EMS 2603 - Paramedic I Add to Catalog Portfolio EMS 2603 - Paramedic I S. Department of Transportation National Standard Curriculum for the Paramedic. This course stresses theory and procedures used by a comprehensive emergency medical system in advanced pre-hospital care of the emergency patient. Topics studied include roles and responsibilities, medical legal issues, well-being of the paramedic, illness and injury prevention, ethics, medical terminology review, patient assessment, airway management, venous access and medication administration, therapeutic communications, life span development, pathophysiology, management of shock and general pharmacology. Terms all Hours: 90