Paramedic Clinical Experience II - EMS 247
https://courses.vccs.edu/courses/EMS247-ParamedicClinicalExperienceII
Effective: 2021-08-01
Course Description
Continues the student experience with live patient assessment and management in the clinical setting. It is the second step in a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level.
Laboratory 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
1 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
Continues the clinical experience for the Paramedic student in a supervised, direct patient contact setting.
Course Objectives
- Perform a trauma assessment on a minimum of six (6) pediatric patients.
- Perform a trauma assessment on a minimum of six (6) geriatric patients.
- Perform a trauma assessment on a minimum of twelve (12) adult patients
- Perform a medical assessment on a minimum of twelve (12) pediatric patients including a minimum of two (2) patients for each of the following age groups: newborn; infant; toddler; preschool; school-aged; adolescent
- Perform a medical assessment on a minimum of twelve (12) geriatric patients.
- Perform a medical assessment on a minimum of twenty-four (24) adult patients.
- Perform a minimum of one (1) medical assessment for each of the following patient complaints: stroke/TIA; acute coronary syndrome; cardiac dysrhythmia; respiratory distress/failure; Hypoglycemia/DKA/HHS; sepsis; shock; toxicological event/OD; altered mental status; abdominal pain; chest pain
- Perform a minimum of four (4) medical assessments of a patient complaining of a psychiatric related issue.
- Establish an IV on a minimum of ten (10) patients in the clinical setting within 100% accuracy.
- Administer a medication via intramuscular route in the clinical setting.
- Administer a medication via subcutaneous route in the clinical setting.
- Administer a medication via inhaled route in the clinical setting.
- Perform endotracheal intubation in the clinical setting.
- Assist with the delivery of a newborn in the clinical setting.
Major Topics to be Included
- Safety Concepts
- Personal protective equipment
- Infectious disease prevention
- Patient Assessment
- Comprehensive medical assessment-Adult
- Comprehensive medical assessment-Pediatric
- Comprehensive medical assessment-Geriatric
- Comprehensive trauma assessment-Adult
- Comprehensive trauma assessment-Pediatric
- Comprehensive trauma assessment-Geriatric
- Comprehensive assessment of a pregnant patient
- Isolated Skills
- Establish IV
- Intravenous therapy
- Intramuscular injections
- Subcutaneous injection
- Inhaled medications
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Delivery of a newborn
- Communication and Documentation
- Therapeutic communication with patient
- Professional interaction with other healthcare professionals
- Patient advocacy
- Documentation