South Louisiana Community College.

South Louisiana Community College. South Louisiana Community College (SLCC SLCC Salt Lake Community CollegeSLCC Second Life Community Convention (online gaming)SLCC Soil and Land Conservation CouncilSLCC Subscriber Line Carrier CircuitSLCC South London Christian College (UK)) offers EMT-basic andEMT-paramedic certification courses through the National EMS Academy, aneducational partnership with Acadian Ambulance Acadian Ambulance is an ambulance service that covers most of the state of Louisiana.Founded in 1971, its main office is located in Lafayette, Louisiana. Acadian Ambulance maintains a fleet of more than 200 regular ambulances, seven medical transport helicopters, called Air Service. Students takingthese courses can earn college credit toward SLCC's Associate ofApplied Science degree in Emergency Medical Technology-Paramedic. Thisprogram meets all of the requirements for certification by the NationalRegistry of Emergency Medical Technicians e��mer��gen��cy medical techniciann. Abbr. EMTA person trained and certified to appraise and initiate the administration of emergency care for victims of trauma or acute illness before or during transportation of victims to a health care . Academy locations includeLafayette, Lake Charles Lake Charles,city (1990 pop. 70,580), seat of Calcasieu parish, SW La.; inc. 1867. It is located on Lake Charles at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in a rice, timber, oil, and natural gas region. , Baton Rouge Baton Rouge(băt`ən rzh)[Fr.,=red stick], city (1990 pop. 219,531), state capital and seat of East Baton Rouge parish, SE La. , Covington, Alexandria and Houma. The associate degree program is designed to prepare students to sitfor Louisiana State Certification and be registered on the NationalRegistry as EMT-basics. This certification is a prerequisite for entryinto the second year of the program, which is the paramedic par��a��med��icn.A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals.paramediccomponent.After completing the first part, students may opt to go to work as anEMT-basic or continue into the paramedic program. The SLCC curriculum complies with the U.S. Department ofTransportation's standard curriculum recognized by the State Bureauof EMS. EMT-basic certification requires 132 hours of classroom studyand 45 clinical hours. For the EMT-paramedic certification, 450classroom hours and 500 field experience hours are required. The paramedic program consists of advanced level courses, includinganatomy and physiology for paramedics, introduction to advancedemergency care, paramedic special skills, advanced emergency cardiaccare, acute medical emergencies, advanced emergencyobstetrics/pediatrics, and advanced trauma care. A student may continueon and complete an associate degree in applied science. The associatedegree program includes general education courses such as biology,algebra, and anatomy and physiology. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In addition, there are clinical companion courses in advancedemergency cardiac care, advanced trauma care, advanced emergencyobstetrics obstetrics(ŏbstĕ`trĭks), branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth (see birth), and the time after childbirth. , advanced medical emergencies, pharmacology pharmacology,study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of drugs, substances used to treat disease. Systematic investigation of the effects of drugs based on animal experimentation and the use of isolated and in emergencycare, and paramedic special skills. These courses are designed toprovide the students with opportunities to apply the advanced skillsthey learned in the classroom. Greg Mullen is an instructor and overseesthe program. Mullen notes that the clinical shifts may be on one of theAcadian ambulances or in hospital departments. According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. Mullen, there is an accelerated model as well as atraditional model of the EMT-paramedic course. The traditional modeltakes one year, and the student goes to classes or clinical experiencestwo days a week. In the accelerated version, the student is alreadyemployed by Acadian and spends the necessary number of days at school orin clinicals in order to complete the course in six months. As Mullen notes, job placement rates are very high for theirgraduates. With national certification national certificationLab medicine A voluntary form of regulation that affirms that a person has the knowledge and skill to perform essential tasks in a given field, in the lab or in nursing; NC is granted by nongovernmental agencies or associations with and the current need for trainedEMTs and paramedics, finding employment in Southern Louisiana, Texas,Mississippi--and most other places in the country--is almost certain. The training done at the academy has not gone unnoticed within thestate or nationally. The program received the Louisiana LANTERN Award,and in 2004, SLCC was recognized for its work with the academy with abest practices award from the Association of Community College Trustees.It was cited as one of the customized educational programs offeringlong-term positive impact on the state's economy. LouisianaCommunity and Technical College System President Waiter Bumphus notedthat the program has the capacity to produce approximately 150 certifiedparamedics every six months, which helps address the critical shortageof medics Med´icsn. 1. Science of medicine. regionally and nationally. The academy produced a total of 294medics regionally during 2007 and has plans to train as many as 281 morein 2008. For more information about SLCC and the National EMS Academy,visit www.slcc.cc.la.us.