MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5998N Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2020 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 2.5 CIP Code: 51.0904	Primary College: Not Found Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC MC PC PV Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Emergency Medical Technology/Fire Science Technology (54) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as 29-2041.00 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and ability to synthesize standard of care and expanded scope of practice with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, to practice patient-centered evidence-based paramedicine in the tactical emergency setting. This certificate prepares students for a tactical emergency casualty care paramedic credential.

Learning Outcomes
1. Differentiate the levels of threat. (PME293) 2. Perform comprehensive trauma patient assessment according to levels of threat. (PME293) 3. Differentiate the phases of trauma patient management. (PME293) 4. Manage airway and ventilatory emergencies according to TECC guidelines. (PME293) 5. Manage circulatory emergencies according to TECC guidelines. (PME293) 6. Manage various trauma conditions according to scope of practice, levels of threat, and TECC guidelines. (PME293)

Program Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid. Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.

Admission Criteria
Current state Paramedic certification.

Required Courses

PME293 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) 2.5

Credits: 2.5

Restricted Electives
	Credits:

General Electives
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+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 22, 2019

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