Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions Course Descriptions Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog and Student Handbook 2015-2016 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 493 to current guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: EMT101 may be repeated for credit. EMT104 / 9 CREDITS / 11.4 PERIODS EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Study of the human body, patient assessment, treatment of medically or traumatically compromised patients, special hazards, and medical operations. IV monitoring, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), patient-assisted medication administration, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and blood- glucose monitoring. Includes participation in an eight-hour rotation consisting of patient assessment through clinical, vehicular, and or scenario-based education at a local emergency department outside normal class hours. Requires personal pocket mask, stethoscope, pen light, and trauma scissors. Prerequisites: Must be at least 18 years of age prior to applying to the BLS (Basic Life Support) Training Program per Arizona Revised Statutes, and must have a current validation in Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider/Professional Rescuer. Minimum ninth grade level reading proficiency on the Nelson-Denney Examination or appropriate Reading course placement score. Proof of: TB testing or chest x-ray with a negative result within 6 months prior to registration; Immunity to rubella (German measles) and rubeola. EMT104AB / .5 CREDITS / .5 PERIODS APPLIED PRACTICAL STUDIES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Simulation of actual emergency responses, with practical application of techniques and skills covered in EMT curricula. Scenario based learning applied to the techniques of emergency medical care in accordance with national and state curriculum. Practical application of anatomy, physiology, patient assessment, and treatment of medically or traumatically compromised patients, special hazards and medical operations. Also includes patient-assisted medication administration, semi-automatic external defibrillator and blood glucose monitoring. Students function in outside, scenario based environment Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: EMT104/ FSC104 or EMT200 or (EMT272AA EMT272AB and EMT272LL) or EMT273 or certified EMT Basic IEMT or Paramedic in the State of Arizona or permission of Instructor.