EMC 100 - Introduction to the EMT Profession

Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation		4	4	0
X1-1.1*	Students must meet the requirements of the American Heart Association Health Care Provider’s Course or an equivalent course
Introduction to Emergency Medical Care		2	0	0
X1-2.1	Define Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems.
X1-2.2	Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic from other prehospital care providers.
X1-2.3	Describe the roles and responsibilities related to personal safety.
X1-2.4	Discuss the roles and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic towards the safety of the crew, the patient and bystanders.
X1-2.5	Define quality improvement and discuss the EMT-Basic's role in the process.
X1-2.6	Define medical direction and discuss the EMT-Basic's role in the process.
X1-2.7	State the specific statutes and regulations in your state regarding the EMS system.
X1-2.8	Assess areas of personal attitude and conduct of the EMT-Basic.
X1-2.9	Characterize the various methods used to access the EMS system in your community.
X1-2.10	Identify the role of EMS in local municipal and community prevention programs. (OP 30)
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMT-INTERMEDIATE (I-M1=2hr)		2	0	0
X1-3.1	Identify and describe those activities performed by the EMT-I in the field
X1-3.2	Define the role of the EMT-I
X1-3.3	Describe and contrast the difference between an EMT-Ambulance and EMT-Intermediate training program
X1-3.4	Define the term “ethics” and “professionalism.”
X1-3.5	Describe the differences between ethical behavior and legal requirements.
X1-3.6	State specific activities that are most appropriate to ethical behavior.
X1-3.7	Identify whether a particular activity is unethical and/or illegal, given certain patient care situations.
X1-3.8	Identify whether a particular activity is ethical or unethical given certain patient care situations.
X1-3.9	Define the term "professional."
X1-3.10	Define the term "health care professional.“
X1-3.11	Identify whether a particular activity is professional or unprofessional given certain patient care situations.
X1-3.12	State certain activities that are most appropriate to professional behavior.
X1-3.13	List current Georgia requirements for EMT-I continuing education
X1-3.14	Define and discuss at least three reasons why continuing education is important for the EMT-I
X1-3.15	Define the terms “certification” “licensure” and “registration”
X1-3.16	Name and describe current state legislation outlining the scope of prehospital ALS
X1-3.17	State the reason it is important to keep EMT-I certification current
X1-3.18	State the major purposes of a national association
X1-3.19	State the major purposes of a national registration agency
X1-3.20	State the major benefits of subscribing to and reading professional journals
X1-3.21	Provide examples of activities that constitute appropriate ethical behavior and the EMT-I
X1-3.22	State the major benefits of EMT-I’s teaching in their community
X1-3.23	Explain EMT-Intermediate Licensure, license renewal and reciprocity requirements for Georgia
EMS SYSTEMS for EMT-INTERMEDIATES (I-M2=2hr)		2	0	0
X1-4.1	Discuss citizen access and the various mechanisms of obtaining it.
X1-4.2	Discuss prehospital care as an extension of hospital care.
X1-4.3	Define stabilization of patients.
X1-4.4	Define and describe medical control
X1-4.5	Describe physician responsibility for Medical Control
X1-4.6	Describe the relationship between:
	the physician on the scene, EMT-I and the physician on the radio
	the physician who is with the patient when the EMT-I arrives
	the physician who arrives on the scene after the EMT-I’s have started evaluating and treating the patient
X1-4.7	Describe the benefits of EMT-1 follow-up on patient condition, diagnosis, and retrospective review of prehospital care
X1-4.8	Describe GSA/KKK Ambulance standards
X1-4.9	Define the American College of Surgeons Essential Equipment List and how it relates to local State laws.
X1-4.10	Define the national standard levels of prehospital provider as defined by curriculum, respectively.
	A: Discuss ambulance placement and the parameters that should be utilized in its development, including the differences in urban, suburban and rural settings.
X1-4.11	Discuss the medical community role in overseeing prehospital care.
X1-4.12	Define protocols and standing orders.
X1-4.13	Describe the development of protocols.
X1-4.14	Define local training standards
X1-4.15	Describe the legislation in the EMT-I’s State as regards prehospital care.
X1-4.16	Describe integration of prehospital care into the continuum of total patient care with the emergency department phase of hospital care
X1-4.17	Discuss replacement of equipment and supplies
X1-4.18	Discuss the EMT-I’s initial responsibilities when arriving on the scene.
X1-4.19	Discuss ambulance placement and the parameters that should be utilized in its development,
	including the differences in urban, suburban, and rural settings
X1-4.20	Discuss the varying philosophies between the management of medical patients and trauma.
	patients, prehospital
X1-4.21	Describe the transition of patient care from the EMT-Intermediate, including:
	Transfer of responsibility (legal and medical)
	Reporting of patient status to physician or nurse.
