Sub-Section 3-490-24 - Paramedic Academy Military Advanced Placement

CMH EMS Education Manual

In accordance with Missouri Regulations 19 CSR 30-40.331 and 19 CSR 30-40.342, CMH will provide advanced placement into the Paramedic Academy for active duty and honorably discharged military personnel. The intent of these regulatory changes is to provide recognition of the EMS training and experience obtained during military service.

Advanced placement consideration is available to all active duty or honorably discharged personnel of all branches of the Armed Forces including the National Guard and Reserves.

To take advantage of these provisions, the individual must be currently licensed as an EMT in the state of Missouri. Refer to the Missouri Bureau of EMS website (http://health.mo.gov/safety/ems). Missouri BEMS requires licensure within two (2) years after honorable discharge or during active duty.

Once accepted into CMH Paramedic Academy, your EMS knowledge, skills, and abilities may be assessed for advanced placement. Assessment is not required for the following Military Occupational Specialties:

• ARMY HEALTH CARE SPECIALIST (MOS 68W) LEVEL I:
• Full tuition is required. The following ALS skills are expected:
• IM/SQ medication administration,
• IV and IO access and medication administration,
• IV blood draw,
• Nebulizer medication administration,
• Needle chest decompression,
• OG tube placement, and
• Surgical cricothyrotomy.
• Advanced placement with this specialty includes the following:
• Laboratory skills and scenarios added to the tracker that will not be required by the student:
• IM/SQ, IV, IO,
• Nebulizer,
• Needle decompression,
• OG tube placement,
• Surgical cricothyrotomy, and
• Many of the trauma laboratory sessions may not be required, but they are encouraged.
• Clinical skills, assessments, and patient encounters added to the tracker that will not be required by the student:
• IV starts,
• Medication administrations, and
• Hours required in Same-Day-Surgery for IV start practice (still highly encouraged).

• ARMY HEALTH CARE SPECIALIST (MOS 68W) LEVEL II:
• Full tuition is required. The following ALS skills are expected:
• All those listed for Army Health Care Specialist (MOS 68W) Level I.
• Advanced placement with this specialty includes the following:
• All those listed for Army Health Care Specialist (MOS 68W) Level I.

• ARMY HEALTHCARE SPECIALIST (MOS 68W) LEVEL III:
• Full tuition is required. The following ALS skills are expected:
• All those listed for Army Health Care Specialist (MOS 68W) Level II and
• ET Intubation.
• Advanced placement with this specialty includes the following:
• All those listed for Army Health Care Specialist (MOS 68W) Level II,
• Laboratory skills and scenarios added to the tracker that will not be required by the student:
• Airway.
• Clinical skills, assessments, and patient encounters added to the tracker that will not be required by the student:
• Airway management (all of the BVM and live human intubations are still required).

CMH EMS Education Mission: "Provide state-of-the-art education to develop and support a team of exceptional emergency medical professionals."

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