Paramedic

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The paramedic program offered by Braxton is based on the curriculum set forth by the United States Department of Transportation. This 1136 hour program uses 3 objectives for teaching; Cognitive, Effective, Psycho-motor. The student must successfully pass each phase of the Paramedic program, which covers, didactic, hands on training, hospital rotations, and field internship.The following objectives have been established for the EMS Department of Braxton concerning the Paramedic Program. The Paramedic course is a diploma program. After successful completion of the program requirements set forth by Braxton the student may be eligible to sit for the cognitive exam.

 Features

The Paramedic is an allied health professional whose primary focus is to provide advanced emergency medical care for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the complex knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Paramedics function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Paramedics perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment.

Paramedic Program with Outcomes

CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Programs and CoAEMSP Letter of Review (LoR) Programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

This is only for the CoAEMSP 2021 annual reporting and does not include regular retention and placement rates for ABHES which are above 70% for 2019 – 2022

The most current CoAEMSP Annual Report was for the calendar year 2021.

Paramedic Program with no Outcomes

There were no graduates during the 2021 reporting year. 

If the program has previous reported outcomes, then those outcomes should remain and the statement should also be added.