EMD480

043350

This course will serve as initial exposure to pre-hospital EMS in the role of paramedic student. Students will be expected to act as an extra person and crew member on a 911 response ALS fire engine or paramedic truck for a minimum of 180 hours over the time of the course and in accordance with the paramedic training curriculum. They will also be expected to engage with crews at the fire station to continue to grow as member of a team. Students will have the opportunity to work on skills such as patient assessment, IV's, intubations, EKG interpretation etc., all while responding to real 911 calls under the supervision of a qualified preceptor. This will help to build a solid knowledge base for the following course where they will act as the team lead.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

SEA - PD (Professional Development), SEC - PRO (Professionalism)

Department Consent. Students must be a part of the UA Paramedic program to be enrolled. NREMT certification is required and basic sciences coursework. Please contact the department with any questions, ems_info@arizona.edu.