Online EMT Courses
Curriculum Details
120 total credits required
The online paramedic program from Lindenwood requires the completion of 56–77 credit hours of EMT courses. Students must also select an emphasis area of 12–15 credit hours or a minor in pre-medical sciences. Military medics without current paramedic certification/licensure will also be required to take an additional 21 credit hours of EMT courses.
Major Courses
This course will teach principles of human pathophysiology including the correlation of pathophysiology with disease processes for all body systems. Topics such as basic cellular review, alterations in cells and tissues, cellular injury, the cellular environment, genetics and familial diseases, hypoperfusion, general principles of shock and shock management, self-defense mechanisms, inflammation, variances in immunity and inflammation, and stress and disease. All prerequisite courses must have a grade of C or better.
Students will be taught principles of pharmacology including medication safety, legislation, nomenclature, classifications, schedules, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, storage and security, autonomic pharmacology, metabolism and excretion, mechanism of action, phases of medication activity, medication response relationships, medication interactions, and toxicity. Students will also be taught principles of medication administration including common emergency medications, routes of administration, and medication math. Students will also learn techniques of medication administration including intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intraosseous, endotracheal, intranasal, inhaled, oral, rectal, dermal and sublingual. Lab fee required.
Students will learn principles and techniques of physical examination and assessment in both the clinical and prehospital settings. Clinical examination areas include interview techniques, obtaining a patient history, techniques of physical examination and assessment and the integrated physical examination. Prehospital examination topics include scene size-up, primary assessment, history taking, secondary assessment, monitoring devices and reassessment. Lab fee required.
Choose 1 of the following courses:
Choose 1 of the following courses:
This course introduces students to the scientific concepts of biologically important molecules, cell structure/ function, Mendelian and molecular genetics. Lab activities will reinforce lecture concepts, introduce techniques, and model modern scientific inquiry. This is a rigorous General Education course designed and intended for science majors. Lab fee required.
Choose 1 of the following courses:
PARA 23000 Human Anatomy and Physiology
or
BSC 22700 Human Anatomy and Physiology I and BSC 22800 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Choose 1 of the following courses:
The World of Chemistry
OR
General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 2
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This course is an introduction to the theory and applications of statistics, including probability, descriptive statistics, random variables, expected values, distribution functions, and hypothesis testing.
Topics covered in this course include counting rules and probability, normal and binomial distributions, Chi-square, t-tests and F-tests, ANOVA, linear regression, precision, accuracy, absolute and relative error, random error, means, medians, standard deviation (population and sample), standard error of the mean, variance, relative standard deviation, coefficient of variation, confidence levels and intervals, Q-tests, and definitions and sources of error (methodological, sampling, procedural and instrument).
Additional Requirement
Students must also select an emphasis area of 12-15 credit hours or a minor in pre-medical sciences.
Military Medics Without Current Paramedic Certification/Licensure Will Also Be Required To Take:
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