PHECC Paramedic study plan

PHECC Paramedic · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Advanced Paramedic & Paramedic

Map every Advanced Paramedic skill (advanced airway, cardiac rhythm interpretation, pharmacology, IV/IO access) to a written self-rating of confidence
Draft a one-page drug card set covering indication, dose route, and contraindication for the AP drug list
Complete 40 scenario-based practice items on advanced assessment and airway management, logging each error by cause

A scored 40-item AP/Paramedic diagnostic with a written error-cause log

Week 2

Recite and apply cardiac rhythm recognition criteria for shockable and non-shockable rhythms
Sequence the AP cardiac arrest, tachycardia, and bradycardia algorithm decisions from memory in writing
Explain the rationale for each drug and intervention in the peri-arrest algorithms

A handwritten algorithm flowchart set (arrest, tachy, brady) with drug rationale annotations

Week 3

Compare AP and Paramedic scope for the same presentation and justify the difference in writing
Work through 30 mixed pharmacology and advanced-assessment questions under timed conditions
Summarize AP-level respiratory and metabolic emergency management into decision trees

A scope-comparison table for 15 presentations plus a timed 30-question score

Week 4

Build assessment-flow checklists for medical, trauma, and obstetric presentations
Practice 20 Paramedic-level scenario questions and verbalize the primary survey out loud for each
Identify and correct recurring errors from weeks 1-3 using a spaced-review schedule

Three completed assessment-flow checklists plus a corrected error tracker

Week 5

List EMT-level vital sign ranges, normal findings, and red-flag deviations
Demonstrate (in writing) correct sequence for BLS airway, CPR, AED, and immobilization decisions
Answer 40 EMT-level questions and score at least 80% before moving on

A scored 40-item EMT practice set with a red-flag reference sheet

Week 6

Map First Aid Responder competencies (scene safety, primary assessment, CPR/AED, choking, bleeding, burns, medical emergencies) to action steps
Write a step-by-step responder action card for 10 common emergency presentations
Complete 30 FAR-level questions and identify any gaps in basic life support knowledge

Ten completed responder action cards plus a scored 30-item FAR set

Week 7

Define the community paramedicine role, referral pathways, and boundaries of practice in writing
Outline chronic disease monitoring, medication reconciliation, and social-needs screening workflows
Apply community-paramedicine reasoning to 15 scenario questions emphasizing safeguarding and escalation

A one-page community paramedicine workflow summary plus a scored 15-item scenario set

Week 8

Complete two full-length mixed-domain mock exams under timed conditions
Review every missed item and re-teach each weak concept in your own words
Consolidate all drug cards, algorithms, and checklists into a single final review pack

Two completed mock exams with a final consolidated review pack

Week 2: Can reproduce the AP cardiac arrest, tachy, and brady algorithms from memory with correct drug sequencing

Week 4: Scores at least 75% on a timed 30-question AP/Paramedic mixed set

Week 6: Scores at least 80% on both the EMT and FAR practice sets

Week 8: Scores at least 80% on both full-length mixed mock exams with all errors re-taught