Academic Catalog - Emergency Medical Services

EMS 121 / EMS 1021 – EMT Fundamentals 3 Credits
Introduces the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student to prehospital emergency care. The topics included in this course are Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems, well-being of the EMT, communications, documentation, anatomy, airway management and patient assessment.
(Contact hours – 67.5)

EMS 122 / EMS 1022 – EMT Medical Emergencies 4 Credits
Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills to effectively provide emergency care and transportation to a patient experiencing a medical emergency. This course focuses on the integration of the physical exam, medical history, and pathophysiology when assessing and treating the medical patient.
(Contact hours – 90)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: EMS 121 / EMS 1021 – EMT Fundamentals

EMS 123 / EMS 1023 – EMT Trauma Emergencies 2 Credits
Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate emergency care and transportation of a patient who has suffered a traumatic injury. The concepts of kinematics and the biomechanics of trauma, along with pathophysiology and injury patterns will provide the student with the ability to assess and manage the trauma patient.
(Contact hours – 37.5)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: EMS 122 / EMS 1022 

EMS 124 / EMS 1024 – EMT Special Considerations 2 Credits
Provides the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) student with the knowledge and skills required to modify the assessment, treatment, and transportation of special patient populations and patients in special circumstances. This course also provides an overview of incident command, mass casualty incidents, vehicle extrication, air medical support, hazardous material, and terrorism. (Contact hours – 24)        Prerequisite/Corequisite: EMS 121 / EMS 1021 EMT – Fundamentals

EMS 126 / EMS 1026- EMT Basic Refresher 2 Credits
Provides the student with a refresher course designed to meet the recertification requirements for the State of Colorado and/or a portion of the recertification requirements for National Registry. Prerequisite/Corequisite: EMS 121/ EMS 1021 EMT Fundamentals 

EMS 170 / EMS 1070 – EMT Basic Clinical 1 Credit
Provides the EMT student with the clinical experience required of initial and some renewal processes.
(Contact hours – 45)
Prerequisite/Corequisite: EMS 121 / EMS 1021 – EMT Fundamentals

EMS 171 / 1071 AEMT Clinical Internship 2 Credits
Builds on the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student’s fundamental knowledge of patient care in the clinical and field setting. The student will perform patient assessments through physical examination, and patient interviews of health history and current illness. The student will then use those assessment findings to develop and carry out a patient treatment plan. This will include pediatric, geriatric and adult patients with a variety of presentations. The student will also survey each field scene for safety considerations and scene management.
(Contact hours – 45) Prerequisite/Corequisite  EMS 131/1125 AEMT Fundamentals 

EMS 131 / EMS 1125 – AEMT Fundamentals 2 Credits
Provides the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student with instruction in EMS systems, communications and documentation, pathophysiology, airway management, and the role of EMS in public health.
(Contact hours – 37.5) Prerequisite: College Readiness in English 

EMS 127 / EMS 1127 – AEMT Special Considerations – 2 Credits
Introduces the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student to the fundamental knowledge of growth, development and aging considerations in the emergency patient. The student will learn to use assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs. These include the obstetric patient, neonatal patient, pediatric patient, geriatric patient, and patients with special challenges. Learners will apply this knowledge to patient assessment and the development of a treatment plan in a simulated setting. This course also provides an overview of the principles of safe ground ambulance operations, incident management, multiple casualty incidents, air medical responses, vehicle extrication, hazardous material awareness and terrorism and disaster response. Learners will apply critical thinking skills to ensuring the safety of a scene and a plan for safe patient care and transportation.  (Contact hours 37.5) Prerequisite/Corequisite EMS 131/1125 AEMT Fundamentals       

EMS 129 / 1129 AEMT Pharmacology 1 Credit
Provides the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student with a basis for making clinical decisions in the pharmacologic management of patients commonly encountered in the pre-hospital setting. Topics include the legal and ethical aspects of pharmacotherapy, roles, responsibilities and techniques associated with medication preparation and administration, the classification and naming of medications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and medication calculations. In addition the mechanism of action, dose, route(s) of administration, therapeutic effects, adverse effects, and therapeutic indications for medications within the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician scope of practice are discussed in detail.
(Contact hours – 22.5) Prerequisite/Corequisite EMS 131/1125 AEMT Fundamentals        

EMS 133 / 1133 – AEMT Medical Emergencies 2 Credits
Introduces the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student to a fundamental knowledge of emergency care for the medical patient. This course provides instruction in the integration of physical exam findings, history findings, and pathophysiology when assessing and treating the medical patient. Topics addressed include neurology, immunology, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, cardiovascular disorders, toxicology, respiratory emergencies, hematology, and renal disorders.
(Contact hours – 37.5) Prerequisite/Corequisite EMS 131/1125 AEMT Fundamentals 

EMS 135 / 1135 AEMT Trauma Emergencies 2 Credits
Introduces the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) student to a fundamental knowledge of emergency care for the trauma patient. The student will learn how to utilize assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for the trauma patient.
(Contact hours – 37.5) Prerequisite/Corequisite EMS 131/1125 AEMT Fundamentals 

EMS 1132 – AEMT IV/IO Therapy 2 Credits
Focuses on the cognitive and skill practice for the Colorado scope of practice for the IV/IO endorsement as outlined in the Intravenous/Intraosseous Therapy and Medication administration course curriculum.