2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EMS 115B - Advanced Emergency Medical Technician


Credits: 7
Description
Instructs in the roles and responsibilities for the Advanced EMT. Skills include, but are not limited to patient assessment skills, intravenous therapy, advanced airway management, basic electrophysiology, radio communications, and pharmacology for the Advanced EMT. Current certification as an EMT, current immunizations, background check, drug screen and health insurance required.

Student Learning Outcomes
  1. Recognize and treat life and limb threatening emergencies
  2. Perform intravenous and intraosseous therapy and know the application, implications and complications of same
  3. Assess and maintain an adequate airway using basic and advanced procedures and devices
  4. Demonstrate the use of pharmacology for the AEMT utilizing various methodologies and applications in the classroom and laboratory setting
  5. Perform medication administration using accurate computational methodology and appropriate sterile technique
  6. Perform rapid patient assessment, determine patient severity and offer appropriate interventions to treat the patient
  7. Develop a basic understanding of the principles of acid/base balance and be able to relate the concepts to respiratory and metabolic physiology
  8. Provide advanced emergency aid while recognizing the need to protect the safety of the crew, patients and bystanders
  9. Project a positive and professional demeanor while in the classroom, laboratory and clinical setting

Corequisite: EMS 116B  



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