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History
The Paramedic Program began in 1980 on the Medical College
of Virginia campus (MCV) of VCU under the Medical Direction of Dr. Kimball Maull,
then the director of emergency medical services and trauma for MCV Hospitals.
The program initially began as an outreach program in the Department of
Surgery/Trauma Program to provide Paramedic education to the largely volunteer
EMS community in the central Virginia region. The program was the first
paramedic program in the central Virginia region and the first program in the
Commonwealth affiliated with an academic medical center and Level 1 trauma
center.
The program began as a two-phase program with the first phase culminating in
Virginia EMT-Cardiac and the second phase resulted in the student’s eligibility
to sit for the National Registry EMT-Paramedic examination. Over the past twenty
four years approximately 700 students have completed the VCU program.
Program’s goals and objectives
The Program’s primary goals are to educate students so they
can 1) function as competent entry level paramedics and 2) become Nationally
Registered Paramedics.
Upon completion of the Program the student will be able to:
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Recognize, assess and safely manage the scene of a medical
emergency incident (be the team leader).
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Document and communicate the relevant patient information
to the receiving facility.
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Assess and initiate appropriate medical care for an adult,
pediatric or geriatric patient of a medical or traumatic emergency under
regional protocols or online medical control.
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Demonstrate the ability to reassess and modify the
patient’s treatment as needed by changes in the patient’s condition.
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Select the appropriate receiving facility.
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Document in writing the assessment and treatment of
patients.
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