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PARAMEDICINE
Certificate
(Prescott Valley Center)
yc.edu/ems
The Paramedicine certificate program prepares students for direct entry as paramedics in emergency care, stabilization, and immobilization of victims of illness and injury: recognizing and documenting signs and symptoms of illness and injury, intervening, and evaluating the intervention; performing assessment of basic electrocardiograph rhythm identification; administration of oxygen and medications approved by the Arizona Department of Health Services, office of Emergency Medical Services; advanced airway techniques; use of specific immobilization devices, peripheral, interosseus, and central intravenous techniques, defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing; and preparing for transportation.
Careers (CareerOneStop Median Income – overtime not included) • Paramedics: $47,750 (AZ), $ 49,090 (U.S.)
LightCast (LightCast Median Advertised Salary – overtime not included) • Paramedic Technician (hospital): $47,757 (AZ), $49,088 (U.S.)
• Paramedics Firefighter: $47,489 (AZ), $51,692 (U.S.)
28 CERTIFICATE www.nremt.org
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (614) 888-4484
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (727) 210-2350 www.caahep.org
Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (214) 703-8445
www.coaemsp.org
