EMS 62B

About this course

Paramedic skills presented: proper hand washing; personal protective equipment; patient assessment focusing on unbiased patient care; intravenous access; intraosseous infusion; bleeding control and shock management; pleural decompression; cricothyrotomy; pharmacology principles and applications; medication administration; airway management: endotracheal intubation, endotracheal intubation with spinal immobilization, oropharyngeal airway, nasopharyngeal airway, suctioning, dual lumen airways; pediatric advanced life support ambulance 911 call simulations and case studies; prehospital trauma life support ambulance 911 call simulations and case studies; synchronized cardioversion; transcutaneous pacing; defibrillation; end tidal carbon dioxide monitoring; capnography; 12 lead ECG interpretation. Emphasis on special population, pediatric, and trauma management and operations. Intended for students in the Paramedic Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• Prerequisites: EMS 61A
• and61B.

Catalog wording: “Prerequisites: EMS 61A and 61B.”

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in EMTP 62B.”