Emergency Medical Services (AAS)
Certificate
Purpose
Statement
The Emergency Medical Services Program is designed to prepare students
for various levels of pre-hospital healthcare professions in the emergency
medical services industry. The curriculum combines classroom teaching
with supervised internship field experience. Emphasis is placed on patient
assessment and initial treatment for emergency problems of body systems:
obstetrical, pediatric and geriatric and behavioral emergencies: bleeding,
shock, trauma and burns.
Emergency
Medical Services Student Handbook
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Director
Kathleen Park
Academic Center Rm. 243
(409)882-3914
Kathy.Park@lsco.edu
Faculty
Pamela Walker
Allied Health Building Rm. 241
(409)882-4353
Pam.Walker@lsco.edu
Robert Falls
Allied Health Building Rm. 102
(409)882-4338
Robert.Falls@lsco.edu
Jeff Bolton
Allied Health Building Rm. 102
(409)882-3929
Jeff.Bolton@lsco.edu
Max Nguyen
Allied Health Building Rm. 102
(409)882-3929
Max.Nguyen@lsco.edu
Special
Admissions
To be considered for admission to the Emergency Medical Services Program,
the student is responsible for submitting ALL of the following to the
Allied Health Division:
- an application to the Medical Services Program;
- a certification number and
expiration date for current EMS certification (if
applicable); - transcript(s) of all college work completed, including LSC-O and any of the other campuses, and;
- one
reference request form completed by a former or current employer.
The form is in the application packet available in the Allied Health
office or EMS director's office.
|
Spring
Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
| Introduction
to Advanced Practice Trauma Management Patient Assessment/Airway Management Emergency Medical Technology-Basic Clinical I-Basic |
3 3 5 1 |
|
|
Total
Hours:
|
15
|
|
Summer
Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
| BIOL
2401 SPCH 1318 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I Interpersonal Communication |
4
3 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
7
|
|
Fall
Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
| BIOL
2402 EMSP 2261 EMSP 2434 EMSP 2444 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II Clinical II-Intermediate Medical Emergencies Cardiology Elective Toward BS degree |
4
2 4 4 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
14
|
|
Spring
Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
| EMSP
2135 EMSP 2162 EMSP 2330 EMSP 2338 EMSP 2348 |
Advanced
Cardiac Life Support Clinical III-Paramedic Special Populations EMS Operations Emergency Pharmacology |
1
1 3 3 3 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
11
|
|
|
Grand
Total:
|
60
|
|
Summer
Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
| ENGL
1301 or SPAN 1311 MATH 1324 or MATH 1314 Elective |
Composition
I or Beginning Spanish I Mathematics for Business or College Algebra Humanities/Fine Arts |
3
3 3 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
9
|
|
Fall
Semester
|
Course
|
Credit
Hours
|
|
EMSP
2147 |
Microcomputer
Applications Assessment Based Management Pre Hospital Pediatric Provider EMS Supervision/Management or Methods of Teaching Clinical IV-Paramedic Adult Development & Aging or Social Gerontology |
3
1 1 3 4 3 |
|
Total
Hours:
|
15
|
|
|
Grand
Total:
|
71
|
Other
Information
To be considered for admission to the Emergency Medical Services Program,
the student is responsible for completing the admission procedure for
Lamar State College-Orange and the emergency medical services admission
requirements. Please contact the Office of Admissions and Records at (409)
882-3364 or the Allied Health secretary at (409) 882-3044 if you have
questions or need assistance.
Mail the
completed Lamar State College-Orange application to:
Admissions and Records
Lamar State College-Orange
410 Front St.
Orange, TX 77630
Mail the completed Emergency Medical Services
Program application to:
Emergency Medical Services Program
Lamar State College-Orange
410 Front St.
Orange, TX 77630
After acceptance to the program, students must provide documentation of health status by a physician or nurse practitioner on the form provided and a current CPR card at the health provider level. Students must keep a current CPR card throughout enrollment in the EMS Program. A student may enter the program as an EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate or an EMT-Paramedic, dependent on current Texas Department of Health certification at that level.
