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COURSE SYLLABUS

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TITLE OF COURSE:

 Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice

PREFIX/NUMBER:

EMS 225

CREDIT HOURS:

 3

2.

PREREQUISITE:

 Current certification/licensure as an EMT-Basic or EMT-Intermediate, pre-screening examination, acceptance into the EMT-Paramedic training program, Instructor approval.

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RESOURCES NEEDED:

  
 

TEXT:

 Essentials of Emergency Care
 

SUPPLIES:

Medical disposable supplies, training equipment as required by Colorado Health & Environment Department

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

  

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COURSE GOAL:

Orient the student to Paramedic EMS systems, develop fundamental skills necessary for continuing into advanced Paramedic training courses.

6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

DOT 1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6/1.8/1.9/1.10

Goals/Objectives
1.1 1.2  1.3 1.4 1.5
1.6 1.8 1.9 1.10

7.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Providing emergency medical care is an important responsibility. It is important to insure that the provider has gained the necessary knowledge to provide these services in a competent manner. Students are evaluated based upon their cognitive knowledge, skill performance, and attitude towards patients, peers, and instructors. Failure to meet the minimum requirements in any of these areas will result in non-completion of the course.

 There are several written examinations in this course. Students are also evaluated through skills examination. All written exams consist of fifty (50) questions. These questions are true/false, multiple choice, matching, and situational type questions. Students are required to score a minimum of 75% on the written evaluation. Students failing to meet this standard may re-take a maximum of one (1) time. Failure to meet the 75% on the re-test will result in non-completion of the course.

 Skill evaluations are graded on a pass/fail basis. Students who fail to successfully complete any single skills evaluation may re-take the evaluation one (1) time under a different skills examiner. Failure of the re-test will result in review by the Primary Instructor, Course Coordinator, and Course Medical Director. This review may result in the student's failure to complete the course.
At the option of the Primary Instructor, or Course Coordinator, quizzes may be given at various times throughout the course. These quizzes are designed to be learning opportunities for each student. Quizzes will not be more than twenty-five (25) questions and will count for no more than 10% of the student's final score.

Overall student academic scores will be calculated as follows:

Quizzes 10%
Final Evaluation 90%

Skills

Pass/Fail

Clinical

Pass/Fail

Grading Scale:
Course Grades will be assigned as follows:
100% - 92% A
91% - 83% B
82% - 75% C
< 75% F
NOTE: Students must pass all module evaluations, final evaluations, skills evaluations, and clinical rotations in order to successfully complete the course.
8. COURSE OUTLINE:

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

 

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

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ADA NOTICE:

 

Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.