2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Nov 24, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EMS 150B - EMT Clinical Practice


Credits: 1
Description
This course places the EMT in the skill performance clinical arena. Areas of emphasis include but are not limited to community service projects, Prehospital EMS Ride-a-longs, Labor and Delivery rotations, In-hospital Emergency Department rotations, and Psychiatric observation rotations.

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate professional behavior including: but not limited to, integrity, empathy, self-motivation, appearance/personal hygiene, self-confidence, communications, time-management, teamwork/diplomacy, respect, patient advocacy, and careful delivery of service.
  2. Communicate in a culturally sensitive manner.
  3. Perform a basic history and physical examination to identify acute complaints and monitor changes.
  4. Safely and effectively perform all psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model for: Airway and Breathing, Assessment, Pharmacologic interventions, Medical/Cardiac care, and Trauma care.
  5. lnitiate basic interventions based on assessment findings intended to mitigate the emergency and provide limited symptom relief while providing access to definitive care.
  6. Demonstrate effective critical thinking skills.
  7. Accurately report and document assessment data and interventions.
  8. Demonstrate efficient patient assessment and appropriately provide prehospital emergency care and transport for patient complaints.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: EMS 108B  
Graded: Pass/Fail



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