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WELCOME
WELCOME! This web page was developed by current
SPFD Paramedic students to help answer common questions
about Paramedic training at Inver Hills Community College.
TIME COMMITMENT
Contrary to popular opinion, there
is a tremendous time commitment.
Class time amounts to approx. 11
to 12 hrs of lecture per week, with
an estimated 2 hrs of study time
per 1 hr of lecture.
TIME COMMMITMENT
There are 8 hrs of lab time each
week, and approx. 5 hrs of
clinical each week. Finally,
there are the ride-alongs, which
you will ride a minimum of 320
hrs for the school year or
roughly 10-12 hrs per week.
Total time commitment is
approx. 50 to 56 hrs per week.
FISDAP
• Field Internship System Data
Acquisition Project, a fancy
name for entering what you did
on your ride-along. Actually, it is
a project that tracks the
“experimental learning” that
occurs during ambulance shift
ride-alongs.
FISDAP
• Upon completion of your runs,
you record patient information,
type of call, interventions used,
treatment administered, mode of
transportation, and what
hospital you transported the
patient to.
FISDAP
• The run data information is
entered onto a computer
program that will compile the
data into a bank of information
for research purposes.
FISDAP
• For application as a paramedic
student FISDAP also tracks
individual runs, which leads to
tracking skills, producing scores
and this information is averaged
into the student’s final grade for
the Field Internship course.
CLINICALS
• Clinicals are used to involve the
student in practical hands on
application of the skills learned in th
classroom setting. The hospitals
provide a controlled environment
where students are supervised by
hospital personnel or the clinical
instructor.
CLINICALS
Students are able to sharpen their
patient assessment skills,physical
exam skills,and observation skills
by interacting with real patients.
You’ll spend about 200 hours in
clinical rotations during the school
year perfecting such skills
as:I.V’s,administering
medications, and endotracheal
intubations.
CLINICALS
You’ll also be learning to assess a wide
variety of medical problems including:
cardiac problems, respiratory distress,
psychiatric problems, obstetrics,
trauma, and any other medical
conditions you may see while at your
clinical site. This is a great
opportunity for the Paramedic
students to gain knowledge
RIDE-ALONGS
• The ride-along program is
basically “on-the-job training”.
SPF students are assigned
Paramedic captains as our
mentors. It is similar to working
as an EMT; however, you will be
applying your new Paramedic
skills.
RIDE-ALONGS
• You’ll learn how to interview
patients, call in radio reports,
write run reports, start IVs and
perform other paramedic skills.
RIDE-ALONGS
• The mentors are willing to
answer questions and teach us
the practical skills they have
learned from years of experience
on the streets.
RIDE-ALONGS
• This hands on approach is a very
effective way of learning. The
scheduling of your ride-along
hours, 80hrs each quarter, is
totally up to you! This flexibility
allows more control of your
schedule.
JUST AS LIVE TRAINING BURNS HELPED YOU MASTER
THE TECHNIQUES NEEDED FOR FIREFIGHTING, RIDEALONGS AND HOSPITAL CLINICALS HELP YOU MASTER
THE TECHNIQUES YOU’LL NEED AS A PARAMEDIC.
SKILLS LAB
There are three skill labs, Field
skills, Shock and Trauma lab
skills, and
Medical/Pharmacological
Interventions lab skills.
SKILLS LAB
In Field Skills lab, you learn how to
start IVs on a rubber arm (and on each
other), intubate Fred the Head, start IV
drips and do drug calculations. The
experience grows as your skills get
better and you practice them during
mock scenarios. The class takes place
in the ambulance, simulating all
aspects of a run from dispatch to the
final outcome.
FIELD SKILLS LAB
In the shock and trauma lab you
concentrate on the management
of the patient in shock. Whether
it be from trauma (falls, MVAs,
stabbings, shootings etc…) or
from extreme temperatures.
Basics, such as rapid extrication,
long and short boarding, c-spine
care, and splinting are covered.
