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Program Description:

An Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practitioner performs entry- and advanced-level emergency care as it relates to assessment, treatment management and ongoing evaluation of the critically ill and injured patients. Specifically, the practitioner provides on-site medical care to emergency victims and transports them to area hospitals.

The practitioner must be emotionally stable and able to work under stress in life-threatenting situations; have the resource fulness to respond quickly in demanding conditions; and often must make evaluations based on sensory information. Since the work is physically strenuous, the individual must be able to lift and carry heavy weights and possess manual dexterity. A person entering this field tends toward activities of a humanitarian nature and prefers working directly with people.

The program is designed to orient students to entry and advanced-level as it relates to assessment, treatment, management, and ongoing evaluation of the critically ill and injured patients in their care.



Accreditation

The program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Service Profession (CoAEMSP). Successful program graduates are awarded a certificate of completion in addition to the Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services Degree, which enables them to qualify for licensure as an EMT paramedic with the Texas Department of Health.


Clinical Training Sites

Allyn Medical Services
American Medical Response
Amestar EMS
City of Wharton EMS
CenterCommunity Fire Department
Cypress Fairbanks Medical
Harris County ESD 1
Harris County Hospital District
Houston Fire Department
Lake Jackson EMS
Memorial Hermann Hospital
Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
Memorial Hermann Katy Medical Center
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
North Channel Emergency Medical Services
Park Plaza Hospital (Tenet)
Spring Branch Medical Center
St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital
The Methodist Hospital
The University of Texas Health Science Center -Houston Medical School of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Village Fire Department
West Houston Medical Center
Westlake EMS
West University Place Fire Department
Williamson County EMS System









Vicki L. May, M.Ed., LP
EMS Department Chair
VoiceMail:713-718-7694
Fax:713-718-7697
Email: Vicki.May@hccs.edu



 

 

 


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LINKS:

EMS Jobs - Houston

EMS Jobs - Texas

HCC Police Academy

HCC Fire Academy

HCC NE-Codwell Campus

HCC NW-Katy Campus

HCC SW-Alief LC Campus

National Registry of EMT

Texas Department of State Health Services

CoAEMSP

CAAHEP