EMS 151 - Paramedic Clinical I

Lab: 6 Credits: 2
This course provides an introduction to hospital care in an emergency and trauma setting. Emphasis is placed on care for adult, obstetrical, pediatric, and behavioral patients.

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 150

Course Topics:

Scene safety
Patient complaints
Patient assessment
Therapeutic communication and cultural competency
Decision making
Psychomotor skills
Record keeping
Professionalism
Practical application of principles of emergency care as a team member

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:

Clinical 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:

Integrate basic principles of operational roles and responsibilities to ensure safe patient, public, and personnel safety.
Demonstrate completion of a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health and health needs of a patient.
Relate assessment findings to underlying pathological and physiological changes in the patient’s condition.
Report and document assessment findings and interventions.
Perform basic and advanced interventions as part of a treatment plan intended to mitigate the emergency, provide symptom relief, and improve the overall health of the patient.
Demonstrate safe and effective performance of airway management.
Demonstrate safe and effective performance of venipuncture to include intravenous access, blood draws and fingersticks.
Calculate proper medication dosages for patient administration in a clinical setting.
Demonstrate safe and effective performance of intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
Provide basic and advanced emergency care as a team member in a controlled clinical environment with more experienced personnel in the lead role.
Express attributes of exemplary professional behavior including, but not limited to, integrity, empathy, self-motivation, appearance/personal hygiene, self-confidence, communications, time management, teamwork/ diplomacy, respect, patient advocacy, and careful delivery of service.

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