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Emergency
Medical Technician Paramedic -
Marquette General Health System offers a Paramedic program through
the School of Emergency Technology. This program trains the individual
at a higher level than Michigan and the National Standard Curriculum
requires. Upon successfully completing this course you will be eligible
to sit for the licensure exams.
Through our 1250 plus hour program, students will be introduced
to the highest level of pre-hospital care. The students are trained
to care for a variety of patients in many types of situations. Some
of these will include: motor vehicle accidents, chest pain to serious
heart attacks, medical emergencies, multi-system trauma’s,
disasters, respiratory difficulties, pediatric emergencies to childbirth.
There is special emphasis placed on becoming the team leader.
This type of leadership requires the development of critical thinking
through demonstration of scenarios and knowledge-based training.
The care of special patients include neonatal, pediatric and geriatrics.
Some of these hours will include specialized training in areas such
as emergency vehicle operations and responding to hazardous material
situations.
In preparation for response to any emergency situation the Paramedic
needs to be proficient in the topics of advanced airway techniques
such as endotracheal intubation and esophageal airway placement,
shock therapy, defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and external
pacing. The important skills of intravenous therapy is introduced
for the administration of medications and fluids. The pharmacology
portion will teach you the administration routes, contraindications,
indications side effects and dosages of all your pre-hospital emergency
drugs.
This program consists of both didactic and clinical hours. The didactic
hours will include lectures, quizzes, homework, practical and written
exams after each module. The clinical hours will consist of rotations
through different areas of the hospital, such as the Emergency Department,
EMS, Respiratory Therapy, Intensive Care Unit, Acute Care Unit,
NICU, and the OR.
You will be tested on these skills and many more during the didactic
portion of the program. Practical, "hands on" training
is the key to your success and will be practiced many hrs. in this
program.
For more information
please contact Dennis Karuzas (djkaruzas@mgh.org)
or Cheryl Koppinger (cjkoppinger@mgh.org)
at 1-906-225-7590.
This course
is also teleconferenced to outlying areas as well.
Information
Paramedic
- Course Application
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