Paramedicine
6 courses · Chabot College · 2026-2027 Catalog
PMED 1 Paramedicine Theory 1
- Units
- 12
- Hours
- 216 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- EMS 3 Or another EMT program with an 80% or better
- Corequisite
- PMED 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
General Paramedicine didactic education and training following the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Includes cognitive content associated with: preparatory, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, airway management, patient assessment, and trauma patient management.
PMED 2 Paramedicine Theory 2
- Units
- 12
- Hours
- 216 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- PMED 1 with a minimum grade of C, PMED 3 with a minimum grade of C
- Corequisite
- PMED 4
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides Paramedicine didactic education and training following the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. This course builds upon foundational skills and knowledge for advanced patient care. PMED2 focuses on training students to handle complex situations, including trauma, burns, and medical emergencies.
PMED 3 Paramedicine Laboratory 1
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 108 Lab
- Prerequisite
- EMS 3 Or any other EMT program with an 80% or better
- Corequisite
- PMED 1
- Transfers to
- CSU
Provides the skills portion of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Including psychomotor skills associated with: preparatory, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, airway management, patient assessment, and trauma patient management. Intended for students in the Paramedicine Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted into the program.
PMED 4 Paramedicine Laboratory 2
- Units
- 2
- Hours
- 108 Lab
- Prerequisite
- PMED 1, PMED 3
- Corequisite
- PMED 2
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides the skills portion of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Services Education Standards (NEMSES). This course also fulfills California Code of Regulations, Title 22 requirements for skills training, including but not limited to psychomotor skills associated with: patient management, cardiac patient management, special populations, EMS operations, and simulated patient encounters. Enrollment in this course is limited to students who have been accepted into the Chabot College Paramedicine program.
PMED 95A Paramedicine Clinical Occupational Work Experience
- Units
- 3
- Prerequisite
- PMED 1, PMED 2, PMED 3, PMED 4
- Transfers to
- CSU
Occupational work experience course that provides instruction to enhance the student's knowledge of emergency care in a clinical setting. Students are provided access to an adequate number of patients, proportionally distributed by illness, injury, gender, age, and common problems encountered in the delivery of emergency care appropriate to the level of the Emergency Medical Services Profession(s). Hospital/clinical experiences include the operating room, recovery room, intensive care unit, coronary care unit, labor and delivery, pediatrics and emergency department and include exposure to an adequate number of pediatrics, obstetrics, psychiatric and geriatric patients. Intended for students in the Paramedic Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program. Within the academic term, students must complete 54 hours of paid or non-paid work for 1.00 unit, however the minimum requirement for this course is 162 hours (3 units). Students can earn a maximum of 14 units of Work Experience.
PMED 95B Paramedicine Field Occupational Work Experience
- Units
- 9
- Prerequisite
- PMED 95A
- Transfers to
- CSU
An occupational work experience course that provides practicum experience for paramedic students to observe and participate in emergency medical care supervised by a preceptor in an emergency response vehicle. Requires a minimum of 486 hours and every student must document at least 40 advanced life support (ALS) patient contacts. Student will provide the full continuum of care from initial contact to transfer of care at the receiving facility for half of all ALS contacts. Students must obtain the minimum competency as a Team Leader. The field internship provides the student with an opportunity to serve as team leader in a variety of pre-hospital advanced life support emergency medical situations. Intended for students in the Paramedicine Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted into the program. Within the academic term, students must complete 54 hours of paid or non-paid work for 1.00 unit; however, the minimum requirement for this course is 486 hours (9 units). Students can earn a maximum of 14 units of Work Experience.