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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.


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