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						2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived   
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                  EMS 105 - Emergency Medical Care I   Lecture Hours: 2  Lab Hours: 6  CWE Hours: 12 hour shift on ambulance    Credits: 4 
  Description: This course is a study of preparatory and pharmacology, airway management, patient assessment, and trauma and shock as it relates to the provision of pre-hospital emergency medical care to critically ill and injured patients.
  Corequisite(s): EMS 106   Course Topics:  Preparatory
	- EMS Systems
 
	- Research
 
	- Workforce safety and wellness
 
	- Documentation
 
	- Report and document assessment data and interventions.
 
	- EMS system communication
 
	- Therapeutic communication
 
	- Medical/legal & ethical
 
	- Anatomy & physiology
 
	- Medical terminology
 
	- Pathophysiology
 
	- Life span development
 
	- Public health
 
	- Pharmacology
 
 
Airway Management 
	- Airway patency
 
	- Nasopharyngeal airway
 
	- Oropharyngeal airway
 
	- Positive pressure ventilation
 
	- Manually-triggered ventilators
 
	- Automatic transport ventilators
 
	- Supplemental oxygen therapy
 
	- Humidifiers
 
	- Partial-rebreather mask
 
	- Venturi mask
 
	- Supraglottic airway devices
 
 
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 
	- One and two rescuer adult CPR
 
	- One and two rescuer child CPR
 
	- One and two rescuer infant CPR
 
	- Automated External Defibrillator use
 
	- First aid for choking victims
 
 
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 website 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:  
	- Apply preparatory and fundamental knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the EMT, medical/legal and ethical issues, anatomy, pathophysiology, medical terminlogy, lifespan development, principles of illness/injury prevention, and medication administration to the provision of emergency care.
 
	- Manage a patient’s airway to ensure patency, adequate mechanical ventilation and respiration for patients of all ages.
 
	- Analyze scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, and reassessment) to guide emergency management.
 
	- Apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely injured patient.
 
  For SCC Online Courses:  If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Course Policies  that include:
	- Identity Verification
 
	- Required materials for all online courses
 
	- Mandatory Attendance Requirement
 
	- Orientation and Support
 
	- Proctored Exams
 
  Standard SCC Course Policies:  Please review the Standard Course Policies  on the following topics:
	- Academic Integrity
 
	- Add/Drop period
 
	- Attendance
 
	- Classroom Conduct
 
	- Equal Access
 
	- IT Access
 
	- Online Behavior
 
	- Online Confidentiality
 
	- Services For Students with Disabilities
 
	- Student Concerns
 
	- Student Help Services
 
	- Withdrawals
 
 
 
   Official Course Syllabus 2023-2024 
				  
 
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