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Collusion is defined as “the unauthorized collaboration with another person or by any other means, including artificial intelligence (AI) and computer translators, in preparing work for fulfillment of course requirements.” Using AI like (ChatGPT or Google Gemini) to create a document is considered colluding. <strong>The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence on specific assignments is at the discretion of the instructor. </strong>
If you have a disability (learning, mental, physical) that affects your ability to participate effectively and have access to any program or service at Amarillo College please contact Disability Services at (806) 345-5639 . Our offices are located in the Enrollment Center, Suite 700. More information may be found at www.actx.edu/disability.
Disability Services facilitates access to all programs and services according to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as other federal and state laws.
Amarillo College is committed to providing equal access to all programs and services, including all working, learning, and service environments that affect equal access for persons with disabilities. This commitment to provide equal access and opportunity for persons with disabilities is in compliance with federal and state law. Amarillo College also strives to provide Electronic and Information Resources (EIR) that are accessible to all authorized users.
If you find you are unable to access material in an accessible format please contact the Disability Services Office at (806) 345-5639 . This office will work in conjunction with other campus resources to address and accommodate your issue in a timely manner.
As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc
Tutoring for Success applies to any student whose overall performance in the course falls below 75%. The instructor will create the task in the Student Engagement Portal (Watermark) to direct the student to the appropriate tutoring service, which may be faculty- or SI-led, discipline-specific, and/or general. The tutoring service assigned, the due date for when the tutoring must be completed, and the amount of tutoring required are at the discretion of the instructor. Additionally, the task will alert the student’s success team. Students who do not fulfill the assigned tutoring task may be subject to program- and course-specific penalties that could result in a grade reduction and/or in not being allowed to progress in the course until the tutoring requirement has been satisfied.
Students who do not attend class on or prior to the census date will be administratively dropped. Effective Fall, 2016
Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete all steps indicated on the Academic Withdrawal Request form by the course withdrawal deadline.
NOTE: Students who are attending Texas institutions of higher education, for the first time fall 2007 and later, may not withdraw from more than six courses during their academic career. This withdrawal limitation does not include dual credit or developmental classes (Senate Bill 1231 Rule 4.10.) For more information on Drop and Withdrawal Policies, please visit the Registrar's Office Web site.
The Amarillo College Privacy Policy is found at https://www.actx.edu/-amarillo-college-privacy-notice , and applies to all Amarillo College students. If you have questions about this privacy statement or you believe that your personal information has been released without your consent, send email to humanresources@actx.edu .
EMSP-1501-002 Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Corequisite: EMSP 1163 of same course section
Preparation for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Basic. Includes all the skills necessary to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support level with an emergency service or other specialized services.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(5 sem hrs; 4 lec, 4 lab)
On Campus Course
Jones & Bartlett Publishing. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured: Navigate 2 Premier Access; 12th ed., 2021. ISBN: 978-1-284-20430-8.
OPTIONAL - Jones & Bartlett Publishing. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Student Workbook; 12th ed., 2021. ISBN: 978-1-284-20430-2.
American Heart Association. Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers: Provider Manual; (most recent year).
Amarillo College. Laboratory Manual & Clinical Packet for EMSP-1501, 1163, and 1001. Available for download on Blackboard.
Course Syllabus available on Blackboard.
Remind app – download in your app store.
Successful participation in, and completion of this course requires personal possession of a Wi-Fi compatible computer or tablet. Cell phones are insufficient.
In addition to the textbooks and equipment listed above, each student will also need:
Students may record lectures if they feel this will help them with successful completion of the course. However, these recordings are for personal use only and should NEVER be uploaded to the internet or to any social media platform without written permission of the course instructor. Uploading or sharing recordings for personal use may constitute plagiarism and violate copyright laws.
The American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) written and skills examinations will be administered at the beginning of the semester. All students are required to take and pass these examinations. Attendance is mandatory for this TWO (2) DAY course as the American Heart Association requires an 8-hour initial course. A SCORE OF 84% IS THE MINIMUM PASSING SCORE FOR THE WRITTEN EXAM. ANY STUDENT WHO FAILS THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION OR ANY PART OF THE SKILLS EXAMINATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO DROP THE COURSE. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. Refunds per Amarillo College policy, if applies.
All students are required to carry a current American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR card with them at all times during clinicals.
Once a student passes the CPR course, in order to receive a CPR card, the student must:
Amarillo College West Campus Assistance Center | 6222 Southwest 9th Avenue ~ Lecture Hall | (across the street the VA Medical Center water tower)
Beginning September 1, 2017, all initial and continuing education EMS courses must include the Texas Jurisprudence Exam. This exam will be administered through Blackboard and will be an open resource exam. Students are required to make a minimum score of 70% of this exam in an unlimited number of attempts in order to successfully complete the course. Failure to complete the Texas Jurisprudence Exam by the assigned due date will result in FIFTY (50) points being deducted from the Final Exam.
See the Course Calendar for the due date.
