Emergency Medical Training (EMTL)
EMTL 1050 America Heart BLS CPR Instructor
1.0 credit hours
15.0 Classroom Hours = 13.0 Lecture Hours + 2.0 Lab Hours
Certification class for becoming an AHA BLS CPR and First Aid Instructor. The class covers instructional methods and materials used in classroom training.
EMTL 1110 American Heart BLS Provider
0.5 credit hours
7.5 Classroom Hours = 4.5 Lecture Hours + 3.0 Lab Hours
This class is intended to provide the Health Care student with training, as an individual or as a team member, to administer adult, child, and infant CPR. Usage of an AED, pocket mask, and bag-valve mask is also included. This class fulfils the CPR requirement for most other health related professions. Fee $20 (book and two year certification card).
EMTL 1310 American Heart First Aid Plus
0.5 credit hours
8.0 Classroom Hours = 4.5 Lecture Hours + 3.5 Lab Hours
General principles of first aid for medical and injury emergencies are provided training in the class. Single responder CPR, AED, and environmental emergencies are included in the training. This class meets the requirements for some daycare and law enforcement providers. Fee $20 (book and two year certification card)
EMTL 1410 Emergency Medical Responder
3.0 credit hours
60.0 Classroom Hours = 40.0 Lecture Hours + 20.0 Lab Hours
The primary focus of this class is to train the responder to initiate immediate lifesaving care to critical patients who access the emergency medical system. This training will be basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide lifesaving interventions while awaiting additional EMS response and how to assist higher-level trained personnel at the scene and during transport. These trained skills are performed with minimal equipment and under medical direction. Fee $25.
EMTL 1520 Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) I
4.0 credit hours
75.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours + 30.0 Lab Hours
Emergency Medical Technician I Course is designed as the first course of a two course offering for successful completion of an EMT Course following the National EMS Educational Standards and Guidelines. The course is the first component in the training that will provide basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation as a component of a comprehensive EMS response team. This emergency medical course will include the following modules: Preparatory, Airway Management, Patient Assessment, Pharmacology, and Trauma. Upon successful completion of EMTL 1520 EMT I the student will be required to complete the EMTL 1530 EMT II in order to successfully complete the entire EMT training. Successful completion of both EMTL 1520 and EMTL 1530 will allow a student to sit for the National Registry written and practical exams and apply for the State of Nebraska EMT certification. Course Fee: $135.00
EMTL 1530 Emergency Med Technician (EMT) II
4.0 credit hours
75.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours + 30.0 Lab Hours
The Emergency Medical Technician II Course is the second component of a two course offering for successful completion of an EMT course following the National EMS Educational Standards and Guidelines. This course will provide basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation as a component of a comprehensive EMS response team. This emergency medical course will include the following modules: Medical Emergencies, Special Patients/Populations, Ambulance Operations (including NIMS 100 & 700, HAZWHOPER). Upon successful completion of the EMTL 1520 EMT I and EMTL 1530 EMT II the student will be allowed to sit for the National Registry written and practical exams and apply for the State of Nebraska EMT certification. Prerequisite: EMTL 1520 within one year.
EMTL 1550 Emergency Med Tech Refresher
2.0 credit hours
35.0 Classroom Hours = 25.0 Lecture Hours + 10.0 Lab Hours
A classroom review of emergency medical care focused on procedures and skills that meet the requirements for National and State of Nebraska relicensure. Prerequisites: EMTL 1530 or proof of licensure, and a current BLS CPR certification. Fee $10.
EMTL 1640 Intravenous Therapy
2.0 credit hours
48.0 Classroom Hours = 36.0 Lecture Hours + 12.0 Lab Hours
This course provides instruction in preparatory, respiratory and circulatory systems, pharmacology, and correct techniques of peripheral venipuncture for IV therapy.
EMTL 2100 PHTLS Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Sup
1.0 credit hours
16.0 Classroom Hours = 12.0 Lecture Hours + 4.0 Lab Hours
The PHTLS Provider course is an intensive two-day course which will introduce the student to knowledge of the physiology, patho-physiology, and kinetics of injury. This course will advance the student’s level of competence to specific pre-hospital trauma intervention skills and provide an overview of the management of the multi-system trauma patient. Prerequisites: EMTL 1530.
EMTL 2110 AMLS Advanced Medical Life Support
1.0 credit hours
16.0 Classroom Hours = 12.0 Lecture Hours + 4.0 Lab Hours
The AMLS Provider course is an intensive two-day course which will introduce the student to knowledge of the physiology, patho-physiology of the medical patient. This course will advance the student’s level of competence to specific medical conditions and provide an overview of the treatment and management of the medical patient. Prerequisites: EMTL 1530.
EMTL 2630 Introduction to Paramedicine
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
Introduction to the foundation of the paramedic practice including; roles and responsibilities, well being of the paramedic, injury and illness prevention, medical legal, ethics, body systems, concepts of pathophysiology, and life spand development. Prerequisites: BIOS 1100 or BIOS 2250 and BIOS 2260 with a grade of C+ or better.
EMTL 2640 Paramedic Pharmacology
2.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 25.0 Lecture Hours + 20.0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the basic principles of pharmacology, drug and chemical classification, and medication administration used in prehospital emergency setting.
