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COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: EMT Basic PREFIX/NUMBER: EMS 125 CREDIT HOURS: 9 2. PREREQUISITE: 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Prehospital Emergency Care, 6th edition Prehospital Emergency Care Workbook SUPPLIES: Medical disposable supplies, training equipment as required by Colorado Health & Environment Department 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: 5. COURSE GOAL: Prepare students for successful state/national certification at the EMT-Basic level. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: (A) Attach Copy of National Standard Curriculum Objectives. 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. Each module of the EMT-Basic course is evaluated through a written and practical skills examination. Each module written exam consists of fifty (50) questions. These questions are true/false, multiple choice, matching, and situational type questions. Each evaluation is cumulative. This means that in addition to the new material contained within each module, the evaluation may also contain questions from previous modules. Students are required to score a minimum of 75% on each written evaluation. Students failing to meet this standard may re-take a maximum of two (2) module written evaluations. Failure to meet the 75% on any re-test will result in non-completion of the course. The final course examination will consist of one hundred and fifty (150) questions. The minimum passing score will be 75%. Students failing to meet this score may not re-take the final written examination. Skill evaluations are graded on a pass/fail basis, using the National Registry of EMTs skill evaluation tools. Students who fail to successfully complete any single module skills evaluation may re-take the evaluation one (1) time under a different skill 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. Student workbook completion is required and will be counted as one (1) quiz score. 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% Module Evaluations 50% Final Evaluation 40% Skills Pass/Fail Clinical Pass/Fail NOTE: Students must pass all module evaluations, final evaluations, skills evaluations, and clinical rotations in order to successfully complete the course. 8. COURSE OUTLINE: Topic Hrs Readings/assignment Class 1 Registration, Welcome, Overview Well Being of the EMT, 4.5 Chap. 1,2 Class 2 Medical/Legal, Ethical IssuesThe Human Body, Baseline Vital Signs 4.5 Chap. 3,4,5 Class 3 The Human Body, Baseline Vitals (Cont.) 4.5 Chap. 4,5 Class 4 Lifting & Moving Patients, Skill Lab SAMPLE History 4.5 Chap. 6 Class 5 Module 1 Evaluation,Airway, Oxygen Therapy / Airway skills 3.5 Chap. 7 Class 6 Module 2 Evaluation,Scene Size-up, Initial Patient Assessment 4.5 Chap. 8 Class 7 Focused Hx & Physical Exam - Trauma 4.5 Chap. 9-10 Class 8 Focused Hx & Physical Exam - Medical 4.5 Chap. 9-10 Class 9 Detailed Physical Exam, On-going Assessment, Communications 4.5 Chap. 11-12 Class 10 Module 3 Evaluation, Skills Eval. General Pharmacology / Practical Skills Lab – Pt Assessment 4.5 Chap. 13 Class 11 Respiratory Emergencies 4.5 Chap. 14 Class 12 Airway Skills Evaluation 4.5 Review Class 13 Cardiovascular Emergencies / Automated External Defibrillation 4.5 Chap. 15 & 16 Class 14 Diabetes, Altered Mental Status, Allergies 4.5 Chap. 17-20 Class 15 Poisoning/Overdose, Acute Abdomen 3.0 Chap. 21,22,23 Class 16 Environmental Emergencies 3.5 Chap. 24-25 Class 17 Behavioral Emergencies, OB/GYN 3.0 Chap. 26-27 Class 18 Module 4 Evaluation, Mechanism of Inj. 3.5 Chap. 28-29 Class 19 Bleeding & Shock 4.5 Chap. 28, 29 Class 20 Soft Tissue Injuries, Musculoskeletal Care 4.5 Chap. 30,31,32 Class 21 Musculoskeletal Care, Injuries to the Head & Spine 3.5 Chap. 33,34, 35, 36, 37 Class 22 Module 5 Evaluation, Skills Eval. 3.5 Review Class 23 Infants & Children Skills Lab - Pediatrics 3.5 Chap. 38 Class 24 Module 6 Evaluation, Skills Eval. Gaining Access, HazMat, MCI 3.5 Review & Chap 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 Class 25 No Class 0 Class 26 Thanksgiving Break 0 Class 27 Module 7 Evaluation, Skills Eval. 4.5 Review Class 28 FINAL EXAM, OPEN SKILLS LAB 4.5 Class 29 OPEN SKILLS LAB 4.5 Class 30 OPEN SKILLS LAB 4.5 Class 31 STATE PRACTICAL 4 CLINICAL ASSIGN. HOSPITAL & AMBULANCE CLINICAL ASSIGNMENT 20 9. 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. 10. 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.
