EMS 150 - Introduction to Advanced Care

Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 9 Clinical Hours: 0 Credits: 5

Description: 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 website

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.

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Official Course Syllabus
2023-2024