Emergency Medicine
106.
Emergency Medical Responder.
(4)
Emergency Medical Responder is a 60-hours course designed specifically for personnel who are first at the scene of an accident or emergency. This course offers a foundation for advanced EMS courses.
113.
EMT-Basic.
(8)
Meets the 1998 EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum requirements and incorporates New Mexico EMT-B scope of practice. Provides lecture instruction to prepare the student to sit for New Mexico and National Registry testing.
Corequisite: 142.
Restriction: program permission.
120.
Introduction to EMS System.
(3)
Covers the history of emergency medical services and the development of EMS systems and current trends and issues in EMS. Ideal for students considering a career in EMS.
121.
EMT Vehicle Extrication.
(1)
Teaches fundamental techniques of basic and light vehicle rescue. Primary focus is on vehicle extrication.
Prerequisite: 113 and 142.
142.
EMT-Basic Lab.
(2)
Meets the 1998 EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum requirements and incorporates New Mexico EMT-B scope of practice. Provides lab instruction to prepare the student to sit for New Mexico and National Registry testing.
Corequisite: 113.
Restriction: program permission.
143.
EMT-Intermediate Lab.
(1)
Meets New Mexico requirements for EMT-Intermediate skills training, including intravenous fluid administration and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: 113 and 142.
Corequisite: 180.
Restriction: program permission.
151.
EMT-I Clinical and Field Experience.
(2)
Meets New Mexico requirements for EMT-Intermediate field and clinical training, including emergency department and prehospital experience.
Prerequisite: 113 and 142.
Corequisite: 180 and 143.
Restriction: program permission.
180.
EMT-Intermediate.
(5)
Meets New Mexico requirements for EMT-Intermediate lecture content, including intravenous fluid administration and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: 113 and 142.
Corequisite: 143.
Restriction: program permission.
200.
Medical Mathematics.
(1)
Medical calculations for paramedics. Students will be able to perform all common medical calculations at the paramedic level, including converting units, properly manipulating decimals and fractions, and finding volumes, dosages and rates.
Prerequisite: MATH 121.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
207.
Wilderness First Responder .
(3)
Designed for professionals responding to medical emergencies in remote locations. Topics include survival techniques, search and rescue operations, communications, environmental emergencies, medical and traumatic emergencies and extended patient management in the wilderness including evacuation and transportation of patients from the wilderness.
209.
Introduction to Prehospital Advanced Life Support.
(2)
This course will introduce the paramedic student to EMS systems, requirements and methods of communications with patients, various rules and regulations unique to the paramedic, and investigate the components of maintaining wellness as a paramedic.
Corequisite: 210 and 211 and 212 and 241 and 251.
Restriction: program permission.
210.
Prehospital Pharmacology.
(3)
Provides the paramedic student with an overview of drug classes, actions, and metabolism, as well as an understanding of considerations in medication administration.
Corequisite: 209 and 211 and 212 and 241 and 251.
Restriction: program permission.
211.
Medical Assessment and Management I.
(3)
This course is designed to introduce the paramedic student to advanced medical management and patient assessment in the prehospital environment. The student will assess and manage the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary human systems.
Corequisite: 209 and 210 and 212 and 241 and 251.
212.
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Emergencies.
(4)
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Emergencies course provides students with an overview of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, as well as cardiac rhythm interpretation and introduction to 12-lead ECGs.
Corequisite: 209 and 210 and 211 and 241 and 251.
Restriction: program permission.
220.
Medical Emergencies.
(4 [3])
Medical Emergencies course provides students with an overview of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, of the medical patient.
Corequisite: 221 and 242 and 252.
Restriction: program permission.
221.
EMS Special Considerations and Operations [EMS Operations].
(3)
Provides an introduction to the prehospital assessment and management of patients with special considerations, as well as, EMS operations in the prehospital environment.
Corequisite: 220 and 242 and 252.
Restriction: program permission.
230.
Medical Assessment and Management II.
(3)
This course is designed to introduce the paramedic student to advanced medical management and patient assessment in the prehospital environment. The student will assess and manage the Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Integumentary, GI/GU, Reproductive, Psychological/Social, human systems.
Corequisite: 231 and 243.
Restriction: program permission.
231.
Trauma Emergencies.
(2)
Introduces the paramedic student to prehospital advanced life support assessment and management of patients with traumatic injury.
Corequisite: 230 and 243. Restriction: program permission.
241.
Paramedic Lab I.
(2)
Provides instruction in and practice application of advanced life support skills in patient assessment, airway management, medication administration, and advanced cardiac life support.
