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Mobile Intensive Care Technician (Paramedic)

The Mobile Intensive Care Technician Program
The Associate in Science degree in Mobile Intensive Care Technician degree is a 80-89 credit program offered through Kapi'olani Community College, Department of Emergency Medical Services. It prepares students to function as healthcare providers in the prehospital setting.

For more information about the Emergency Medical Technician Program, contact us at:

Department of Emergency Medical Services
Kapi'olani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Rd.
Honolulu, HI. 96816

Phone: 808.734.9288
Fax: 808.734.9126
Email: ldemello@hawaii.edu

Program Competencies
Upon successful completion of the Associate in Science degree in Mobile Intensive Care Technician, the student should be able to perform all competencies required of an Emergency Medical Technician, and in addition, should be able to:

• Perform in an entry-level position as a Mobile Intensive Care Technician.
• Safely and accurately perform all advanced life support procedures as listed in Board of Medical Examiners rules for Emergency Ambulance Personnel, including:
• Perform a history and physical examination to assess illness or degree of injury.
• Perform advanced cardiac life support procedures.
• Administer medications by the oral, sublingual, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intracardiac, intravenous, and/or endotracheal routes to treat specific medical problems.
• Perform tracheal intubation.
• Perform electrocardiograms, interpret life threatening arrhythmias, and recognize abnormalities.
• Perform defibrillation and cardioversion.
• Perform closed chest needle thoracostomy.
• Insert nasogastric tubes and perform gastric lavage.
• Perform pericardiocentesis.
• Perform cricothyroid needle insertion.
• Perform direct laryngoscopy for forceps removal of foreign body.
• Perform techniques for reflex vagocardiac stimulation.
• Initiate and continue emergency medical care under medical control including the recognition of presenting conditions and initiation of appropriate invasive and non-invasive treatments for: surgical, medical, cardiac and psychiatric emergencies; trauma; and airway and respiratory problems.
• Take a leadership role with ambulance, first responder, and other personnel to ensure the safety and care of the patient.
• Communicate data to the designated medical command authority and carry out medical orders for the patient.
• Exercise personal judgment in case of interruption in medical direction caused by communication failure or in cases of immediate life threatening conditions; under these conditions, provide such emergency care as has been specifically authorized by approved standing orders.
• Participate in continuing education activities for self-improvement and for the education of others within the field, including following up on selected cases for education and quality assurance.