EMS 2207 EMT-I to EMT-P Transition
This course is designed to expand, enhance, and develop the knowledge and skills of new and experience EMT-Intermediate in the advanced emergency care of ill or injured persons. This course follows the National Department of Transportation Guidelines and is approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Lecture, demonstrations, skills evaluation, and both hospital and field internship are the principle methods of instruction. Specific training areas include administration of different I.V. fluids, advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring including defibrillation, cardioversion, cardiac pacing, and the administration of different emergency medications. The curriculum for the EMT-Intermediate to EMT-Paramedic educational bridge program shall be the 1998 United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) EMT-Paramedic course: National Standard Curriculum. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor with: (1) Completion of an I-99 based EMT-Intermediate Course Curriculum and (2) Unrestricted State Approved EMT-Intermediate License or Completion of an I-99 based EMT-Intermediate Course with an average of 80% or higher, and have not attempted licensure and (3) Completion of Biology 1200, Human Structure & Function, or its equivalent with the past seven years with a grade of C" or better."