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EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDIC
The Paramedic course follows the 1999 U.S. Department of Transportation/National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration National Standard Curriculum
and consists of 496 hours of classroom instruction and 504 hours
of competency-based hospital clinical instruction and field
internship. During Paramedic training, students will receive
provider level courses in ITLS, ACLS and PEPP. The certifying
examination at the conclusion of the program is the National
Registry Paramedic exam.
Entrance Requirements:
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Must maintain at minimum a South Carolina
or National Registry EMT certification throughout the course.
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Achieve the minimum score on the Health
Occupations Basic Entrance Test (HOBET).
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Successfully complete the 45 hour Anatomy
& Physiology course (see below). Students who have successfully
completed an equivalent course taught by a technical school,
college or university within the past five (5) years may be
allowed to exempt this course. Contact the office if you believe
you qualify for an exemption.
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Must be covered by employers' Worker's Compensation
or have major medical health insurance that remains in effect
throughout Paramedic training.
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The clinical contract requires that all
individuals having contact with patients (including students
performing clinical rotations) undergo a national criminal
background check. Each student is required to submit a photocopy
of their driver’s license to the Council Staff for completion
of the criminal background check. If you are considering
paramedic training and have an arrest record, you must contact
Paul Lucas as
soon as possible to determine whether you are eligible for
participation in the paramedic course.
- The hospital and field clinical contracts require that our
office have on file for each student participating in the
clinical process a current health statement verifying that
the student has tested negative for tuberculosis within twelve
(12) months of the beginning of the class and verifying immunization
against Rubella, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus and Hepatitis
B. The contracts also require a drug screen immediately prior
to the start of clinical rotations.
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to download a packet of the required documents
Please contact Nancy
Holdren, Director of Education, with any questions regarding
these requirements.
The Lowcountry Regional EMS Council is approved
by the South Carolina State Approving Agency to receive Veterans
Administration benefits for paramedic training. Please contact
the Council office for information about utilizing your VA benefits
for paramedic tuition. Federal law requires additional specific
policies regarding recipients of Veterans Administration Education
Benefits. These policies may be found here.
Class
size limited to the first 24 qualified, paid registrations.
A fully executed payment plan agreement is acceptable to qualify
the applicant as paid.
All
initial students must complete an Enrollment Agreement in person
at the Council office in order to enroll in the EMT-Basic program.
Students must make an appointment to complete the Enrollment
Agreement by calling Lisa Wood or Andi Bow at (843) 529-0977.
The Enrollment Agreement may be completed on the day that the
student takes the HOBET exam provided the student makes those
arrangements in advance.
| Location: Lowcountry
Regional EMS Council |
| Instructors: Todd McGeorge,
NREMT-P, Michael Peck, BS, NREMT-P, CCEMT-P, Charles Reeves,
CCEMT-P, NREMT-P |
| Tuition: $2,900.00
($1,900.00 for students sponsored by Service
Members
of the SC EMS Association) |
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| Date: January 6 - December
14, 2011* |
| Schedule: 24/48 hour shift
rotation |
| Hours: 12 PM-5
PM |
| Registration Deadline:
December 13, 2010 (a $50 late fee applies after this date) |
Tuition Includes textbooks and initial
National Registry testing fees
*Please Note: The course
dates above are for the didactic portion of the Paramedic Program.
Completion of the clinical component may take an addtitonal
30 to 60 days or longer depending on student availability, motivation
and other factors.
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
This course was designed as the anatomy and physiology prerequisite
for the Paramedic curriculum and meets all of the anatomy and
physiology objectives of the 1999 U.S. Department of Transportation/NHTSA
Paramedic Curriculum. This provides students with a better understanding
of the "why's and how's" of the different illnesses
and injuries encountered in the field. The course provides EMS
personnel the opportunity to solidify the foundation of their
medical knowledge in a concentrated, forty-five hour course on
human anatomy and physiology.
Paramedic students may exempt this module if
they have a passing score in a course taught by a Technical School,
College, or University that meets the objectives of the Anatomy
and Physiology curriculum. If the student completed the class
more than five (5) years prior to the start date of the paramedic
class, the student must pass the comprehensive final exam to exempt
the Anatomy and Physiology prerequisite. Only one attempt will
be allowed.
Location: Lowcountry
Regional EMS Council |
| Instructors: Michael Peck,
BS, NREMT-P |
| Tuition: $250.00
($150.00 for students sponsored by Service
Members
of the SC EMS Association) |
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| Date: November 1 - December
22, 2010 |
| Schedule: 24/48 hour shift
rotation, 12 PM-5 PM |
| Registration Deadline: October
18, 2010 (a 10% late fee applies after this date) |
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