Special Populations - EMS 139
https://courses.vccs.edu/courses/EMS139-SpecialPopulations
Effective: 2019-08-01
Course Description
Focuses on the pre-hospital assessment and management of patients in a specific population including pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/GYN), bariatric, abuse, sexual assault and special needs.
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 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 140.
Course Objectives
- Discuss gynecological related issues and management
- Describe the stages of labor
- Identify issues related to normal and abnormal labor and delivery
- Identify differences in management of the pediatric patient
- Identify differences in management of the geriatric patient
- Describe issues related to patients with special healthcare needs
- Explain concepts related to neonatal resuscitation and care
Major Topics to be Included
- Gynecology
- Female reproductive system anatomy review
- Menstrual and ovarian cycles
- Abdominal/vaginal pain and bleeding
- Consider pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases
- Sexual Assault
- Complications with the female reproductive system
- Obstetrics
- Normal anatomical, physiological, and psychological changes in pregnancy
- General system physiology, assessment, and management of the obstetrical patient.
- Complications Related to Pregnancy
- Complications of Labor: pathophysiology, assessment, complications, management
- Complications of Delivery: pathophysiology, assessment, complications, management
- Pediatrics and Infants
- Pediatric Anatomical Variations and Assessment
- Growth and Development
- Pediatrics: Specific Pathophysiology, Assessment, and Management
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Pediatrics Developmental Disabilities
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Geriatrics
- Normal and Abnormal Changes associated with aging
- Sensory changes
- Pharmacokinetic change
- Polypharmacy
- Specific conditions that occur more frequently in the elderly
- Patients with Special Challenges
- Abuse and neglect
- Homelessness/Poverty
- Bariatric Patients
- Technology Assisted/Dependent
- Hospice Care and Terminally Ill
- Tracheostomy care/Dysfunction
- Emotionally impaired
- Physical Needs/Challenges
- Patients with Communicable Diseases
- Terminally Ill Patients
- Mental Needs/Challenges
- Neonatal Care
- General pathophysiology, assessment and management
- Meconium stained amniotic fluid
- Apnea in the neonate
- Diaphragmatic hernia in the neonate
- Resuscitation care
- Special Considerations in Trauma
- Trauma in Pregnancy
- Pediatric Trauma
- Geriatric Trauma