FIELD SKILLS LAB
The med/pharm lab is concerned
with the respiratory and cardiac
assessment and management. Skills
learned include operation of the
monitor/defibrillators and pulse
oximeter. You also learn how to
operate the equipment by running
mock scenarios of respiratory and
cardiac emergencies.
CARE TO EAT!!!!
Cafeteria is available. To view
their menu and hours access
www.ih.cc.mn.us/ihc/student%20services/food
%20services/default/htm
STAYING FIT
A gymn with free weights,
nautilas, treadmills,
stairmasters, and additional
activities such as aerobics,
football, and karate, to name a
few, is available.
RUG RATS!!
Child Care is available from
Mon - Fri 0700hrs to 1730hrs.
Toddlers: 16 - 33 mths
Preschool: 33mth to 6yrs
For more information please
call 450-8627
BOOKS
You will receive a voucher from
St. Paul Fire for the purchasing
of your school books. If you
snooze, you loose, so get your
books before the vouchers are
pulled (approx 6 to 8 weeks
after the start of classes).
Books total approx $300.00 to
$350.00
BOOKS
The bookstore also sales gifts,
cards, snacks, watches,
planners, t-shirts, sweat shirts,
batteries, and CD-ROMs, to
name a few.
FREE..FREE..FREE
Open computer lab is for all
IHCC students. It is located on
the first floor of the library
building. You can type
assignments, access school
supplied e-mail (yes, you get email), search the internet, and
input FISDAP data.
FALL CURRICULUM EHS
2235 & 2236 (lab)
Medical
Emergencies/Pharmacological
Interventions I
Study of adult respiratory and
cardiovascular emergencies
and their pharmacological
interventions. The lab covers
basics of EKG monitoring.
FALL CURRICULUM
EHS 2231 Pharmacology
The study of medications and
their specific uses,
administration techniques, and
routes and dosage calculations.
FALL CURRICULUM
EHS 2233 & 2234 (lab)
Shock and Trauma
Course focuses on, the
pathophysiology of shock and
the effects of traumatic
injuries on the human body.
Lab will focus on patient care
in traumatic situations.
FALL CURRICULUM
EHS 2230 Field Skills Lab
Spend one morning a week
practicing intubation
techniques, responding to full
arrest (CPR, medications, IVs,
EKG, differential diagnosis)
and other medical/trauma
scenerios.
FALL CURRICULUM
EHS 1111
Introduction to Emergency
Medical Services
Introduces the student to the
modern description of EHS as
practiced by the prehospital
provider and to examine the
current practice and future
trends in its provision.
FALL CURRICULUM
EHS 1112
Information Technology in EHS
Practical lab experience in the
use of computer technology for
EHS communication and data
collection systems.
SPRING CURRICULUM
EHS 2240 Field Skills Lab
Much of the class time will take
place in the ambulances,
simulating aspects of an
ambulance run from dispatch to
final disposition.
SPRING CURRICULUM
EHS 2245 Medical
Emergencies/Pharmacological
Int. II
Students will focus on specific
cardiac pharmacological
intervention and treatment of
recognized arrhythmias.
SPRING CURRICULUM
EHS 2246 Special operations
Practical training in rescue
techniques: extrication, heavy
equipment entanglement, haz
mat awareness, and handling
multiple casualty situations.
SPRING CURRICULUM
EHS 2248 Clinical Internship
(same as fall)
EHS 2249 Field Internship II
(same as fall)
SPRING CURRICULUM
EHS 2250 Advanced Life
Support
Summary and review of all
course content. Preparation for
completion and successful
paramedic state and national
certification.
If there is a question this web site
hasn’t answered, pleased call
IHCC information
at (651) 450-8500. Thank you for
visiting this Paramedic
information website that was
designed for all future St. Paul
Firefighters who are considering
applying for Paramedic school.
GOD SPEED AND STAY LOW!!!