EMS 220 - Paramedic Field Intership

Credit(s): 6
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 0, 18

In Paramedic Field Internship, EMS 220, will provide students the opportunity to work 450-550 field internship hours under the supervision of an Illinois licensed EMT-Paramedic preceptor, gaining experience in the delivery of prehospital advanced life support patient care. Students get ambulance experience and must meet a minimum of 40 ALS patient contacts, and must be documented as the Team Leader in 20 of those patients. Student-instructor conferences are scheduled throughout the internship to evaluate progress. On successful completion of EMS 220, students are eligible to take the state or national examination.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable (1.2)

Offered: Fall and Spring
General Education: Not Applicable