Programs for EMS Professionals
Program Overview
Canadian Medical Association - Advanced Care Paramedic (6 year) Accredited
The EMT- Paramedic program was specifically designed to the meet the needs of current EMT practitioners in regard to movement toward the provision of Advanced Life Support skills. The EMT- P program is the final step in the seamless curriculum developed by Professional Medical Associates. The program builds on the basic and intermediate skills of the experienced EMT
practitioner. Provision of ALS allows for additional therapeutic modalities and assessments to provide better patient care. The EMT- P provides advanced assessment skills as well as advanced airway skills such as endotracheal intubation as well as the ability to administer medications to manage various conditions of the ill or injured.
Major Skills
Through the course of the program, the graduate will learn various skills including scene assessment and basic hazardous material identification, assessment and management of the ill or injured patient utilizing basic and advanced procedures including manual defibrillation, advanced airway care such as endotracheal intubation and pharmacology; operation of various equipment including ambulances, communication, extrication and diagnostic equipment; and be able to work in a variety of environments from ground ambulance to air ambulance or within health care facilities.
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RATIONALE AND SCOPE OF COURSE
The Professional Medical Associates' Emergency Medical Technician Program has been specifically designed to address the
needs of rural ambulance personnel. Those completing this program
would be eligible for registration as Emergency Medical Technicians with the Alberta College of Paramedics.
The course is based as a completer program, so many of the components
previously addressed in our EMR course will be briefly reviewed
to ensure retention without constant repetition. The course also
includes the information required to cover the proposed scope
of practice for EMT personnel. This includes material presently
in Section 12(1) of the Health Disciplines Act, as well as the new Alberta Competency Profile from the Alberta College of Paramedics and the National Occupational Competency Profile of the Paramedic Association of Canada at the Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) level.
Those enrolling in the program must have completed the Emergency
Medical Responder program within the last two years, and must
be registered EMR practitioners. The focus of the completion program
is on the assessment of the patient - strategies to assess particular
portions of the body rather than rote memorization of phrases
and the ability to assimilate information. This has long been
communicated to us by field practitioners as a weakness of EMT
programs. Competency for entrants is assessed by completion of
a practical scenario at the EMR level, and the successful completion
of the selection examination.
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Course Information
Goal:
The goal of this course is to provide the EMR with the
skills, knowledge and confidence to appropriately manage various
traumatic and medical emergencies, while providing the opportunity to become registered
health care providers as members of the Alberta College of Paramedics. The benefit for potential students is that they
are eligible for registration as an EMR and benefit from continuing
education.
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