Paramedic Patient Care I Laboratory - EMS 224 at Blue Ridge Community College
https://courses.vccs.edu/colleges/brcc/courses/EMS224-ParamedicPatientCareILaboratory
Effective: 2024-01-01
Course Description
Covers the skills related to the breadth of medical and trauma conditions as outlined by the NationalEmergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Paramedics. Part I of II.
Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
1 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is to develop and assess the student's knowledge, understanding, analysis and application of patient care in a practical setting.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS. Corequisite: EMS 223: Paramedic Patient Care I
Course Objectives
- Provide care of pediatric patients complaining of respiratory distress/failure in a scenario.
- Provide care of geriatric patients presenting with signs and symptoms of a stroke in a scenario.
- Provide care of patients with obstetric or gynecologic complaints in a scenario.
- Provide care of neonatal patients requiring resuscitation during delivery in a scenario.
- Provide care of pediatric patients with a traumatic injury in a scenario.
- Provide care of adult patients with a traumatic injury in a scenario.
- Provide care of geriatric patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis in a scenario.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform surgical cricothyrotomy.
- Interact with patients with special challenges or cultural differences in a scenario.
- Provide care for patients complaining of any of the following complaints: Chest pain;?Overdose; Abdominal pain; Allergic reaction/anaphylaxis; Hypoglycemia/DKA/HHNS; Psychiatric; Seizure; Shock.
Major Topics to be Included
- Patient Assessment
- Medical patient
- Trauma patient
- Patients in special populations
- Patient Care
- Pharmacological interventions
- Paramedic-level skills
- Clinical reasoning
- Therapeutic communication
- Cultural considerations
- Special challenges