Students are required to complete TWO (2) NIMS courses online on their own time. These courses are free and are provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Each course will take approximately 2 hours to complete online, and the certificate will be e-mailed to you approximately 2 to 5 days after course completion. Each certificate MUST be printed and turned into your instructor. Certificates will be accepted if completed within the last 12 months of the assigned due date, but students are encouraged to retake the course to refresh their knowledge. Failure to complete, or turn in a printed certificate for, one or both of these courses by the assigned due date will result in FIFTY (50) points being deducted from the Final Exam for EACH assignment missed.
The link for each is:
See the Course Calendar for the due date.
Per Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 157, Subchapter C, Rule §157.32(B)(i), in addition to the minimum curriculum in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the EMT curriculum shall include the following subjects – recognition and management of hazardous materials as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency curriculum, “Recognizing and Identifying Hazardous Materials.” Therefore, a Hazardous Materials Awareness class will be offered on a Saturday as specified in the Course Calendar. Failure to attend this mandatory Saturday course will result in failure of the entire course.
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
Students are full partners in fostering a classroom/laboratory environment which is conductive to learning. In order to assure that all students have the opportunity to gain from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the course instructor, students are prohibited from engaging in any form of behavior that detracts from the learning experience of fellow students. Inappropriate behavior in the classroom/laboratory may result in a request for the offending student to leave class.
ABUSIVE, VULGAR, LEWD, OR PROFANE SPEECH WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Electronic mobile devices are disruptive during class time. These devices should be turned off/silenced during class time. If you feel you will have an emergency during class, please leave the classroom/laboratory and attend to the situation outside the classroom/laboratory.
Personal electronic devices, including smart watches, are NOT to be used during exam or quizzes. If a student is caught with a personal electronic device or smart watch, after completing DUO login, during this time and up to the time quizzes or exams are turned in, even if completed, cheating will automatically be assumed, and a grade of “F” for the course will be awarded. Cheating will not be tolerated. See the Academic Dishonesty section for more information.
Any student whose cumulative average falls below 75% will be required to attend tutoring sessions to remain in the course on a probationary status from week to week. Refunds, if any, as per Amarillo College policy applies. If tutoring is required, the student will be required to attend at least one, 60-minute session until their cumulative average is 75% or higher. Students will be counseled to drop, or receive a grade of “F,” if satisfactory progress is not made as evaluated by the course instructor. Failure to satisfactorily attend tutoring sessions results in automatic dismissal from the course as evaluated by the course instructor.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND CHEATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN THIS COURSE OR DURING CLINICALS! If a student is suspected of academic dishonesty or cheating, in accordance with Texas Administrative Code Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 157, Subchapter C, Rule §157.36(b)(20), “cheating and/or assisting another person to cheat on any examination, written or psychomotor, by any provider licensed by the department or any institution or entity conducting EMS education and/or training or providing an EMS examination leading to obtaining certification or renewing certification or licensure” may be subject to disciplinary action by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), also known as the department above. This must be reported to DSHS!
Student success will be assessed in two learning domains:
FAILURE OF ANY ONE DOMAIN CONSTITUTES FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE COURSE.
Criteria: A final grade of “C” or higher.
Grading Scale:
A – 90% or higher
B – 80% to 89.9%
C – 70% to 79.9%
F – 69.9% and below
Students should NOT expect decimal grade rounding.
Grading Categories:
Exam Grades = 50% of the final average
Final Exam = 40% of the final average
Successful completion of this course requires a final cumulative average of 70% or higher.
Criteria: Failure of any single skill more than TWO (2) times will constitute course failure.
Performance:
The clinical (EMSP-1163) letter grade will be the same as the student’s EMSP-1501 classroom final average, provided all clinical rotations are successfully completed as evaluated by EMSP program faculty and the clinicians assigned for each clinical shift. Failure to successfully complete the clinical course also constitutes failure of the classroom (EMSP-1501) course.
Students who attend any clinical session without completing all preclinical requirements – immunizations, background checks, urine drug screen – will automatically be removed from the course and receive a grade of “F” for BOTH courses.
Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. It is the student’s responsibility to attend each class. Each tardy is counted as a quarter (¼) an absence for each hour missed. This not only includes being late to class/lab, but also leaving early from class/lab. No more than FOUR (4) class sessions may be missed. If a student misses more than FOUR (4) class sessions, they will be advised to withdraw from the course or receive a grade of “F” for BOTH courses – EMSP-1501 and EMSP-1163.
Online lectures provided through Blackboard are not a substitute for attending class. They are there to help students with their preparation for quizzes and examinations only.
Clinical shifts are selected from a scheduling website owned and operated by Platinum Education. After a student is given access to the Platinum Education website, clinical shifts must be chosen and completed as quickly as possible. Attempting to choose a schedule late in the semester will likely result in an inability to create an appropriate schedule. Failure to successfully complete clinical rotations will result in a grade of “F” for BOTH courses – EMSP-1501 and EMSP-1163.
