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Phoenix College 2005-2006 Catalog • 259
EMT106
Ambulance Operations
2 credits 2 periods lecture + lab
Practical application of rules and
regulations governing care and transport
of patient. Inventory, methods of
disinfection, and charge procedures
covered. Practical and defensive
techniques and maintenance of the
ambulance demonstrated and practiced,
according to the U.S. Department of
Transport (DOT) National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Prerequisites: EMT at any level of
certification.
EMT/FSC116
Emergency Medical Communications
(EMD)
1.5 credits 1.8 periods lecture + lab
Designed to educate and train
individuals as the emergency link among
the community, health care providers,
and law enforcement agencies.
Comprehensive program to educate and
train in procedures of communications,
interrogation, assessment, and
deployment. Includes interactive
computer lab and scheduled observation
with assignment at a dispatch center.
Prerequisites or Corequisites: EMT101
or HLR101 or any current American Red
Cross, CPR for the Professional Rescuer,
or American Heart Association Basic Life
Support Health Care Provider validation.
EMT120
Spanish for Emergency-Care Providers
1 credit 1 period lecture
Participative course for prehospital and
other emergency-care providers.
Vocabulary, pronunciations, voice
inflections, phrases, conversational
terms, and methods of interviewing the
ill or injured victim. Cultural
information to facilitate approach and
interaction with the victim, family,
and/or significant other. Documentation
of the interview content on the
prehospital encounter form.
Prerequisites: Certified EMT or licensed
medical personnel.
EMT122
American Sign Language for
Emergency-Care Providers
1 credit 1 period lecture
A participative course designed for the
prehospital health-care provider.
Vocabulary to create phrases, terms, and
methods of interview for the ill or injured
victim who is deaf. Cultural information
designed to facilitate approach and
interaction with the victim, family,
and/or significant other. Documentation
of the interview content on the
prehospital encounter form.
Prerequisites: None.
EMT165
Pediatric Education for Prehospital
Providers: Basic
2 credits 2.87 periods lecture + lab
An interactive, scenario-based course
designed for Basic EMTs who are not yet
practicing in the field. Enables these
EMTs to perform a rapid assessment of
sick and injured children in a variety of
different circumstances. Includes use of
pediatric assessment triangle,
developmental differences, injury
prevention, basic airway management
techniques, recognition of medical
emergencies such as pediatric trauma,
mechanism of injury, submersion events,
children with special health care needs,
abuse and neglect, child and family
interactions, use of specialized
equipment, and special issues in
pediatric transportation. Treatment to
children is in accordance with
recommendations of the American
Academy of Pediatrics. Prerequisites:
EMT104, or permission of instructor.
For additional information
on PC program competencies,
visit:
http://www.dist.maricopa.
edu/academic/curric/
progpc.php
For additional information on
MCCCD course competencies,
visit:
http://www.dist.maricopa.
edu/academic/curric/
cs.php
EMT190
Pediatric Education for Prehospital
Providers: Intermediate
0.5 credit 0.72 period lecture + lab
An interactive, scenario-based course
designed for certified EMTs who practice
in the field. Enables providers to
perform a rapid assessment of sick and
injured children in variety of
circumstances. Includes use of pediatric
assessment triangle, developmental
differences, injury prevention, airway
management techniques, intravenous
and intraosseous access and monitoring,
recognition of medical emergencies,
pediatric trauma and mechanism of
injury, submersion events, children with
special health care needs, child abuse
and neglect, child and family
interactions, use of specialized
equipment, documentation of signs,
symptoms, care and transportation,
special issues in pediatric transportation.
Treatment to children is in accordance
with recommendations of the American
Academy of Pediatrics. Prerequisites:
EMT at any level of certification and
current employment as an EMT at any
level, or permission of instructor.
EMT200
Refresher Course for Certified EMTs
2 credits 2.7 periods lecture + lab
Designed to meet National and Arizona
Department of Health Services (A-DHS)
recertification for EMTs. Enhances the
knowledge base of the Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT) and reinforces
basic skills competencies. Prerequisites:
Current basic EMT certification or
permission of department.
EMT200AA
EMT - Basic Certification Renewal
Challenge
0.6 credit 0.6 period lecture
Designed to contribute to Arizona
Department of Health Services (A-DHS)
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
(B-EMS) recertification requirements for
Emergency Medical Technician Basic
(EMTB) according to the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
EMT-Basic National Curriculum and the
Arizona EMT Basic Refresher
Curriculum Guidelines. Prerequisites:
Current Basic Life Support, American
Heart Association Healthcare Provider
CPR or equivalent, and Current EMT
Basic certification in the state of Arizona.
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