
	Paramedic Program Technical Standards All candidates for the F-M Ambulance/ North Dakota State College of Science Paramedic Program must possess essential skills and abilities necessary to complete the school curriculum successfully, either with or without reasonable accommodations for any disabilities the individual may have. The F- M Ambulance Paramedic Program Technical Standards are as follows: The student must have the ability to: Record historical and on-going information; Detect, understand, and interpret physical findings; Communicate, verbally and in writing, physical findings, develop and record diagnoses as well as treatment plans; Manipulate equipment and instruments commonly used by paramedics and paramedics-in-training; Recognize, understand, and interpret instructional materials required during medical education; Detect and appreciate alterations in anatomy and /or physiology, or other abnormalities encountered as part of the general physical examination; Visually recognize, interpret and evaluate diagnostic studies; Review and interpret notes prepared by other members of the health care team; Perform calculations necessary to deliver appropriate care to the patient; Be exposed to various hazardous situations to include: cold/heat extremes, traffic, high speed vehicle operation, bio-hazardous wastes, and violent patient behaviors; Lift equipment and patients in excess of 50 pounds during the course of clinicals and/or lab situations; Communicate effectively with patients, families and other healthcare personnel; and Perform all of the above skills within a timeframe that is appropriate for a clinical setting. All applicants accepted to the F-M Ambulance/NDSCS Paramedic Program must be able to meet the Program’s technical standards. The purpose of the Program is to graduate students who will become entry-level competent paramedics. As a limited enrollment program, applicants who, due to a disability, will not be able to complete the physical or written portions of the NREMT examination may not be admitted to the Program. The F-M Ambulance Paramedic Program is prepared to provide reasonable accommodations to students who are accepted by the Program and who have physical and learning disabilities (e.g.: mobility impairments; chronic illnesses, dyslexia and other learning disabilities). The Program will review the information in order to determine whether a reasonable accommodation can be made. The Program reserves the right to reject any requests for accommodation that, in its judgment would involve the use of an intermediary that would in effect require a student to rely on someone else’s power of selection and observation, fundamentally alter the nature of the Program’s educational program, lower academic standards, cause an undue hardship on the Program or endanger the safety of patients or others. Page Last Updated 04/01/10

Paramedic Program

NDSCS

Technical Standards

All candidates for the F-M Ambulance/ North Dakota State College of Science Paramedic Program must possess essential skills and abilities necessary to complete the school curriculum successfully, either with or without reasonable accommodations for any disabilities the individual may have. The F- M Ambulance Paramedic Program Technical Standards are as follows:

The student must have the ability to:

Record historical and on-going information;
Detect, understand, and interpret physical findings;
Communicate, verbally and in writing, physical findings, develop and record diagnoses as well as treatment plans;
Manipulate equipment and instruments commonly used by paramedics and paramedics-in-training;
Recognize, understand, and interpret instructional materials required during medical education;
Detect and appreciate alterations in anatomy and /or physiology, or other abnormalities encountered as part of the general physical examination;
Visually recognize, interpret and evaluate diagnostic studies;
Review and interpret notes prepared by other members of the health care team;
Perform calculations necessary to deliver appropriate care to the patient;
Be exposed to various hazardous situations to include: cold/heat extremes, traffic, high speed vehicle operation, bio-hazardous wastes, and violent patient behaviors;
Lift equipment and patients in excess of 50 pounds during the course of clinicals and/or lab situations;
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other healthcare personnel; and
Perform all of the above skills within a timeframe that is appropriate for a clinical setting.

All applicants accepted to the F-M Ambulance/NDSCS Paramedic Program must be able to meet the Program’s technical standards. The purpose of the Program is to graduate students who will become entry-level competent paramedics. As a limited enrollment program, applicants who, due to a disability, will not be able to complete the physical or written portions of the NREMT examination may not be admitted to the Program.

The F-M Ambulance Paramedic Program is prepared to provide reasonable accommodations to students who are accepted by the Program and who have physical and learning disabilities (e.g.: mobility impairments; chronic illnesses, dyslexia and other learning disabilities). The Program will review the information in order to determine whether a reasonable accommodation can be made. The Program reserves the right to reject any requests for accommodation that, in its judgment would involve the use of an intermediary that would in effect require a student to rely on someone else’s power of selection and observation, fundamentally alter the nature of the Program’s educational program, lower academic standards, cause an undue hardship on the Program or endanger the safety of patients or others.

Page Last Updated 04/01/10