Airway, Shock and Resuscitation - EMS 127 at Virginia Highlands Community College
https://courses.vccs.edu/colleges/vhcc/courses/EMS127-AirwayShockandResuscitation
Effective: 2018-08-01
Course Description
Introduces concepts associated with pre-hospital emergency care of the individual experiencing airway difficulty or in need of resuscitation or shock management.
Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour 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 introduce the novice student to the principles airway assessment and management, including resuscitation techniques and care of a patient in shock.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS. Corequisite: EMS 128.
Course Objectives
- Discuss the principles of airway assessment
- Compare and contrast types of airway management techniques
- Explain the physiology of respiration, ventilation and oxygenation
- Recall the concepts of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Differentiate types of shock
- Discuss care options related to shock resuscitation
Major Topics to be Included
- Airway Assessment
- Review of airway anatomy
- Techniques used to assess airway patency
- Principles of anticipating difficult airways
- Airway Management
- Review of airway management devices
- Techniques used to manage airway patency
- Endotracheal intubation
- Nasotracheal intubation
- Physiology of Respiration, Ventilation and Oxygenation
- Principles related to the mechanics of respiration, ventilation and oxygenation
- Cellular respiration
- Use of supplemental oxygen
- Differences Between Normal and Positive Pressure Ventilation
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Review of the CPR Guidelines for the adult, child, infant and neonatal patient
- Principles of resuscitation
- Concepts of post resuscitation care
- Shock
- Concepts of tissue hypoperfusion
- Categories of shock
- Specifics types of shock
- Concepts in treating patients in shock
- Consideration in the geriatric and pediatric populations