{"id":342,"date":"2011-12-13T13:24:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T21:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=342"},"modified":"2012-01-18T13:40:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-18T21:40:29","slug":"new-course-can-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/342\/news\/new-course-can-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"New course can save lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Preparing for finals, Patsy Ledesma, left, and Jessica Le, right, practice putting a neck brace on fellow classmate Bleysyka Torres, center, on Tuesday, Dec. 6 in T-514.<\/figcaption><\/figure>A new prerequisite course is going to be implemented in the Emergency Medical Services program at San Jose City College. The first respondent course, Emergency Medical Services 010, will begin in the spring 2012 semester.<\/p>\n

According to the spring 2012 course catalog, the prerequisite will prepare students to function as an EMT-B in clinical and emergency medical services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are preparing them for a career in the EMS where they should have an easy transition, by us making sure that they maintain the standards of EMS,\u201d Newly appointed EMS Instructor Scott Miller said.<\/p>\n

The students are taught anatomy, psychology, procedures dealing with behavioral issues, treating open chest wounds and abdominal respirations said Miller who has been working in the program since 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe instill that when they come to this program, we are preparing them for a service in the 9-11 system,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why they wear the uniform and badges everywhere so that they know what to expect when they get into the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller said he is working to add to the program, a long-term goal is to bring an advanced EMT program to SJCC\u2019s Health Science department. Miller said his ultimate goal is to apply an associate\u2019s degree in EMS.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the beginning of the semester the program has 90-110 students enrolled, at the end of the program 50-55 student\u2019s graduate,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

Miller said in this field there are career opportunities as emergency room technicians checking vital signs and administering some of the medications that are taught in the class. An ER tech provides basic treatment of patients. They can also do physical therapy. The biggest career opportunity is working on the ambulance in the 9-11 system.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents are being prepared for Inner-Facility Transport. After completion of the program, that\u2019s where most of the students end up going,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

The IFT has students working on a Basic Life Support Ambulance. They transport patients from home to ER or from the hospital to a convalescent home.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the ride along we are right there, hands-on and involved,\u201d said Bleysyka Torres, 25, nursing major student. \u201cIt gives me more practice so I can feel more comfortable doing what I will be doing in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IFT is a stepping stone where students get a solid basic life support foundation before they get to advanced EMT, said Miller.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if I don\u2019t go into the field to work as an EMT, I feel that my family is much more protected because I took this course. I feel that I can assist them in any medical emergency, \u201cTorres said.<\/p>\n

The program has 10 instructors that assist with the hands-on training and the ride alongs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe teach hands on all the skills necessary to be an EMT\u201d, said instructor Manny Gadduang.<\/p>\n

During the summer time, students who are transitioning out of the university system to medical schools come to the EMS program to get medical basics, before they go off to medical school, Miller said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to expand the program to fire lining EMT, where students learn fire behavior, how to deal with major fires and treat people in fire lines,\u201d Miller said. \u201cIt\u2019s not actual fire fighting it\u2019s working with medics and fire teams on the fire lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

By next year Miller said he plans to have the prerequisite, fire lining and a CPR course offered at San Jose City College.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people think that the program is limited to just ambulance work,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThe course is a lower level of pre-med; it gives students an idea of where they want to be in the medicine world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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