LIVINGSTON, Ala.— The University of West Alabama will offer four Advanced

Emergency Medical Technician courses this spring/summer that, when taken

together, meet or exceed the U.S. Department of Transportation National EMS

Education Standards for the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician and meet

the requirements necessary to sit for the National Registry of Emergency

Medical Technicians (NREMT) AEMT Examination. Alabama requires completion

of the NREMT testing process for licensure for AEMT. Classes will begin on

March 19, 2012 and will end on Aug. 2, 2012. Course descriptions and

specific meeting times/dates are listed below: Successful completion of the

courses, whether non-credit or for credit provides examination and licensure

eligibility.

Non-Credit Students

The courses are offered to the public fornon-credit. Non-credit tuition for

the entire program is $800 and does not include the cost of textbooks.

Required textbooks are available through the UWA bookstore. For more

information, contact UWA Education Services at 205-652-3497.

Credit Students

The courses may be taken for credit by UWA students at the regular tuition

cost. For more information, contact R.T. Floyd at 205-652-3714 or

rtf@uwa.edu.

EMT 300 - Advanced Concepts for the AEMT (3)

This course serves as the introductory course to the advanced level practice

of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT). It expands on the

information attained at the EMT level.Topics include: EMS Systems;

Documentation; EMS System Communication; Therapeutic Communication;

Principles of Pharmacology; Medication Administration; Emergency

Medications; Airway Management; Respiration; Artificial Ventilation; Primary

Assessment; and Secondary Assessment. Prerequisite: Licensure or eligibility

for licensure at the EMT level.

Class meeting times are 6:00 -10:00 P.M. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday March 19

through May 1

EMT 301 - Advanced Patient Care for the AEMT (3)

This course provides opportunities to apply fundamental knowledge of basic

and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment

findings for the following: an acutely ill patient; a patient in shock,

respiratory failure or arrest, cardiac failure or arrest, and post

resuscitation management; and an acutely injured patient. In addition it

provides a fundamental knowledge of growth, development, and aging and

assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care

and transportation for a patient with special needs. Topics include:

Geriatrics; Patients with Special Challenges; Medical Overview; Neurology;

Immunology; Infectious Disease; Endocrine Disorders; Cardiovascular;

Toxicology; Respiratory; Hematology; Genitourinary/Renal; Shock and

Resuscitation; Chest Trauma; Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma;

OrthopedicTrauma; Head, Facial, Neck, and Spine Trauma: Nervous System

Trauma; and Integration of Medical/Trauma Assessments. Prerequisite:

Licensure at the EMT level. Prerequisite or co-requisite: EMT 300.

Class meeting times are 6:00 -10:00 P.M. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday May 1

through August 2

EMT 302 - Clinical Applications for the AEMT (1)

This course provides supervised clinical experience in various clinical

settings. Topics include: Clinicals. Prerequisite: Licensure at the EMT

level. Co-requisite: EMT 301.

Class meeting times are 6:00 -10:00 P.M. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday March 19

through May 1

EMT 303 - Clinical and Practice Applications for the AEMT (3)

This course provides supervised clinical experience in various clinical

settings as well as opportunities to demonstrate critical thinking skills

and assessment based management techniques through competency based

evaluations relevant to the practice of an AEMT. Topics include: Clinicals

and Assessment Based Management. Prerequisite: Licensure at the EMT level.

Co-requisite: EMT 301.

Class meeting times are TBA May 2 through August 2

Fore more information, please contact Dr. R.T. Floyd at (205) 652-3714 or

rtf@uwa.edu.