EMS 101 - EMS First Responder
This course is for non-ambulance professional rescuers who are first to arrive at an emergency medical scene to provide pre hospital care. The Certified First Responder uses a limited amount of equipment to perform initial assessment and intervention and is trained to assist and work side by side with other EMS providers. Topics covered are patient assessment, CPR review, airway, shock, wound management, full body immobilization, and initial treatment for other medical emergencies. Students successfully completing this course are eligible for New York State Department of Health Certified First Responder certification. 3 Credits.

EMS 109 - EMS First Responder Recertification
This course is for students who wish to update their knowledge and skills learned in EMS 101. In addition to assessment and treatment updates, the students will prepare for recertification as a New York State Certified First Responder by visiting topics of patient assessment, airway management, circulatory emergencies, trauma, and selected medical emergencies. 1 Credit.

Prerequisite and/or corequisite: EMS 101 or equivalent.

EMS 110 - Emergency Medical Technician
This course is designed for students to become an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). The primary focus of the EMT is to provide basic emergency medical care, skills, and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. EMTs function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. EMTs perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The EMT is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. This course integrates knowledge of the EMS systems, safety/well being of the EMT, and medical, legal, and ethical issues, which is intended to improve the health of EMS personnel, patients, and the community. Successful completion of this course leads to eligibility to take New York State EMT Certification Exams. 6 Credits.

EMS 112 - Applied Emergency Medical Services
This course will prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains in a supervised lab and clinical setting. Through hands-on, simulation and clinical experience, this course will prepare students beyond an entry-level EMT course to function as EMS clinicians in the prehospital environment, where EMTs function as health professionals whose primary focus is to respond to, assess and triage emergent, urgent and non-urgent requests for medical care, and to apply basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and medical transportation to/ from an emergency or health care facility. 7 Credits.

Co-requisite(s): EMS 110

EMS 118 - EMT-Basic Core Review
This course is designed for New York State Certified EMTs to meet their recertification needs in reviewing the core material of the EMT Basic Curriculum. Material is presented in areas of Airway, Patient Assessment, Medical Emergencies, Behavioral Problems, Trauma, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Contemporary Issues in EMS. This course meets New York State requirements for 45 hours of core review described in the NYS Department of Health EMS Recertification through Continuing Education. This course will also cover the "Mandatory Optional Topics" of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Geriatrics. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite: EMS 110 or EMS 119

EMS 119 - Emergency Medical Technician Recertification
This course is for individuals who are certified as emergency medical technicians and need recertification for previously learned material while gaining new knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be a competent, productive, and valuable member of the emergency medical services team. The course presents students with both a review and update of the topics covered in the Emergency Medical Technician course (EMS 110). This course consists of an optional written and practical skills challenge exam at the start of the class, which will help evaluate the current skill and knowledge of the refreshing EMT student and provide an opportunity for customization of the course to meet each EMT student's needs. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite: EMS 110 or equivalent.

EMS 171 - Critical Trauma Care
This course contains practical and lecture material showing state-of-the-art assessment and treatment techniques for multiple system trauma victims. The course exposes the EMT to patient priority assessment and management concepts that are needed for successful outcomes for victims of life threatening trauma. Topics include rapid extrication, kinetics of trauma, expanded primary survey, the Golden Hour, and trauma centers. Must be an EMT. 1 Credit.

EMS 201 - Introduction to Paramedicine
The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. This class is the first in a series intended to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. The course will cover anatomy/physiology, advanced airway management, and pharmacology/medication administration. In addition, the course includes a comprehensive presentation of cardiac and respiratory management. 9 Credits.

Prerequisite: EMT Certification for one full year, per NYS Dept. of Health requirements; Corequisite: EMS 251

EMS 202 - Paramedicine II
This class is the second in a series intended to prepare competent entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. This course covers care of patients experiencing a broad array of medical emergencies of various origins. These include neurologic, endocrine, infectious, abdominal, gynecologic, psychiatric, and toxicologic etiologies. 8.5 Credits.

Pre-requisites: EMS 201 and EMS 251; co-requisite: EMS 252

EMS 203 - Advanced Trauma Issues in Paramedicine
This class is the third in a series intended to prepare competent entry level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. In this course we address the unique emergency care needs of specialized populations such as children, geriatric patients, and patients with physical and mental challenges. We finish with an introduction to concepts of trauma management which are carried forward in the next course. 8 Credits.

Pre-requisites: EMS 202 and EMS 252; co-requisite: EMS 253

EMS 204 - Operational Delivery of Paramedic Care
This class is the final in a four course series intended to prepare competent, entry-level Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. In this course we continue with trauma and injury management concepts first introduced in EMS 203, and cover emergency medical operations topics including multiple patient incidents, terrorist attacks, and specialized environments such as air medical transport. This course concludes with the New York State Department of Health EMT-Paramedic certifying examination for those students who have completed all associated requirements. 6 Credits.

Pre-requisites: EMS 203 and EMS 253; Co-requisite: EMS 254

EMS 236 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
This course prepares students for certification by the American Heart Association in Advanced Cardiac Life Support. It provides a systematic approach to the management of life threatening cardiac and respiratory emergencies. Must be a physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse, advanced level prehospital care provider, or student of these disciplines. 1 Credit.

Prerequisite: Must be a physician, physician’s assistant, registered nurse, advanced level pre-hospital care provider, or student of these disciplines