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Class Schedule
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| Start Date | End Date | Location | Class Number | |
| 1/10/11 | 5/26/11 | College Station ,TX USA | FP EMS130 20 | [register] [details] |
| This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division to get the latest schedule. | ||||
Course Description
EMS130 - Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic - 624.00 Hours
Prerequisites
Clinical/Internship Pre-requisites:- Valid American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification
- Current EMT Basic certification (Texas or NREMT)
- Proof of immunizations to include:
- Negative tuberculosis test within 6 months of course start
- two measles, mumps rubella (MMR) vaccinations (any time in life)
- Tetanus (within ten years)
- Hepatitis-B vaccination series (three shots) completion or proof of positive titer
- Must have proof of the chicken pox (varicella) disease or a positive immunity
- Current criminal history background check
In order to obtain certification through the Texas Department of State Health Services, you will be required to prove that you are at least 18 years of age and that you have a high school diploma or GED.
Description
Based on U.S. DOT approved curriculum, this course meets or exceeds minimum hours and content established by Department of State Health Services. Students successfully completing didactic and clinical components of this program will be eligible to receive a course completion certificate and the National Registry written and skills exam.
NOTE:This is the listing for the slower paced (night) class. If you are interested in the fast track Paramedic program, please see the listing(s) under course number EMS135.
This slower paced course meets four hours per day from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The total hours for the class are 624 hours and are divided into 240 didactic/lecture, 192 hospital clinical, and 192 ambulance internship. The hospital and ambulance rotations are completed after the classroom portion of the class. The student will have up to six (6) months after the last day of class to complete all didactic, hospital clinical, and ambulance internship requirements.
Students will be required to provide the student textbook and associated workbook. Currently, the class is using the Jones & Bartlett / AAOS Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets – 6th Edition. Students will be provided with a clinical uniform shirt for clinical/internship rotations during the class.
Topics
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Advanced patient assessment
- Haz-Mat
- Basic pharmacology
- Shock
- Automatic external defibrillator
- Advanced airway management
- Fluid therapy
- Medication administration
- Cardiac monitoring
Other Information
Other Information
- NOTE: TEEX ESTI EMS Program has implemented a registration deadline. All registrants AND PAYMENTS must be received no later than 15 business days prior to the start of class. Contact our office at (979) 458-2998 for more details.
- Class Uniforms: All EMS students attending a TEEX EMS Program course will be required to obtain and wear the program uniform. Uniforms will consist of program t-shirt, navy blue or black pants (EMS pants, dickies, BDU’s), and black rubber soled shoes or boots that can be polished (no tennis shoes). Please contact our office at (979) 458-2998 for shirt vendor information.
- Clinical Uniforms: Clinical shirts and ID’s will be provided to students and are included in the course fees. Classroom pants and footwear listed above are to be used in the clinical/internship settings as well.
Price
Please click on "details" above for individual class pricing.