COURSE SYLLABUS
1.
TITLE OF COURSE:
PREFIX/NUMBER:
EMS 125
CREDIT HOURS:
2.
PREREQUISITE:
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
Prehospital Emergency Care Workbook
SUPPLIES:
Medical disposable supplies, training equipment as required by Colorado Health & Environment Department
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
5.
COURSE GOAL:
Prepare students for successful state/national certification at the EMT-Basic level.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
(A)
Attach Copy of National Standard Curriculum Objectives.
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.
Overall student academic scores will be calculated as follows:
Skills
Pass/Fail
Clinical
Topic
Hrs
Readings/assignment
Class 1
Registration, Welcome, Overview Well Being of the EMT,
4.5
Chap. 1,2
Class 2
Medical/Legal, Ethical IssuesThe Human Body, Baseline Vital Signs
Chap. 3,4,5
Class 3
The Human Body, Baseline Vitals (Cont.)
Chap. 4,5
Class 4
Lifting & Moving Patients, Skill Lab SAMPLE History
Chap. 6
Class 5
Module 1 Evaluation,Airway, Oxygen Therapy / Airway skills
3.5
Chap. 7
Class 6
Module 2 Evaluation,Scene Size-up, Initial Patient Assessment
Chap. 8
Class 7
Focused Hx & Physical Exam - Trauma
Chap. 9-10
Class 8
Focused Hx & Physical Exam - Medical
Class 9
Detailed Physical Exam, On-going Assessment, Communications
Chap. 11-12
Class 10
Module 3 Evaluation, Skills Eval. General Pharmacology / Practical Skills Lab – Pt Assessment
Chap. 13
Class 11
Respiratory Emergencies
Chap. 14
Class 12
Airway Skills Evaluation
Review
Class 13
Cardiovascular Emergencies / Automated External Defibrillation
Chap. 15 & 16
Class 14
Diabetes, Altered Mental Status, Allergies
Chap. 17-20
Class 15
Poisoning/Overdose, Acute Abdomen
3.0
Chap. 21,22,23
Class 16
Environmental Emergencies
Chap. 24-25
Class 17
Behavioral Emergencies, OB/GYN
Chap. 26-27
Class 18
Module 4 Evaluation, Mechanism of Inj.
Chap. 28-29
Class 19
Bleeding & Shock
Chap. 28, 29
Class 20
Soft Tissue Injuries, Musculoskeletal Care
Chap. 30,31,32
Class 21
Musculoskeletal Care, Injuries to the Head & Spine
Chap. 33,34, 35, 36, 37
Class 22
Module 5 Evaluation, Skills Eval.
Class 23
Infants & Children Skills Lab - Pediatrics
Chap. 38
Class 24
Module 6 Evaluation, Skills Eval. Gaining Access, HazMat, MCI
Review & Chap 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
Class 25
No Class
0
Class 26
Thanksgiving Break
Class 27
Module 7 Evaluation, Skills Eval.
Class 28
FINAL EXAM, OPEN SKILLS LAB
Class 29
OPEN SKILLS LAB
Class 30
Class 31
STATE PRACTICAL
4
CLINICAL ASSIGN.
HOSPITAL & AMBULANCE CLINICAL ASSIGNMENT
20
9.
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.
10.
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.