Introduction to Emergency Medical Services
Describes the organization, funding, and role of ambulance and rescue services in medical care. Includes legal and professional considerations regarding pre-hospital care, the history and trends in EMS, and evaluation and planning in EMS systems. Issues such as leadership and career development are also included.
First Responder
Trains individuals of various public safety occupations on the initial assessment and intervention of patients with limited equipment. Discusses the role of the first responder on emergency scenes and interaction with other emergency medical service providers.
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic I and II
The first of the emergency medical technician levels, course prepares individuals for certification in Oregon as an emergency medical technician-basic. Covers the recognition and management of medical and trauma patients. Course requires written application prior to admission.
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic I and II Labs
Develops students’ abilities to recognize and treat the symptoms of illness and injury in classroom labs. Includes skills in patient assessment, basic airway management, trauma assessment and management, medication administration, and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED). Students may also be scheduled for observation in an emergency department and on an ambulance.
EMT180 variable credit
Cooperative Work Experience/EMT
Provides opportunities for career-related field experiences in emergency medical services. May include both observation and hands-on work experience in hospitals and on emergency ambulances. Prerequisite: Instructor’s approval.
Emergency Communication and Patient Transportation
Covers the basic principles of ambulance operation, including emergency response driving, laws, maintenance, safety, and route planning. Patient interviewing emergency communications systems, radio types, codes, and correct radio usage are also covered. Prerequisites: Current certification as an EMT-Basic or prior completion or concurrent enrollment in EMT131.
Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate I and II
Prepares individuals for certification in Oregon as an Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate. Presents the roles and responsibilities of the EMT; patient assessment and management; airway management; shock; intravenous therapy; basic ECG monitoring and defibrillation; protocols; and pharmacology and medications. Course requires a written application prior to admission. Prerequisite: Current Oregon EMT-Basic certification.
Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate I and II Labs
Develops skills in intravenous and intraosseous fluid therapy, airway management, and cardiac arrest management including the administration of first-line cardiac medications. Also covers the fundamental applications of protocol-based practice. Concurrent enrollment in EMT191 and EMT192 required. Prerequisite: Oregon EMT-Basic certification.
EMT199 Variable credit
Emergency Medical Service Training
Provides inservice training in various emergency medical service topics.
Crisis Management and Prevention
Focuses on crises encountered in a variety of settings related to public safety. Presents material on the communication and interaction with people in various crisis situations, death and death notification, suicide, behavioral emergencies, abuse, and stress. Techniques on the initial intervention, defusing and assessment, and referral in crisis are discussed.
Emergency Service Rescue
Introduces elementary procedures of rescue practices, systems, components, support, and control of rescue operations. Includes techniques and tools of patient extrication and emphasizes their applications in traffic accidents as required for paramedic certification.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (Part A)
The first of a four term sequence in the paramedic education series. Covers advanced patient assessment, airway and shock management, trauma (including the key components of Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support–PHTLS), general pharmacology, and respiratory emergencies. Prerequisites: Oregon EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification, MTH60, WR121, EMT105, and EMT185. Corequisites: EMT271L and EMT281. Course requires a written application prior to admission.
Emergency Medical Technician–Paramedic Lab (Part A)
Develops students' abilities to recognize and treat the symptoms of illness and injury in a classroom lab situation. Includes hands-on assessment of simulated patients and utilizes both Basic and Advanced Life Support equipment to apply the concepts learned in EMT271. Also develops skills and abilities in managing emergency medical scenes, coordinating resources, and delegating tasks as appropriate. Corequisite: EMT271.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (Part B)
Second course in the paramedic series. Focuses on the anatomy and electrophysiology of the heart as well as the pathophysiology and prehospital management of cardiac disease. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS) course will also be completed. Prerequisites: Current EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification and completion of EMT271, EMT271L and EMT281 with a "C" or better. Corequisites: EMT272L and EMT282.
