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Nov 21, 2024
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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.
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 terminology, 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 2024-2025
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