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