EMTL 2650 Airway Management/Ventilation
0.5 credit hours
15.0 Classroom Hours = 8.0 Lecture Hours + 7.0 Lab Hours
Introduction to knowledge of the airway anatomy and physiology, and the establishment and management techniques for a patent airway.
EMTL 2660 Patient Assessment
2.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 25.0 Lecture Hours + 20.0 Lab Hours
Introduction of cognitive and pyschomotor principles of patient assessment including therapeutic communication, patient history taking, communications, documentation, patient care, and transport.
EMTL 2670 Shock Resuscitation/Trauma
4.0 credit hours
75.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours + 30.0 Lab Hours
Introduce the paramedic student to the pathophysiological principles of shock and trauma injuries in order to perform an appropriate assessment and to formulate and implement a treatment plan for the trauma patient. Prerequisite: EMTL 2630.
EMTL 2680 Medical Emergencies I
4.0 credit hours
75.0 Classroom Hours = 54.0 Lecture Hours + 21.0 Lab Hours
Introduction of cognitive and pyschomotor prinicples of the cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, cardiac rhythms, ECG monitoring, mechanisms of cardiac dysrhythmias, pathophysiological principles of cardiac assessment, and the formulation and implementation of algorithms and defrillation for treatment plans of the cardiac patient. Prerequisites: EMTL 2630.
EMTL 2690 Medical Emergencies II
7.5 credit hours
120.0 Classroom Hours = 105.0 Lecture Hours + 15.0 Lab Hours
Introduce the paramedic student to the pathophysiological principles of medical emergencies in order for the student to perform an appropriate assessment and to formulate and implement a treatment plan for the medical patient with respiratory, allergy and anaphylactic, neurological, non-traumatic abdominal, toxicological, renal, endrocrine, environmental, infectious disease, gynecological, and behavioral emergencies. Prerequisite: EMTL 2630.
EMTL 2730 Special Considerations
2.5 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 30.0 Lecture Hours + 15.0 Lab Hours
Introduction to knowledge of assessment, formulation and implementation of treatment plans for the special patient populations including obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, pediatrics, geriatrics, abuse and assault, patients with special challenges, social issues, and care for the patient with a chronic illness. Prerequisite: EMTL 2630.
EMTL 2740 EMS Instructor Trainer
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
A course designed to teach the methods needed to effectively instruct others in emergency medical services courses. Lecture, discussion, and performance are components of this class. The course meets one of the State of Nebraska requirements for licensure as an EMS instructor. Prerequisite: Current certification as an EMS Provider.
EMTL 2750 Operations/Putting It All Together
1.0 credit hours
15.0 Classroom Hours = 15.0 Lecture Hours
Introduction to knowledge in assessment-based management, clinical decision making, and transporting of the critical patient. This course will prepare the paramedic student for ambulance operations, crime scene awareness, dispatch activities, emergency vehicle operatons, EMS operatons command and control, vehicle rescue, tactical EMS, and response to hazardous materials incidents. Prerequisite: EMTL 2630.
EMTL 2760 Clinical Practicum I
2.0 credit hours
92.0 Classroom Hours = 92.0 Lab Hours
Students rotate through a variety of clinical settings including emergency departments, operating rooms, respiratory therapy, progressive care, and critical care units. The student will have an emphasis on skills including patient assessment, airway management, endotracheal intubation, medication administration, and intravenous cannulation. This class also requires a community service component of 15 contact hours for completion of the paramedic program. Prerequisite: EMTL 2630. Co-requisite: EMTL 2770.
EMTL 2770 Clinical Practicum II
3.0 credit hours
138.0 Classroom Hours = 138.0 Lab Hours
Student will rotate through a variey of clinical settings including emergency departments, operating rooms, respiratory therapy, progressive care, pyschriatic departments, pediatric, Obstetrics/delivery, and intensive care units. The student will have an emphasis on skills including patient assessment, airway management, endotracheal intubation, medication administration, intravenous cannulation, cardiac rhythm recognition, and infant births. Co-requisite: EMTL 2760.
EMTL 2780 Field Practicum I
2.0 credit hours
80.0 Classroom Hours = 80.0 Lab Hours
Students will focus on the practical application of emergency care in an EMS field setting including scene management, patient assessment, treatment, and communications under the direct supervision of a field preceptor. The practicum’s emphasis is implementation of paramedic skills and the role of a team leader as an integral portion in the final evaluation process for completion of the paramedic program. Prerequisites: EMTL 2630, EMTL 2640, EMTL 2650, EMTL 2660, EMTL 2670, and EMTL 2680. Corequisites: EMTL 2790.
EMTL 2790 Field Practicum II
3.0 credit hours
120.0 Classroom Hours = 120.0 Lab Hours
Students will focus on the practical application of emergency care in an EMS field setting including scene management, patient assessment, treatment, and communications under the direct supervision of a field preceptor. The practicu’s emphasis is implementation of paramedic skills and the role of a team leader as an integral portion in the final evaluation process for completion of the paramedic program. Prerequisites: EMTL 2630, EMTL 2640, EMTL 2650, EMTL 2660, EMTL 2670, EMTL 2680, EMTL 2690, EMTL 2760, and EMTL 2780. Corequisite: EMTL 2780.
EMTL 2990 Special Topics:
3.0 credit hours
45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours
Special topic course description upon request.