Corequisite: 209 and 210 and 211 and 212 and 251.
Restriction: program permission.
242.
Paramedic Lab II.
(2)
Provides instruction in and practice application of advanced life support skills in the assessment and management of patients with medical emergencies. Practice in vehicle extrication skills.
Corequisite: 220 and 221 and 252.
Restriction: program permission.
243.
Paramedic Capstone [Paramedic Lab III].
(2)
Provides instruction in and practice application of advanced life support skills in the assessment and management of pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant patients, as well as in trauma management.
Corequisite: 254.
Restriction: program permission.
251.
Paramedic Clinical Rotation I.
(3)
Facilitates paramedic students’ progress toward entry-level clinical competence by providing the opportunity to integrate classroom knowledge and skills with professional practice under the supervision of clinical instructors.
Corequisite: 209 and 210 and 211 and 212 and 241.
Restriction: program permission.
252.
Paramedic Clinical Rotation II.
(4)
Observation and supervised care of emergency patients in the emergency department, inpatient units, and prehospital setting.
Corequisite: 220 and 221 and 242.
Restriction: program permission.
254.
Paramedic Field Internship.
(4)
Paramedic students develop EMS team-leadership skills and learn to operate independently, under supervision, at entry-level competence.
Prerequisite: 230 and 231 and 243.
Restriction: program permission.
398.
EMS Topics.
(1-3 to a maximum of 15 ∆)
399.
EMS Problems.
(1-3 to a maximum of 6 ∆)
400.
Advanced Assessment.
(3)
Provides paramedics with an in-depth understanding of patient history and physical examination techniques.
Prerequisite: 212 and 241 and 251.
Restriction: program permission.
401.
Adult Intensive Care Paramedic. [Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic.] .
(3)
Introduces the paramedic to advanced pathophysiology, procedures and critical thinking skills used in the critical care transport environment. Topics include advanced airway management and assessment, cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring and advanced 12 lead ECG interpretation.
Prerequisite: 211 and 212 and 220 and 241 and 242.
Restriction: program permission.
402.
Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Paramedic.
(3)
Instructs students to perform as a member of highly specialized pediatric and neonatal critical care transport teams providing inter-facility transport of critically ill pediatric patients. Topics include ventilator management, congenital heart defects, and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: 230 and 243.
Restriction: program permission.
403.
Mountain Medicine.
(6)
The Mountain Medicine course is intended for medical professionals who participate in mountain recreation or are mountain professionals such as guides or Mountain Rescue personnel with a current EMT-Intermediate, Paramedic or Nurse license.
Restriction: program permission.
404.
Strike Rescue Technical Rescue Course.
(6)
To understand theory and application of rope rescue. Gain a working knowledge of rope rescue and access problems in mountainous terrain and how to safely navigate it.
Prerequisite: 254.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
405.
Austere Medicine.
(3)
Students will learn management of medical and trauma cases under austere conditions: Low resources, little or no back-up, prolonged contact/responsibility for the patient. We will consider present recommendations and student will evaluate those recommendations.
Prerequisite: 254.
Restriction: permission of instructor.
410.
EMS Administration.
(3)
An introduction to all aspects of EMS service agency administration. Topics include political and regulatory structures, personnel management, and fiscal management.
Prerequisite: 113 and 120 and 142.
421.
EMS Education Internship.
(3)
The student is assigned to an instructor mentor and will participate, under supervision, in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of EMS training programs.
Prerequisite: 441.
441.
Principles of EMS Education.
(3)
This course covers the development, design, implementation, and evaluation of EMS training programs.
Prerequisite: 143 and 151 and 180.
469.
Epidemiology and Statistics.
(3)
To introduce and review basic tools of biostatistics, epidemiology, and research design; to teach students to critically evaluate relationships that seem to be cause-effect.
Prerequisite: STAT 145.
470.
EMS Research Analysis.
(3)
This course provides the student with an overview of the research process and teaches skills in critical analysis of medical literature.
Prerequisite: 469 and STAT 145.
471.
EMS Research and Publication.
(3)
The student designs an original research project under the guidance of department faculty. Emphasis is on literature review, research design, and completing institutional review board requirements.
Prerequisite: 470.
473.
EMS Journal Club.
(1)
Seminar course involving reading, presentation, and discussion of emergency medicine literature.
Restriction: program admission.
498.
EMS Topics.
((1-3 to a maximum of 15) ∆)
499.
EMS Problems.
(1-3 to a maximum of 6 ∆)
