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This is the highest level of provider in the emergency medical system for pre-hospital care.  The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. Paramedics possess the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform lifesaving interventions using advanced and equipment typically found on an ambulance.

Pelham Training’s Paramedic Science Program is accredited through the Commission for the Accreditation of Allied Health and Education Programs (CAAHEP). 

Pelham Training offers the Paramedic Science Program in a standard format and in an accelerated format.   The Paramedic Science program teaches the paramedic candidate advanced patient assessment techniques and lifesaving invasive procedures in accordance with the National Registry, including:

·         Anatomy and Physiology

·         Advanced Assessment techniques

·         Endotracheal, Nasotracheal, Digital and Retrograde intubation.

·         Medical/Legal Issues in EMS

·         Ethics in pre-hospital care

·         Intravenous and intraosseous vascular access techniques

·         Communications

·         Documentation

·         ECG and 12 lead interpretation

·         Medical Emergencies

·         Trauma Management

·         Pharmacology

·         Pediatric Emergencies

·         Obstetrics  and Gynecology

·         Special Needs

·         Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

·         Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

·         Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)

Prerequisites

·         Applicants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the commencement of the course

·         Applicants must have a high school diploma or general education diploma (G.E.D.).

·         All Standard Format applicants must have documented proof that they have passed an Anatomy and Physiology course. 

·         Applicants must hold a current Emergency Medical Technician license certified by the National Registry or one of the Fifty (50) States at the commencement of the course and maintain said license throughout the duration of the course. 

Documentation:  To see a full list of required documentation necessary for applicants to provide during the application process for the paramedic science program, please refer to the Paramedic Science Program application packet.

·         Course Duration:      Twelve Months

·         Time:                          Monday – Wednesday Evenings 9:00am-5:00pm

·         Course Tuition:         $6,000.00

·         Course Description:  The Standard Format Paramedic Science Program is a 10 month course that teaches advanced patient assessment techniques and lifesaving invasive procedures in accordance with the National Registry, including intubation, I.V./I.O. starts, advanced airway techniques and the latest in pediatric care.  Approximately half of the course is devoted to class room lecture, skills stations and labs with the other half devoted to clinical training on ambulances, and in hospital departments. All students attending this course must hold a current qualifying CPR card and a current Emergency Medical Technician certification (or higher).   Course Tuition does include the cost of the text books.  This course DOES NOT require a year of prior EMS experience. 

·         The National Registry skills examination is offered at the completion of each Standard Paramedic course. 

Career Opportunities: 

Pelham Training has an Articulation Agreement with Vincennes University, of Vincennes, Indiana.  Through this agreement, your medical training hours through the Pelham Training Paramedic Science Program are transferred and converted into credit hours that will apply towards an Associate’s Degree in Paramedic Science through Vincennes University.  For more information on how you can get your Associates Degree, contact Pelham Training’s Office of Student Services. 

·         Students who successfully complete the Paramedic Science Program may choose to pursue a further career in the field of medicine as a physician’s assistant, nurse or physician.

·         International Remote Site and Offshore paramedic jobs are available with national and international Corporations that maintain business interests and assets all over the world.

·         Paramedics are commonly employed with independent ambulance services as well as those services affiliated with hospitals and fire stations.  

·         Most hospitals employ paramedics to work in the emergency department as an integral part of their trauma care team.

·         Some Specialized police agencies hire paramedics to serve as members of SWAT and similar tactical teams.

·         Paramedics can work on pediatric and critical care specialty transport services.

·         Paramedics may be employed to work as flight medics on helicopters and aircraft.

Paramedic Application Packet for Janury 22, 2013