Clinicals cannot be performed at the same time class meets. If a student schedules a clinical shift during class time, an absence or tardy will be awarded as stated in this syllabus.
Tardies or absences are unacceptable during clinicals except in extreme circumstances. Students who fail to create a clinical schedule within a reasonable time frame may be removed from the course.
Students should sign up for no more than the minimum required clinical shifts for the course:
If a student signs up for more clinical shifts than required, the instructor reserves the right to delete extra clinical shifts at their discretion. Signing up for more clinical shifts than required may result in other students not being able to complete their clinical shifts.
Amarillo Medical Services (AMS) approves all ambulance shifts. Once approved, that shift is assigned to the student and can only be canceled or rescheduled with approval through Amarillo Medical Services (AMS). The student is responsible for completing the approved shift.
Amarillo College generally announces the cancellation of classes due to weather around 3:30 pm. Students will NOT be counted absent in the event of class cancellation due to weather. The course instructor also reserves the right to cancel class at any time for any reason, which will be posted on Blackboard and Remind as an announcement.
If Amarillo College cancels classes due to weather, then all clinical shifts will also be cancelled that day due to weather.
See the Course Calendar given to you on the first day of class for official dates and due dates.
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Week 16
In order to maintain compliance with Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 97, Subchapter B, Rule §97.64, all immunization documentation must be on file with the EMSP program office WITHIN 10 DAYS of the first-class session. Failure to meet this requirement will result in dismissal from the class. Refunds are subject to Amarillo College policy. These immunizations include:
Immunizations can be obtained at any local pharmacy or:
City of Amarillo Department of Public Health
850 Martin Road • 806.378.6300
If a student cannot locate their shot records for any reason, DO NOT get revaccinated. Instead, have the health department draw your titer levels for each of the required immunizations listed above. Exceptions to this policy includes the tetanus-diphtheria and influenza vaccine and the tuberculin (TB) skin test.
At no time may a student enter, or observe, actual patient care without having fully completed each of the immunization requirements. Doing so is a safety violation and will not be tolerated. Students who fail to complete all immunization requirements within a reasonable time, will be removed from the course.
Due to privacy concerns, immunization records CANNOT be copied on Amarillo College’s equipment. Please bring a copy of your immunization records to your instructor.
The goal of the course is such that the student will be able to describe and list the EMT’s roles and responsibilities, legal issues, and medical terminology appropriate for prehospital providers. The student will be expected to perform appropriate management procedures required for the EMT-Basic for:
In order to successfully complete this course, the student will be required to:
The student will also be expected to develop a sufficient mastery of the following required skills:
Please go to your app store on your cell phone and download the Remind app. Please enable all Push Notifications when using or not using the app. The purpose of this app is to quickly communicate with the class via text messaging. Students are also able to communicate with other students via text message.
Currently, EMSP students are not allowed to use the gym facilities at the First Responders Academy. Gym access is available at the Carter Fitness Center on the Washington Street Campus.
A student who has a problem with the course or course instructor should make every effort to resolve the problem with the course instructor. If that is not successful, the student may appeal the instructor’s decision to the following individuals IN THIS ORDER:
More clinical information can be found in the EMT Student Handbook.
Prior to attending any clinical rotation, each student must submit to a criminal background check and a urine drug screening. This is required by various clinical sites and not Amarillo College. This can only be done online using Complio. Students must select the Background Check and Urine Drug Screening packages. You cannot go to clinical, and therefore cannot complete this course with a grade higher than an “F” without approval through this process. You must pay with a credit card. The cost for these services may vary per student. A criminal history does NOT necessarily preclude you from clinicals. Honesty on the application is the best policy.
A urine drug screen is also required by the various clinical sites. This will also be scheduled and completed using Complio. You will be required to schedule an appointment through the Complio website to submit your specimen at LabCorp or Quest Diagnostics. If you fail to arrive for your scheduled appointment or submit a sample in an inappropriate amount of time, you may have to start the process over again, including repayment.
Students who fail to complete the criminal background check and/or urine drug screening requirements within a reasonable time frame may be removed from the course.
In response to Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 157, Subchapter C, Rule §157.36, students must NEVER attempt to gain clinical experience outside an EMSP assigned clinical shift. At no time, while gaining clinical experience, may a student be considered operational staff or crew, paid or otherwise.
I have read and understand and agree to the following policies and procedures in the EMSP-1501/1163 Course Syllabus. I understand that if I fail to follow the outlined policies and procedures, I will be counseled to withdraw from the course or receive a grade of “F” for the course.
I understand and agree that the course instructor may deviate from the policies and procedures and course schedule as the instructor deems necessary.
Chapters 1 – 14 are the foundation of the entire course. Having a thorough understanding of these chapters will help you immensely in subsequent chapters.
Exceptions to the policies and procedures outlined in this syllabus will be dealt with on an individual basis at the instructor’s discretion. The instructor reserves the right to change, amend, or modify this
syllabus or course calendar with or without written notice.
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