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Spring 2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EG 200 - EMS Operations


Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to expose the paramedic student to various field operation procedures. Topics include medical incident command, rescue awareness and operations, hazardous materials awareness and operations and crime scene awareness. Tabletop exercise simulations will also be featured.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • identify of the components of a medical incident command system;
  • identify the six (6) phases of a rescue operation;
  • define the awareness level activities involved with a hazardous materials incident; and
  • identify proper actions to take when functioning at a crime scene.


Prerequisites: EG 107, EG 108, basic EMT, math (AARLV2) and English (AWRLV3 & ARELV3) pretest codes or higher.
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Students seeking entrance into this course must be currently certified as a basic EMT and be admitted to the paramedic curriculum to register for this course.