MATC 2022-23 Catalog

ELECTY – EMS

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

EMS – Emergency Medical Services (Department: 531) EMS-192 EMT The Emergency Medical Technician course serves as a vital link in the chain of the healthcare team. The EMT can recognize the nature and seriousness of the patient condition or extent of the injuries to assess requirements for emergency medical care. The EMT will administer appropriate care based on assessment fi ndings. The EMT will lift, move, position and otherwise handle and transport the patient to minimize discomfort and prevent further injury. EMS-311 Credits: 4 AEMT – Advanced Emergency Technician EMT-Intermediate Technician students are Wisconsin licensed EMT-Basics seeking to upgrade their skills to the EMT Intermediate Technician level. EMT Intermediate Technician students perform emergency patient care, basic life support, and limited advanced life support in the fi eld, transporting injured and ill patients to hospital emergency departments. They also perform care in hospital emergency departments. Prerequisite(s): EMS-192 or State of Wisconsin approved EMT class. EMS-315 Credits: 3 Critical Care Paramedic The Critical Care Paramedic course is designed to prepare Wisconsin paramedics to function as critical care transport team members. Critically ill or injured patients requiring transport between facilities need a di ff erent level of care than hospital or emergency fi eld patients. This course provides students with knowledge of the special assessment techniques and needs of the critical care patient, the ability to operate and troubleshoot critical care transport equipment, and develops the skills necessary to maintain the stability of the critical care patient during transport. This course follows the Wisconsin curriculum for license endorsement as a Critical Care Paramedic. Prerequisite(s): Student must have a Wisconsin Paramedic license. EMS-911 Credits: 2 EMS Fundamentals This course provides the paramedic student with comprehensive knowledge of EMS systems, safety, well-being, legal issues, and ethical issues with the intended outcome of improving the health of EMS personnel, patients, and the community. The students will obtain fundamental knowledge of public health principles and epidemiology as related to public health emergencies, health promotion, and illness/ injury prevention. Introducing students to comprehensive anatomical and medical terminology and abbreviations will foster Credits: 5

the development of e ff ective written and oral communications with colleagues and other healthcare professionals. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic program (31-531-1). EMS-912 Credits: 4 Paramedic Medical Principles This course addresses the complex depth of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of major human systems while also introducing the paramedic students to the topics of shock, immunology, and bleeding. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic program (31-531-1). Completion of or currently enrolled in EMS-911. EMS-913 Credits: 3 Advanced Patient Assessment Principles This course teaches the paramedic student to integrate scene and patient assessment fi ndings with knowledge of epidemiology and pathophysiology to form a fi eld impression. By utilizing a structured and organized assessment process with knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and changes that occur to the human body with time, the students will learn to develop a list of di ff erential diagnoses through clinical reasoning, along with the ability to modify the assessment as necessary to formulate a treatment plan for their patients. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic program (31-531-1). Completion of or currently enrolled in EMS-912. EMS-914 Credits: 3 Advanced Pre-Hospital Pharmacology This course provides the paramedic student with the comprehensive knowledge of pharmacology required to formulate and administer a pharmacological treatment plan intended to mitigate emergencies and improve the overall health of the patient. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic program (31-531-1). Completion of or currently enrolled in EMS-913. EMS-915 Credits: 2 Paramedic Respiratory Management This course teaches the paramedic student to integrate complex knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the assessment to develop and implement a treatment plan with the goal of assuring a patient airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages. Speci fi c knowledge pertaining to the respiratory system is also provided to ensure the student is prepared to formulate a fi eld impression and implement a comprehensive treatment plan for a patient with a respiratory complaint. Prerequisite(s): Completion of or currently enrolled in EMS-914.

ELECTY-391

Credits: 2

Principles of Electricity 2 This course is a continuation of Principles of Electricity 1. It provides a more in-depth study of DC/AC circuits with special emphasis on reactive circuits and power factor. In combination, the ELECTY-390 and ELECTY-391 course sequence equates in content to the fi ve-credit ELECTY-392 course. Prerequisite(s): Complete ELECTY-390. ELECTY-392 Credits: 5 Principles of Electricity This course presents the fundamentals of direct and alternating current circuits. Various topics such as electrical instruments, electrical test procedures, and electrical symbols are covered. Lectures are reinforced by lab experiments. Required math topics are presented during the course. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Electricity program Electrical Apparatus This course covers the construction and principles of operation of transformers and both DC and AC motors and generators. Lab experiments are designed to verify operational characteristics by testing the various types of electrical apparatus. Prerequisite(s): Complete ELECTY-391 or ELECTY-392. ELECTY-396 Credits: 2 HVAC/R Electrical Systems This is a lab course designed to provide the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration student with hands-on experience in wiring mockups of HVAC/R systems. Students operate, analyze, describe sequences, and test these systems using various test instruments. Prerequisite(s): Completion of or currently enrolled in ELECTY-398. ELECTY-397 Credits: 1 Electrical Wiring Methods for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration This course is designed to familiarize the student with the wiring methods used for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration circuits. It also covers the use of wiring diagrams and the application of speci fi cations and wiring codes. ELECTY-398 Credits: 3 Electronic Circuits/Controls for HVAC/R This course provides a practical knowledge of electricity, its measurement, and the circuits used in the fi eld of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration. This is a theory course that covers the functions of electronic circuits and controls and explains servicing techniques and troubleshooting procedures. (31-413-1). ELECTY-394 Credits: 4

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