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Emergency Medical Science (EMS) A.A.S.
Credential: A.A.S. (Code: A45340)
The Emergency Medical Science curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and attributes to provide advanced emergency medical care as a paramedic for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and prepares graduates to enter the workforce. Students will gain complex knowledge, competency, and experience while employing evidence based practice under medical oversight, and serve as a link from the scene into the healthcare system. Graduates of this program may be eligible to take state and/or national certification examinations. Employment opportunities include providers of emergency medical services, fire departments, rescue agencies, hospital specialty areas, industry, educational and government agencies.
Applicable fees apply to this program and student is required to purchase uniforms.
The paramedic program at Bladen Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Service Professions (CoAEMSP).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
727-210-2350
To contact CoAEMSP:
214-703-8445
2022 Annual Report Statistics
NREMT/State Written Exam: 57.1%
Retention: 46.7%
Positive (Job) Placement: 57.1%
Emergency Medical Science (EMS) A.A.S.
Emergency Medical Science A.A.S. Curriculum
Fall Semester I
| Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| OR | |||||
| ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| EMS 110 | EMT | 6 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
| *MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Spring Semester I
| Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| *ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| EMS 122 | EMS Clinical Practicum I | 0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| EMS 130 | Pharmacology | 3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| EMS 131 | Advanced Airway Management | 1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| EMS 160 | Cardiology I | 2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Summer Semester I
| Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMS 220 | Cardiology II | 2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| EMS 221 | EMS Clinical Practicum II | 0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
| EMS 240 | Patients With Special Challenges | 1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Fall Semester II
| Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMS 231 | EMS Clinical Practicum III | 0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
| EMS 250 | Medical Emergencies | 3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| EMS 260 | Trauma Emergencies | 1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| EMS 270 | Life Span Emergencies | 3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Spring Semester II
| Class | Lab | Clinical | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| EMS 241 | EMS Clinical Practicum IV | 0 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
| EMS 285 | EMS Capstone | 1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE |
|
| GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES | 15 |
| MAJOR COURSES | 53 |
| OTHER REQUIRED COURSES | 1 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 69 |
**Students who have completed EMS 3044 or EMS 4200 (in Continuing Education) will receive credit for EMS 110.
Several of these courses are offered via distance education. Refer to your class schedules and/or your advisor for more details.