Virginia Highlands Community College: EMS 128 - Airway, Shock and Resuscitation Lab

EMS 128 - Airway, Shock and Resuscitation Lab at Virginia Highlands Community College

Course Description

Effective: 2018-08-01

Focuses on specific skills related to airway, resuscitation and shock management.

Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.

1 credits

General Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to teach the paramedic student the principle skills of airway management, 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 127

Course Objectives

Perform airway management techniques safely and accurately in the laboratory setting.
Demonstrate competency in the use of supraglottic airway devices.
Demonstrate competency in the use of CPAP and PEEP.
Demonstrate competency in CPR, AED use and management of the choking patient.
Demonstrate competency in performing orotracheal intubation on a minimum of ten (10) adult patients in the laboratory setting.
Demonstrate competency in performing nasotracheal intubation on a minimum of two (2) adult patients in the laboratory setting.
Demonstrate competency in the use of fluid resuscitation in a patient suffering from shock.

Major Topics to be Included

Airway Management Devices

Bag-Mask Techniques and Rescue Breathing for Adults and Children
Relief of Choking in Infants or Victims 1 Year of Age and Older
Supraglottic airway devices
CPAP
Endotracheal intubation
Nasotracheal intubation

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

1 & 2 Rescuer CPR for Adults, Children and Infants
Automated External Defibrillator
Post resuscitation care

Shock Management

Identifying types of shock
Use of fluids in shock management
Considerations in geriatric and pediatric patients

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