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[email protected] SPRING 2022 - COURSE LISTINGS Please refer to the online schedule on CLASS-Web to access course section details and the course record numbers (CRNs) for registration. ECON 10 GENERAL ECONOMICS 3.0 Units Survey of the economic system of the United States, covering such macroeconomic and microeconomic topics as supply and demand, firms’ output and pricing decisions, international trade, comparative economic systems, economic growth, business cycles, fiscal and monetary policy, labor, and money banking. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EMS 11 PARAMEDIC THEORY 2 6.0 Units This course provided paramedic didactic education and training following the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Includes cognitive content associated with: Medical emergencies, special patient populations, and EMS operations. Prerequisite: EMS 10 and EMS 12 with a minimum grade of C Corequisite: EMS 13 EMS 11 is part of the EMT-Paramedic program. To enroll in this course, students must meet all Prerequisites. Students may petition the prerequisites if they have taken equivalent coursework at another institution. Petitions should be submitted with supporting documentation including transcripts to the Dean of Academic Services. As a Special Admissions program, interested students and prospective applicants are required to have all the program pre-requisites completed at the time of application. In addition, due to requirements of the clinical training facilities, admitted students to the paramedic program must successfully pass a criminal background check and drug panel screening. Admitted students must also submit immunization records prior to course attendance showing verification of required vaccinations and or titers. To enroll in this course, students must also be currently certified as an EMT with the State of California (EMT registration with NREMT does not substitute for certification as an EMT with the State of California); possess a current AHA Basic Life Support CPR recognition card; meet all immunization requirements; be a minimum of 18 years of age or older; and be able to successfully pass a criminal history background investigation and drug screening administered by Verified Credentials at http://www.verifiedcredentials.com . For information about the program and to apply for enrollment, visit: http://www.laspositascollege. edu/EMT/paramedictrainingprogram.php EMS 13 PARAMEDIC LABORATORY 2 4.0 Units Provides the skills portion of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Includes psychomotor skills associated with medical patient management, cardiac patient management, special populations, EMS operations, and simulated patient encounters. Prerequisite: EMS 10 and EMS 12 with a minimum grade of C Corequisite: EMS 11 EMS 11 provides the didactic knowledge needed to succeed in skills labs of EMS 13. EMS 16 PARAMEDIC CLINICAL OCCUPATION 3.0 Units Occupational work experience course that provides instruction to enhance student’s knowledge of emergency care in a clinical setting. Students are provided access to adequate numbers of patients, proportionally distributed by illness, injury, gender, age, and common problems encountered in the delivery of emergency care appropriate to the level of the Emergency Medical Services Profession(s). Hospital/ clinical experiences include the operating room, recovery room, intensive care unit, coronary care unit, labor and delivery room, pediatrics, and emergency department, and include exposure to an adequate number of pediatric, obstetric, psychiatric, and geriatric patients. Prerequisite: EMS 11, EMS 13, EMS 10 and EMS 12 with a minimum grade of C EMS 17 PARAMEDIC CAPSTONE OCCUPATION 1.0 Units An occupational work experience course that provides practicum experience for paramedic students to observe and participate in emergency medical care supervised by a preceptor in an emergency response vehicle. Requires a minimum of 480 hours, and students must document at least 40 advanced life support (ALS) patient contacts. Student will provide the full continuum of care from initial contact to transfer of care at the receiving facility for half of all ALS contacts. Students must obtain minimum competency as a Team Leader. The field internship provides the student with an opportunity to serve as team leader in a variety of pre-hospital advanced life support emergency medical situations. Prerequisite: EMS 16 with a minimum grade of C EMS 20 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN 7.0 Units Provides training in the foundation skills and knowledge required of the EMT scope of practice. The EMT certification is the minimum requirement for ambulance attendants and most entry-level firefighter positions. EMT certification is also required for entry into paramedic training. This training program is accredited by the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services District. Prerequisite: EMS 30 with a minimum grade of B All enrolled students must be at least 18 years of age to take this class. For this class, you will need records of immunizations or positive titers for Rubella, Rubeola (measles), Mumps, Varicella (chicken pox-vaccine must be given in two doses four weeks apart if student has no record of immunity), Hepatitis B (the student must have completed the complete Hepatitis B series of vaccinations injections) a Tetanus Booster within the past ten years, a Tetanus diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine. This should be recorded on the Health Science Student Immunizations Form available at the Las Positas Health Center website http://www.laspositascollege.edu/healthcenter/ assets/docs/ImmunizationRecord.pdf and at the Student Health Center. Prospective students who do not bring proof of required immunizations by the second week of class will be dropped by the Instructor. Student must also present a current AHA BLS CPR or equivalent, and proof of certification at the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) level or equivalent and/ or proof of successful completion of EMS 30 with a grade of “B” or better. Prospective students that possess Emergency Medical Responder Certification and AHA BLS CPR or equivalent but did not complete EMS 30 must submit a petition to the Dean of Academic Services to waive the pre-requisite. Students enrolled in EMS 20 must also submit to a Background Investigation through CastleBranch. The website is: https://www.castlebranch.com. The cost is $20.00 and must be completed as a requirement from the hospitals that the college uses for the clinical observation portion of the class. Use Program Code: LC70, when submitting information and payment to CastleBranch. Students who fail the background check will not be able to complete the hospital educational component and shall not receive certification as an EMT from the Local EMS Agency. During the course students may be required to purchase personal protective equipment such as gloves, eye protection, and respiratory protection mask for use during clinical observations. Details will be provided during the first week of class. Please send all information to Las Positas College, ATTENTION: EMS DEPARTMENT/SLPC DIVISION, Wendy McClendon. You may contact Ms. McClendon by phone at 925-424-1000 Extension 2046, or by email at:
[email protected] EMS 30 EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER 3.0 Units Development of knowledge and skills necessary for recognizing and caring for victims in emergency situations, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patient assessment, cardiopulmonary resuscitation with the use of an automated external defibrillator, and prevention of disease transmission. Designed for emergency medical responders in the public safety field. Successful completion of the psycho-motor skills tests and successful completion of the course with a score of 80% and achieving a score on the course summative final at (80%) Scan here to visit the current Spring 2022 class schedule online