Certificate Requirements

First Semester

Course #Course TitleCreditsPrerequisites/Comments

531-315Critical Care Transport3Minimum grade of "B-" required.The Critical Care Transport - Paramedic course is designed to prepare Wisconsin paramedics to function as critical caretransport team members. Critically ill or injured patients requiring transport between facilities need a different levelof care from hospital or emergency field patients. This course provides students with knowledge of the special assessment techniques and needs of the critical care patient, the ability to operate and troubleshoot critical care transport equipment, and develops the skills necessary to maintain the stability of the critical care patient during transport. This course follows the Wisconsin curriculum for license endorsement as a Critical Care Paramedic.

TOTAL CREDITS:3