Virginia Highlands Community College: Special Populations Lab

Special Populations Lab - EMS 140 at Virginia Highlands Community College

https://courses.vccs.edu/colleges/vhcc/courses/EMS140-SpecialPopulationsLab

Effective: 2019-08-01

Course Description

Develops skills related to the assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs.

Laboratory 2 hour. 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 teach the student principles of care and management of patients in special populations.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Prerequisite: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS. Corequisite: EMS 139.

Course Objectives

Perform a normal delivery with newborn care on a patient in a laboratory setting.
Perform a minimum of two (2) normal deliveries with newborn care in a scenario.
Perform an abnormal delivery with newborn care on a patient in a laboratory setting
Perform a minimum of two (2) abnormal deliveries with newborn care in a scenario.
Perform a neonatal resuscitation in a laboratory setting.
Perform a minimum of two (2) neonatal resuscitations in a scenario.
Perform a minimum of two (2) comprehensive normal physical assessments on a pediatric patient in a laboratory setting.
Perform a minimum of two (2) comprehensive normal physical assessments on a pediatric patient in a scenario.
Perform a minimum of two (2) needle cricothyrotomy with percutaneous translaryngeal ventilation procedures in a laboratory setting.
Perform a minimum of four (4) needle cricothyrotomy with percutaneous translaryngeal ventilation procedures in a scenario.
Perform direct orotracheal intubation on a minimum of ten (10) pediatric patients in the laboratory setting.

Major Topics to be Included

Childbirth

Normal cephalic delivery
Abnormal deliveries
Neonatal resuscitation

Pediatric physical assessment

Comprehensive exam and care
Communication issues
Needle cricothyrotomy
Translaryngeeal ventilation
Endotracheal intubation

Geriatric physical assessment

Comprehensive exam and care
Accommodations in care
Communication issues

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