Ozarks Technical 
Community College

This course is designed to educate the student in aspects of emergency care required to qualify the student to write the certifi cation examination offered by the Missouri Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. The course consists of three components: classroom, clinical experiences and an internship. Incorporated in these areas are the pre-hospital environment, systems assessment, trauma intervention, medical intervention, and obstetrics/pediatrics.

This course covers the introductory phase of the EMT-Paramedic program, including medical terminology, patient assessment and initial management, advanced airway management, lifespan development, therapeutic communications and pathophysiology of shock.

This course will provide students with a basic understanding of the cardiovascular system, including acute and chronic disease processes, electrocardiography (including 12-lead acquisition and interpretation) and emergency treatment modalities.

This course will provide students with an understanding of the indications, contraindications, mechanisms, and principles of pharmacological intervention in emergency patients.

This course encompasses a clinical experience in which students utilize the skills learned in the didactic portion of the program in the hospital, where those skills can be refined.

This course is a continuing clinical experience in which students utilize the skills learned in the didactic portion of the program in the hospital, where those skills can be refined.

This course is a continuing clinical experience in which students utilize the skills learned in the didactic portion of the program in the hospital, where those skills can be refined.

This course entails a fi eld experience in which students utilize the skills learned in the didactic and clinical portions of the program under the supervision of an experienced paramedic preceptor.

This course will consist of a survey of the structures and function of the human body. Students will study both the anatomy and physiology of the human body.

This is a survey course that studies the changes in normal anatomy and physiology of the human body. Disease processes are studied and the disruption of homeostasis is emphasized. Also included is the correlation between the pathology of the disease process and clinical signs and symptoms of the disease.

English 101 introduces students to college-level writing and thinking through personal narrative, analytical, and research-supported writing. The processes of critical thinking, composing, revising, and editing are emphasized.  Students will learn basic research skills and documentation techniques.

This course is an extension of basic algebra and includes rational expressions, linear equations, absolute value equations, quadratic equations, absolute value inequalities, functions, graphs, radicals, complex numbers and applications.