Paramedic Program Description

This course is designed to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains with or without exit points at the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and/or Emergency Medical Technician, and/or Emergency Medical Responder levels.

The Paramedic program offered by Emergency Training Academy (ETA) is based on the curriculum set forth by the United States Department of Transportation. This 1100-hour paramedic program employs three methods of teaching: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor. The student must successfully pass each phase of the Paramedic program, which covers, didactic, hands-on training, hospital rotations, and field internship that is addressed in the student handbook.

The ETA 1100-clock hour paramedic course is structured using the National EMS Education Standards and the standards set forth by the Florida Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Its purpose is to prepare students to be the initial EMS responder in a pre-hospital setting of a medical, trauma or catastrophic incident. Students will be instructed, trained and evaluated on the following: to initiate initial scene assessment, triage and safety, patient care, advance airway adjuncts, respiratory intervention, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, control bleeding, wound care, stabilization of spinal injuries, splinting of fractures, assist with normal childbirth, administer medications, use of the statewide EMS communication system. The paramedic student is expected at course completion to demonstrate in an efficient and effective manner his/her ability to initiate advance care for medical and traumatic emergencies by performing the following; surgical cricothyrotomy, intravenous therapy, cardioversion, defibrillation and endotracheal intubation. In addition, the paramedic student will be prepared for different aspects of being a paramedic involving hospital and aero-medical atmospheres.

Student is expected to exhibit comprehension and demonstrate command of clinical information regarding his/her role as a Paramedic (evaluated by comprehensive course exams, state exam and by employer’s survey).

Student is expected to exhibit comprehension and demonstrate understanding of all technical ability in all skills necessary to perform the role of entry level Paramedic (evaluated by final written and practical exam(s), hospital and field externship evaluation(s)).

Student is expected to demonstrate personal behaviors consistent with professional and employer expectation for the Paramedic (evaluated by graduate and employer survey).
Prepare the Paramedic graduate to successfully complete the state exam and provide support by assisting student with tutoring after course completion.

To assist the Paramedic graduate in recognition of his/her need for continuing education and facilitate student needs by offering additional courses for the student after course completion.

Upon successful completion of this Paramedic course, the student shall be able to:

1. Recognize the nature of a patient’s illness or the mechanism of injury, evaluate its seriousness, and determine the need for care, assistance, and mode of transportation.
2. Give the appropriate emergency treatment necessary to stabilize the patient’s condition.
3. Evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and determine whether further interventions are needed.
4. Use proper lifting techniques to move the patient in order to minimize patient discomfort and injury.
5. Transfer the patient safely to the appropriate medical facility and give an accurate account of patient’s ailment and status to the health professional who is taking over the patient care.
6. Obtain a relevant history of the patient’s illness or injury, perform a pertinent physical examination, and reach an appropriate conclusion regarding the implications of the clinical findings for appropriate treatment on the scene.
7. Manage both trauma and medical patients properly in the pre-hospital setting.
8. Give accurate verbal and written reports, communicate via emergency radio, know the standard operating procedures for emergency vehicle and medical equipment, and the ability to properly control the emergency scene and perform basic extrication.
9. Provide advance life support as necessary.
10. Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate information relevant to their role as entry level Paramedic.
11. Must demonstrate technical proficiency in all skills necessary to fulfill the role of entry level Paramedic.
12. Must demonstrate personal behavior that is consistent with the expectations of professional employers within their prospective field of certification.

1. Recognize the nature of a patient’s illness or the mechanism of injury, evaluate its seriousness, and determine the need for care, assistance, and mode of transportation.
2. Give the appropriate emergency treatment necessary to stabilize the patient’s condition.
3. Evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and determine whether further interventions are needed.
4. Use proper lifting techniques to move the patient in order to minimize patient discomfort and injury.
5. Transfer the patient safely to the appropriate medical facility and give an accurate account of patient’s ailment and status to the health professional who is taking over the patient care.
6. Obtain a relevant history of the patient’s illness or injury, perform a pertinent physical examination, and reach an appropriate conclusion regarding the implications of the clinical findings for appropriate treatment on the scene.
7. Manage both trauma and medical patients properly in the pre-hospital setting.
8. Give accurate verbal and written reports, communicate via emergency radio, know the standard operating procedures for emergency vehicle and medical equipment, and the ability to properly control the emergency scene and perform basic extrication.
9. Provide advance life support as necessary.
10. Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate information relevant to their role as entry level Paramedic.
11. Must demonstrate technical proficiency in all skills necessary to fulfill the role of entry level Paramedic.
12. Must demonstrate personal behavior that is consistent with the expectations of professional employers within their prospective field of certification.

Upon successful completion of this Paramedic course, the student shall be able to:

1. Recognize the nature of a patient’s illness or the mechanism of injury, evaluate its seriousness, and determine the need for care, assistance, and mode of transportation.
2. Give the appropriate emergency treatment necessary to stabilize the patient’s condition.
3. Evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and determine whether further interventions are needed.
4. Use proper lifting techniques to move the patient in order to minimize patient discomfort and injury.
5. Transfer the patient safely to the appropriate medical facility and give an accurate account of patient’s ailment and status to the health professional who is taking over the patient care.
6. Obtain a relevant history of the patient’s illness or injury, perform a pertinent physical examination, and reach an appropriate conclusion regarding the implications of the clinical findings for appropriate treatment on the scene.
7. Manage both trauma and medical patients properly in the pre-hospital setting.
8. Give accurate verbal and written reports, communicate via emergency radio, know the standard operating procedures for emergency vehicle and medical equipment, and the ability to properly control the emergency scene and perform basic extrication.
9. Provide advance life support as necessary.
10. Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate information relevant to their role as entry level Paramedic.
11. Must demonstrate technical proficiency in all skills necessary to fulfill the role of entry level Paramedic.
12. Must demonstrate personal behavior that is consistent with the expectations of professional employers within their prospective field of certification.

1. Recognize the nature of a patient’s illness or the mechanism of injury, evaluate its seriousness, and determine the need for care, assistance, and mode of transportation.
2. Give the appropriate emergency treatment necessary to stabilize the patient’s condition.
3. Evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and determine whether further interventions are needed.
4. Use proper lifting techniques to move the patient in order to minimize patient discomfort and injury.
5. Transfer the patient safely to the appropriate medical facility and give an accurate account of patient’s ailment and status to the health professional who is taking over the patient care.
6. Obtain a relevant history of the patient’s illness or injury, perform a pertinent physical examination, and reach an appropriate conclusion regarding the implications of the clinical findings for appropriate treatment on the scene.
7. Manage both trauma and medical patients properly in the pre-hospital setting.
8. Give accurate verbal and written reports, communicate via emergency radio, know the standard operating procedures for emergency vehicle and medical equipment, and the ability to properly control the emergency scene and perform basic extrication.
9. Provide advance life support as necessary.
10. Must demonstrate the ability to comprehend, apply, analyze and evaluate information relevant to their role as entry level Paramedic.
11. Must demonstrate technical proficiency in all skills necessary to fulfill the role of entry level Paramedic.
12. Must demonstrate personal behavior that is consistent with the expectations of professional employers within their prospective field of certification.