Course Sponsors

Barry ReedNorthwest Florida State College

CCEMTPsm Site CoordinatorEMS Program Director

reedb@nwfsc.edu

850-729-4924

For Information Contact

in Conjunction with

www.nwfsc.edu100 College Blvd. E. Niceville, FL 32578

(850) 678-5111

Rev. 5/2017 EA/EO

Critical CareTransport ProgramCritical Care

Transport Program

Course InformationCCEMTPsm is open to any paramedic or nurse who has worked in that capacity for one (1) year.

Students with proficiency in anatomy and physiology, biology, pharmacodynamics, med math, and chemistry will be best prepared for the course. A copy of your current professional licensure must be submitted with your registration.

This intensive course offers the educational foundation which will prepare the paramedic or nurse to become a critical care transport specialist. The 100 hour course covers a wide variety of critical care topics, including:

Critical Care Environment Breathing Management Surgical Airway Management Hemodynamic Management Cardiac Management Pharmacological Management GI, GU, and Renal Management Neurological Management Transport Consideration Special Considerations

You will earn 100 hours of contact hours from UMBC thru CECBEMS.

2017 Course DatesJuly 20, 27

August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31September 7, 14, 21, 28

October 5, 12The course will be held 8:00 am – 5:30 pm LRC 128 on the dates listed.

Those who complete the course will be evaluated by written examination at the end of the course. Upon successful completion the student will receive a renewable 3 year certificate issued by UMBC.

Registration & Tuition

Course cost is $950 and includes student manual, lab fee, and initial

UMBC examination fee.

www.nwfsc.edu/Community/ContEd/registration.cfm

CRN 10632

Registration may be completed online or at any NWFSC campus. Contact EMS office for assistance with registration (850) 729-4924. Once registered you must submit copies (front and back) of current certification cards to the EMS Programs Department.

Recommended TextCritical Care Transport. AAOS, UMBC, ACEP.

Jones and Bartlett, 20011. ISBN10: 076371223X. ISBN13: 978-1449642587

Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (9th Ed.). Morton, P., Fontaine, D., Hudak, C., Gallo, B.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2008. ISBN: 0781768292 / 0-7817-6892-2

Introduction to Critical Care Nursing (5th Edition). Sole, Klein, Moseley. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders

Company, 2008. ISBN: 1416056564

Air and Surface Patient Transport: Principles & Practice (4th ed.) Holleran, R. (Ed.).

Philadelphia: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2009. ISBN-10: 0323057497 / ISBN-13: 978-0323057493

UMBC CCEMTPsm Student Resource Guide

The above texts are recommended and are available through many sources. The College bookstore will have some of these texts available for purchase.