Emergency Medical Technician–Paramedic Lab (Part B)
Develops students’ abilities to recognize and treat the symptoms of illness and injury in a classroom lab situation. Includes hands-on assessment of simulated patients and utilizes both Basic and Advanced Life Support equipment to apply the concepts learned in EMT272. Also develops skills and abilities in managing emergency medical scenes, coordinating resources, and delegating tasks as appropriate. Corequisite: EMT272.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (Part C)
Third course in the paramedic series. Covers obstetrics, neonatal care, pediatrics, geriatrics, the nervous system, toxicology, infectious disease, and endocrinology. Prerequisites: Current EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification and completion of EMT272, EMT272L and EMT282 with a "C" or better. Corequisites: EMT273L and EMT283.
Emergency Medical Technician–Paramedic Lab (Part C)
Develops students’ abilities to recognize and treat the symptoms of illness and injury in a classroom lab situation. Includes hands-on assessment of simulated patients and utilizes both Basic and Advanced Life Support equipment to apply the concepts learned in EMT273. Also develops skills and abilities in managing emergency medical scenes, coordinating resources, and delegating tasks as appropriate. Corequisite: EMT273.
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (Part D)
Final course in the paramedic series. Addresses behavioral and environmental emergencies. Prerequisites: Current EMT-Basic or Intermediate certification and completion of EMT273 and EMT283 with a "C" or better. Corequisite: EMT284.
EMT280 Variable credit
Cooperative Work Experience/EMT
Provides work-related experience in various emergency medical service environments.
Paramedic Clinical Practice I
Clinical application of intubation and assessment skills in surgery and clinical rotations in the emergency department. Prerequisites: Current EMT-Basic or Intermediate certification. Corequisite: EMT271.
Paramedic Clinical Practice II
Clinical rotation in respiratory therapy and emergency departments. Prerequisites: Current EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification and completion of EMT271 and EMT281 with a "C" or better. Corequisite: EMT272.
Paramedic Clinical Practice III
Hospital rotations in the emergency department, ICU, CCU, obstetrics, pediatrics and NICU. Ambulance internship may be included. Prerequisites: Current EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification and completion of EMT272 and EMT282 with a "C" or better. Corequisite: EM273.
Paramedic Clinical Practice IV
Hospital rotations in the ICU, CCU and emergency departments, and continuation of the ambulance internship. Individual conferences and group peer reviews are included in the course. Prerequisites: Current EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification and completion of EMT273 and EMT283 with a "C" or better. Corequisite: EMT274.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Teaches emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, and respiratory therapists the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage an adult cardiac arrest and other cardiac emergencies using advanced life support procedures, medications, and equipment. Prerequisite: Oregon EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Teaches providers how to recognize infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest, to provide strategies for preventing cardiopulmonary arrest in infants and children, and how to perform the cognitive and psychomotor skills for resuscitating and stabilizing infants and children in respiratory failure, shock, or cardiopulmonary arrest. Prerequisite: Oregon EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification.
Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support
Develops the critical thinking skills required for EMTs, paramedics, nurses, and physicians to effectively treat the trauma patient in the field. Students will be able to identify the mechanism of injury, recognize life-threatening injuries, relate pathophysiology to injuries, assess and manage trauma patients, and perform appropriate interventions. Prerequisite: Oregon EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification.
Advanced Medical Life Support
Teaches emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, EMTs, paramedics, and respiratory therapists methods of assessing and managing a patient in medical crisis, progressing to a diagnostic-based approach and development of specific treatment plans for specific medical conditions. Prerequisite: Oregon EMT–Basic or Intermediate certification.
EMT299 Variable credit
Workshop: Emergency Medical Service Training
Provides inservice training in a variety of emergency medical service topics.
9.407 0-3 credits
Basic Life Support Continuing Education/Refresher
Provides continuing education and EMT refresher material based on individual student need. Course requires written application.
9.419 0-3 credits
Advanced EMT Continuing Education/Refresher
Provides advanced EMT continuing education and refresher material based on individual student need. May review critical core curriculum for certified EMT-Intermediates or EMT-Paramedics, or provide remediation for EMTs attempting to pass Oregon or national written and practical certifying exams.
9.420 0-3 credits
EMT: Special Topics
Provides training in topics pertinent to working in emergency medical services, health, or human services career fields. May require specific prerequisites.
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