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Apr 18, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog Archived
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EMS 150 - Introduction to Advanced Care Class: 2 Lab: 9 Credits: 5 This course covers advanced care preparatory material, trauma, advanced airway material, and shock management.
Prerequisite(s): Take BIO 112 with a minimum grade of “C” and take EMS 106 with a minimum grade of “C” or, possess NR EMT Certification and SC EMT Certification. Corequisite(s): Take EMS 151 . Course Topics: Preparatory
- EMS Systems
- Research
- Workforce safety and wellness
- Documentation
- EMS system communication
- Therapeutic communication
- Medical/legal & ethical issues
- Principles of pharmacology
- Medication administration
- Emergency medications
Airway management
- Respiration
- Artificial ventilation
Patient Assessment
- Scene size up
- Primary assessment
- History taking
- Secondary assessment
- Monitoring devices
- Reassessment
Trauma
- Trauma overview and kinematics
- Bleeding
- Chest trauma
- Abdominal and genitourinary trauma
- Orthopedic trauma
- Soft tissue trauma
- Burns
- Head, facial, neck and spine trauma
- Nervous system trauma
- Special considerations in trauma
- Environmental emergencies
- Multi-system trauma
Textbooks: Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site Required Materials:
- Paramedic Clinical & Internship Manual
- EMS 151 Paramedic Clinical I Competency Logs
Grading System: An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.
A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59 Student Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate safe and effective medication administration to a patient during an emergency to include calculation of proper medication dosages, venipuncture, and intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
- Manage a patient airway to ensure patency, adequate mechanical ventilation, oxygenation, and respiration for patiens of all ages.
- Obtain a medical history and perform a comprehensive physical examination on any patient and communicate those findings to others.
- Analyze scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, and reassessment) to guide emergency management.
- Apply advanced concepts of development and pathophysiology in the assessment and management of an emergency trauma patients of all ages.
For SCC Online Courses: If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:
- Required materials for all online courses
- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
- Proctored Exams
Face Covering Requirements: All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page. Standard SCC Course Policies: Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:
- Academic Integrity
- Academic Misconduct
- Add/Drop period
- Appeals Process
- Class Attendance
- Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
- Classroom Conduct/Expectations
- Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
- Online Confidentiality
- Services For Students with Disabilities
- Withdrawal Policy
Official Course Syllabus 2020-2021
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