Paramedic Lab 2

Course Number:
EMS 221
Transcript Title:
Paramedic Lab 2
Created:
Aug 10, 2022
Updated:
Aug 17, 2022
Total Credits:
2
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture / Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
60
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

EMS 210
EMS 220

Corequisites 

EMS 211
EMS 231

Course Description

Practices the skills and behaviors learned in EMS 221 required for proficient medication administration, assessment and management of various trauma and medical situations, and interpretation of 12-lead ECG. Provides training in the skills lab setting using simulated patients. Thisis the second course in a three-course lab series. Prerequisites: EMS 210, EMS 220. Corequisites: EMS 211, EMS 231. Audit available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Correctly calculate dosages required for medication administration within the Paramedic Scope of Practice using simulated patients.
  2. Demonstrate knowledge in trauma patient assessment and management using simulated patients with head/spinal, chest, abdominal, orthopedic, and environmental complaints. 
  3. Demonstrate knowledge in medical patient assessment and management using simulated patients with gynecological, GU/renal, endocrine, hematologic, immunological, behavioral, toxicological, or infectious complaints.
  4. Accurately interpret 12-lead ECGs using simulated patients.

Course Activities and Design

  • Cognitive and psychomotor domains are measured for competency by a combination of written exams and skill demonstration.
  • The affective domain is measured for competency using published professional standards.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Correctly calculate dosages required for medication administration within the Paramedic Scope of Practice using simulated patients.
  • Oral, mucosal and aerosolized
  • Intramuscular (IM), subcutaneous (SQ) and intravenous (IV)
  • Transdermal, Interosseous (IO) and Endotracheal (ET)
  • Safety precautions when administering/disposing of drugs
Outcome #2: Demonstrate knowledge in trauma patient assessment and management using simulated patients with head/spinal, chest, abdominal, orthopedic, and environmental complaints.
  • Head and spinal trauma
  • Chest trauma
  • Abdominal trauma
  • Orthopedic trauma
  • Environmental trauma
Outcome #3: Demonstrate knowledge in medical patient assessment and management using simulated patients with gynecological, GU/renal, endocrine, hematologic, immunological, behavioral, toxicological, or infectious complaints.     
  • Gynecological emergency
  • Genitourinary or renal emergency
  • Endocrine emergency
  • Hematologic emergency
  • Immunological emergency
  • Behavioral emergency
  • Toxicological emergency
  • Infectious disease
Outcome #4: Accurately interpret 12-lead ECGs using simulated patients. 
  • Placement and interpretation of the 12-lead
  • ECG changes associated with myocardial ischemia, injury, and infarction
  • Non-cardiac ECG abnormalities
  • Non-ischemic changes in the 12-lead

Suggested Texts and Materials

Emergency: Care in the Streets, Nancy Caroline, ISBN-10:  128-410-4885

Department Notes

Course required by current EMS national education standards and is a CoAMPS accreditation requirement.