National Emergency Medical
Services Educational Standards
The student must pass a qualifying written
exam consisting of Math, Reading, and EMT comprehension and a
criminal background and drug test to be accepted to the Paramedic
Program.
Preparatory
- EMS Systems
- Research
- Work Safety and Wellness
- Documentation
- EMS Systems Communications
- Therapeutic Communications
- Medical/ Legal and Ethical
issues
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology
- Pathophysiology
- Life Span Development
- Public Health
- Principles of Pharmacology
- Medication Administration
- Emergency Medications
Airway Management, Respirations,
and Artificial Ventilations
- Airway Management
- Respiration
- Artificial Ventilation
CPR - Module Cardiac Arrest and
CPR
All American Health Association curriculum is compliant to the new
2010 Standards.
- Circulation
- Practical skills Lab: CPR
Patient
Assessment
- Scene Size-Up
- Primary Assessment
- History-Taking
- Secondary Assessment
- Monitoring Devices
- Reassessment
Medical Emergencies
- Medical Overview
- Neurology
- Abdominal and Gastrointestinal
Disorders
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Endocrine Disorders
- Psychiatric
- Cardiovascular
- Toxicology
- Respiratory
- Hematology
- Genitourinary - Renal
- Gynecology
- Disease of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and
Throat
- Shock and Resuscitation
Trauma
- Trauma Overview
- Bleeding
- Chest Trauma
- Abdominal and Genitorinary
Trauma
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Soft Tissue Trauma
- Head, Face, Neck, and Spine
Trauma
- Nervous System Trauma
- Special Considerations in
Trauma
- Environmental Emergencies
- Multi System Trauma
Special
Populations
- Obstetrics
- Neonatal Care
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Patients with Special
Challenges
EMS Operations
- Principles of Safely Operating a Ground
Ambulance
- Incident Management
- Multiple Casualty Incidents
- Air Medical
- Vehicle Extrication
- Hazardous Materials Awareness
- Multiple Casualty Incidents Due to
Terrorism and Disaster
All students will be required to take the
FEMA online programs for successful completion of the program. If
any student has already completed these requirements, they would
have to provide documentation of such completion.
IS-100.b - Introduction to
Incident Command System, ICS-100
IS-5.a An Introduction to
Hazardous Materials
IS-700.a - NIMS an
Introduction