EMS 125 - Paramedic Practice 1

Credit(s): 2.5
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 0, 7.50

Paramedic Practice I, EMS 125 is a paramedic practicum that will provide students the opportunity to complete a minimum of 90 hours clinical experience and a minimum of 30 hours field experience under the supervision of preceptors. Paramedic Practice I is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to build upon cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains from EMS 120 - Paramedic I. Student-instructor conferences are scheduled throughout the practicum to evaluate progress. Students will gain these clinical and field experiences through observation and hands-on experiences at Galesburg Cottage Hospital, OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center, and Galesburg Hospitals Ambulance Service. EMS 120 - Paramedic I provides the student with the opportunity to become familiar with equipment and procedures used in the profession as well develop assessment skills.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable (1.2)

Offered: Fall
Prerequisite(s): Take EMS 101 with a grade of C or better, Corequisite EMS 120 minimum grade C
General Education: Not Applicable