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The Emergency Medical Services Program at Victoria College prepares you for a career in the medical transportation industry as an emergency care attendant, emergency medical technician or paramedic.
You may choose from two certificates, which lead to EMT-Intermediate or Paramedic certification. Once you have completed all certificate course requirements, you will be eligible to take an exam to apply for certification from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, which is necessary to apply to certification or licensure from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Additionally, the Associate of Applied Science degree leads to paramedic licensure that expands the educational and career opportunities of EMS personnel and includes basic academic classes in addition to specialized coursework.
Each certificate program includes courses that will also satisfy requirements for the associate degree, so you may choose to begin with a certificate program and easily move on to the degree program in the future.
Coursework includes:
- Care for patients at the scene of an accident
- Transportation of patients by ambulance to the hospital
- Emergency skills to assess a patient’s condition
- Basic life support for medical and traumatic emergencies
- Administration of intravenous fluids
- Application of advanced airway techniques
- Administration of medications
- Interpretation of electrocardiograms (EKGs)
- Endotracheal intubations
- Use of monitors and other complex equipment
Degree plans and other info:
In addition to the above degree and certificate programs, Victoria College offers EMS Training courses that lead to Emergency Care Attendant and EMT-Basic certifications, as well as courses in Health Care Provider CPR, Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and International Trauma Life Support.
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