The New York State Department of Health Paramedic
Curriculum
The student must pass a qualifying written exam consisting of
Math and Reading comprehension as well as an oral interview and
criminal background and drug test to be accepted to the Paramedic
Program.
Preparatory
- EMS Systems
- The Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
- The Well Being of the Paramedic
- Illness and injury Prevention
- Ethics
- General Principals of Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Venous Access and Medication Administration
- Therapeutic Communications
- Life Span Development
Patient Assessment
- Techniques of Physical Examination
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Decision Making
- Communications
- Documentation
Trauma
- Trauma Systems/Mechanisms of injury
- Hemorrhage and Shock
- Soft Tissue Trauma
- Burns
- Head and Facial Trauma
- Spinal Trauma
- Thoracic Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Musculoskeletal Trauma
Operations
- Ambulance Operations
- Medical Incident Command
- Rescue Awareness and Operations
- Hazardous Materials Incidents
- Crime Scene Awareness
Airway Management and Ventilation
- Intubation
- Needle Cricothyroidotomy
- Chest Decompression
- ETC
Medical
- Pulmonary
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Endocrinology
- Allergies and Anaphylaxis
- Gastroenterology
- Renal/Urology
- Toxicology
- Hematology
- Environmental Conditions
- Infectious and Communicable Diseases
- Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders
- Gynecology
- Obstetrics
Special Considerations
- Neonatology
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Abuse and Assault
- Patients with Special Challenges
- Acute Interventions for the Chronic Care Patient