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EMT Basic Hybrid Initial

This is a hybrid course that lasts approximately 16 weeks. You will be required to complete class via an interactive classroom and there will be online activities. There will be an online lecture (weekly after the first start date, which is IN class), which will be recorded and will allow you to review. There will be weekly skill sessions (weekly after the first week noted on the schedule, up to course completion).

EMT Basic Initial Traditional

Advanced EMT Initial

Paramedic Initial Hybrid

The competency based paramedic course follows the 2009 National EMS Education Standards and consists of at least 1,100 hours of classroom instruction, laboratory, clinical and field rotations through the Lowcountry Region. In addition students will complete provider level courses in trauma, advance cardiac life support, and advance level pediatric life support. The course will prepare students to participate in the National Registry Paramedic exam.

Anatomy and Physiology

NAEMT Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership

Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership (PEPL) is a 16-hour course that provides EMS and Mobile Healthcare (MHC) practitioners at all levels with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively interact with patients and their families, other medical personnel, co-workers, supervisors and community residents at large.

DHEC New Instructor Orientation

This course is offered in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to satisfy the DHEC EMT Program Orientation requirement for new instructors.

Basic Designated Infection Control Officer

A two day course designed to prepare the attendee for assuming the important role of Infection Control Officer.

Advanced Infection Control Officer

This one day course is designed to build on the information from the Basic course. Seminar style problem solving. Update on diseases and legal issues, review of multi-drug resistant organisms, MRSA, VRE, C-diff, H1N1 and the vaccine, Norovirus, MERS and Ebola virus.

Infection Control Annual Update

This program will meet OSHA required annual update training on bloodborne pathogens & Air-borne and Droplet Transmitted Diseases. Other topics will include the new hand hygiene guidelines, new TB guidelines, clarifying HBV vaccine issues, HCV risk issues/treatment & OSHA citation/fine information.

Infection Control Train the Trainer

This course will meet the OSHA requirement for your becoming a qualified trainer for your department. This course meets the statement – certificate of additional specialized training.

ITLS

International Trauma Life Support for Paramedics and Advanced EMS Providers is a 16-hour comprehensive course covering the skills necessary for rapid assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and transportation of trauma patients

PHTLS

The program is based on a prehospital trauma care philosophy, stressing the treatment of the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs.

EMT Refresher

This course will cover the NCCP 2016 National Component for EMT-B recertification. Does not cover the local/state or individual components.

AEMT Refresher

This course will cover the NCCP 2016 National Component for EMT-A recertification. Does not cover the local/state or individual components.

Paramedic Refresher

This course will cover the NCCP 2016 National Component for NRP recertification. Does not cover the local/state or individual components.

Instructor Methodology (40-Hour)

The EMS Instructor Training Program focuses on those skills necessary to successfully present any of the Certificate EMS courses (EMT, AEMT, Paramedic, CEP) and meets the SCDHEC Requirements for Instructional Methods.

NREMT EMT Basic Psychomotor Exam

NREMT AEMT Psychomotor Exam

NREMT Paramedic Psychomotor Exam