use
of an AED, and foreign body
airway obstruction for conscious
and unconscious victims.
(6-hours)
$50
CPR & First
Aid – American Heart
Association Heartsaver First
Aid: This course
reviews Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation, use of an
AED, patient assessment,
medical and environmental
emergencies, triage and
blood borne pathogens in
order for students to attain
certifi¬cation in First
Aid and CPR. Pre-payment
required. (8-hours) $50
CPR- BLS Instructor
Training –American
Heart Association
Basic Life Support Instructor:
This course is geared for
health care professionals,
lifeguards, emergency personnel,
and other persons in¬terested
in attaining AHA BLS Instructor
status. (8-hours) $50
Pre-Hospital Trauma
Life Support (PHTLS): This
class emphasizes injury
prevention, basic and advanced
trauma management. Offered
for EMT-Intermediates, Paramedics,
RN’s PA’s and
MD’s, the class covers
advanced treatment of the
trauma patients as well
as basic management. (16-hours)
$50
Advanced Cardiac
Life Support (ACLS):
ACLS is geared toward experienced
healthcare professionals
including EMT-Paramedics,
RN’s, “PA’s
and physicians. The course
focuses on advanced emer¬gency
procedures used in treating
patients suffering myocardial
in¬farction and other
critical cardiac syndromes.
Pre-requisites include current
CPR provider certification.
(16-hours) $50
Pediatric Education
for Pre-hospital Professionals:
(PEPP) (w/ PALS Refresher)
represents a complete source
of pre-hospital medical
information for the emergent
care of infants and children.
Developed by the American
Academy of Pediatrics, PEPP
is an exciting curriculum
designed specifically to
teach pre-hospital professionals
how to better assess and
manage ill or injured children.
(16-hours) $50
Medical First Responder/EMT:
The class prepares students
to treat ill or injured
patients in the field. The
class consists of basic
emergency procedures including
CPR review, basic airway
management, assessment and
treatment of medical and
traumatic emergencies. The
total 72 hour class consists
of didactic and hands-on
patient scenario training.
Current AHA/HCP-CPR certification
is required. An academic
grade level reading test
will be given at the first
class session; tenth grade
level must be achieved.
$60 . Books approximate:
$90
EMT-Basic:
This course introduces basic
emergency medical care.
Topics include preparatory,
airway, Cardiac Arrest/AED,
patient assessment, medical
emergencies, splinting and
shock management, trauma,
infants and children and
special operations. Upon
completion, students should
be able to demonstrate the
knowledge and skills necessary
to achieve North Carolina
State or National Registry
EMT-Basic certification.
Current AHA/HCP or Red Cross
Professional Rescuer-CPR
certification required and
an academic grade level
reading test, (given at
the first class session),
tenth grade level must be
achieved. Books approximately
$100.
• SCC, PSTC
TTh, 6-10P/several Sat 8A-5M
June-October $65
EMT-Intermediate:
This course is designed
to provide the necessary
information for interventions
appropriate to the EMT-Intermediate
and is required for intermediate
certification. Topics include
automated external defibrillation,
basic pharmacology, basic
cardiac electrophysiology,
intravenous therapy, venipuncture,
acid-base balance, and fluids
and electrolytes. Upon completion,
students should be able
to properly establish an
IV line, obtain venous blood,
utilize AEDs, and correctly
interpret arterial blood
gases. $65. Malpractice
Insurance $35.50, uniform
shirt $25. Student ID $1.
Pre-req. must be EMT-Basic
and current CPR-HCP.
Public Safety Program
Entrance Examination (TABE
Exam): This test
is a re-quirement for admission
into all EMS, Law Enforcement,
and Fire Academy Certification
courses. Students must score
a minimum of 10th grade
level for entrance in programs.
The results from this exam
are valid for one year.
The Exam will be offered
twice each quarter. For
more information or to pre-register
call 828-586-4091, ext.
221. There is no cost for
this exam. The exam is offered
weekly at the Macon Annex
by appointment only.
EMT-Paramedic:
This course is designed
to provide the necessary
information to meet the
National and North Carolina
standards for the Paramedic
Curriculum. Pre-requisite-
Current AHA CPR-HCP, EMT-Intermediate
and Anatomy and Physiology.
$65. Malpractice Insurance
$35.50. Uniform Shirt $25.
Student ID $1.
NREMT-Paramedic
Refresher: This
is a National Registry Emergency
Medical Technician- 48 hour
Paramedic Refresher. Required
contents meet the Nationally
Registered Paramedic refresher
components. $60
Online Paramedic
Refresher Topics:
Three (3), three hour blocks
of online Paramedic Continuing
Education will be offered
each quarter. Contact: tdoster@southwesterncc.edu
for more information. $50
Planning
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EMT – Basic –
Online • August-December
2009
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