COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

Health Sciences Department
SCO295 OT Fieldwork: Physical/Development Disabilities
2 credits; 38 hours (1 lecture, 37 fieldwork)
This is a full-time placement in a supervised clinical or community
setting serving persons with physical or developmental disabilities.
Attendance at a weekly seminar is required. A minimum
of eight weeks or the equivalent of full-time hours must be completed
to satisfy requirements of the American Occupational Therapy
Association. Students are responsible for their travel costs for
fieldwork.
Prerequisite: SCO205, SCO215, SCO285; permission of
Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Director is required to
register.
Paramedic
SCE100 Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
6 credits; 10 hours (4 lecture, 6 lab)
This course provides an introduction into basic pre-hospital emergency
care. Following the current National Standard Curriculum
for the EMT-Basic, topics include Airway, Cardiac Arrest and
CPR, Patient Assessment, Medical/Behavioral/Obstetrics/ Gynecology,
Trauma, Infants/Children and Operations. Students are eligible
for NYS certification upon successful completion of course.
Students must satisfactorily perform all practical skills to successfully
complete the course.
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT096
SCE230 Paramedic I
12 credits; 32 hours (8 lecture, 8 lab, 16 clinical)
Review of all basic level skills and an introduction to advanced
skills of the paramedic. Topics include roles and responsibilities,
stress management, communications and medical/legal/ethical
issues. This course provides an introduction to clinical pre-hospital
pharmacology, IV access and advanced airway management
techniques. Lab work involves IV access techniques, endotracheal
intubation, computing dosages, preparing medications for
administration and practice in all administrative techniques. Skills
are taught/practiced in the laboratory/hospital/field setting. Students
must satisfactorily perform all practical skills to successfully
complete the course.
Pre- or Corequisite: SCB204
SCE231 Paramedic II
3 credits; 7 hours (2 lecture, 1 lab, 4 clinical)
This course provides an introduction to patient assessment and
the management of the trauma patient in the pre-hospital setting.
The ability to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment
findings to formulate a field impression and implement the
treatment plan for the trauma patient will be emphasized. Skills
relative to the practice of advanced pre-hospital care are taught/
practiced in the laboratory/hospital/ field. Students must satisfactorily
perform all practical skills to successfully complete the
course.
Prerequisite: SCE230
SCE232 Paramedic III
12 credits; 32 hours (8 lecture, 8 lab, 16 clinical)
This course will provide the student with the information necessary
to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment
findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment
plan for the patient presenting with a wide range of medical
complaints including respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological,
environmental and obstetrical emergencies. Students must satisfactorily
perform all practical skills to successfully complete the
course.
Prerequisite: SCE231
SCE233 Paramedic IV
3 credits; 7 hours (2 lecture, 1 lab, 4 clinical)
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to integrate
pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate
a field impression and implement the treatment plan for
neonatal, pediatric and geriatric patients, diverse patients and
chronically ill patients. The student will also learn how to safely
manage the scene of an emergency. Students must satisfactorily
perform all practical skills to successfully complete the course.
Prerequisite: SCE232
Physical Therapy
SCT101 Introduction to Physical Therapy
2 credits; 2 hours
This course introduces the concepts and scope of physical therapy,
its professional organization, and its relationship with other
health professions. Subjects include: the role and function of
health personnel, professional ethics and conduct, medico-legal
aspects of physical therapy services, vital signs, medical terminology,
communication skills and record keeping.
Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101, SCB203, SSY101, SCN195
SCT102 Ethical Concepts for Physical Therapist Assistants
2 credits; 2 hours
This course is designed to orient physical therapist assistant students
to the ethical concepts inherent in the practice of physical
therapy. Students will learn and apply the concepts of medical
ethics and law to the practice of physical therapy. Liability insurance,
the scope of practice as a physical therapist assistant, fraud
and abuse, and patients’ rights as they relate to the practice of
physical therapy will be explored.
Pre- or Corequisite: SCT101
SCT203 Clinical Kinesiology
4 credits; 6 hours (2 lecture, 4 lab)
This course introduces students to the study of muscles as the basis
for movement and exercise. Topics include: biomedical principles
of movement, body mechanics, types of joints and movements,
measurement of joint range of motion, muscle actions and innervations,
assessment of strength through manual muscle testing and
orthopedic and neurological conditions resulting in impaired
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