X1-4.22	Describe basic concepts of incident management.
X1-4.23	Define the fundamental components of extrication.
WELL BEING OF THE EMT - BASIC		1	0	0
X1-5.1	List possible emotional reactions that the EMT-Basic may experience when faced with trauma, illness, death and dying.
X1-5.2	Discuss the possible reactions that a family member may exhibit when confronted with death and dying.
X1-5.3	State the steps in the EMT-Basic's approach to the family confronted with death and dying.
X1-5.4	State the possible reactions that the family of the EMT-Basic may exhibit due to their outside involvement in EMS.
X1-5.5	Recognize the signs and symptoms of critical incident stress.
X1-5.6	State possible steps that the EMT-Basic may take to help reduce/alleviate stress.
X1-5.7	Explain the need to determine scene safety.
X1-5.8	Discuss the importance of body substance isolation (BSI).
X1-5.9	Describe the steps the EMT-Basic should take for personal protection from airborne and bloodborne pathogens.
X1-5.10	List the personal protective equipment necessary for each of the following situations:
	Hazardous materials
	Rescue operations
	Violent scenes
	Crime scenes
	Exposure to bloodborne pathogens
	Exposure to airborne pathogens
X1-5.11	Explain the rationale for serving as an advocate for the use of appropriate protective equipment.
X1-5.12	Given a scenario with potential infectious exposure, the EMT-Basic will use appropriate personal protective equipment. At the completion of the scenario, the EMT-Basic will properly remove and discard the protective garments.
X1-5.13	Given the above scenario, the EMT-Basic will complete disinfection/cleaning and all reporting documentation.
X1-5.14	Describe behavior that is a manifestation of stress in patients and those close to them and describe how that behavior relates to EMT stress. (OP22)
X1-5.15	Given a scenario involving a stressful situation, formulate an appropriate strategy to help adapt to the stress. (OP22)
X1-5-16	Discuss personal counseling techniques common to interactions with patients, family members and co-workers. (OP25)
MEDICAL/LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES		1	0	0
X1-6.1	Define the EMT-Basic scope of practice.
X1-6.2	Discuss the importance of Do Not Resuscitate [DNR] (advance directives) and local or state provisions regarding EMS application
X1-6.3	Define consent and discuss the methods of obtaining consent
X1-6.4	Differentiate between expressed and implied consent
X1-6.5	Explain the role of consent of minors in providing care
X1-6.6	Discuss the implications for the EMT-Basic in patient refusal of transport
X1-6.7	Discuss the issues of abandonment, negligence, and battery and their implications to the EMT-Basic
X1-6.8	State the conditions necessary for the EMT-Basic to have a duty to act.
X1-6.9	Explain the importance, necessity and legality of patient confidentiality
X1-6.10	Discuss the considerations of the EMT-Basic in issues of organ retrieval
X1-6.11	Differentiate the actions that an EMT-Basic should take to assist in the preservation of a crime scene.
X1-6.12	State the conditions that require an EMT-Basic to notify local law enforcement officials
X1-6.13	Explain the role of EMS and the EMT-Basic regarding patients with DNR orders
X1-6.14	Explain the rationale for the needs, benefits and usage of advance directives
X1-6.15	Explain the rationale for the concept of varying degrees of DNR
MEDICAL/LEGAL ASPECTS FOR THE EMT-INTERMEDIATE (I-M3=2 hr)		2	0	0
X1-7.1	Discuss the significance and scope of the following in relationship to EMT practice: State Medical Practice Act, Good Samaritan Act/Civil Immunity, state EMS statutes, state motor vehicle codes, and state and local guidelines for "Do Not Resuscitate."
X1-7.2	Define the following:
	Negligence
	Medical liability
	Tort
	Duty to act
	Battery
	Slander
	Libel
	Informed consent
	Expressed consent
	implied consent
	Abandonment
	Liable
	Assault
	False imprisonment
	Borrowed Servant Doctrine
X1-7.3	Describe the significance of accurate documentation and record keeping in substantiating incident.
X1-7.4	Identify those situations that require the EMT-I to report those incidents to appropriate authorities.
X1-7.5	Describe the four elements to prove medical liability.
X1-7.6	Describe the significance of obtaining expressed consent.
X1-7.7	Describe the extent to which force and restraint may be used to protect the EMT, the patient, and the third party.
BLOOD AND AIRBORNE PATHOGENS/ INFECTIOUS DISEASES		4	0	0
X1-8.1	Define blood/airborne pathogens
X1-8.2	Describe five modes of transmission of pathogens
X1-8.3	Identify exposure risks related to health care workers
X1-8.4	Name at least three diseases to which health care workers may be exposed
X1-8.5	Identify student protections afforded by the college blood and airborne exposure control plan
X1-8.6	Outline precautions that are designed to reduce the potential of an exposure to health care workers
X1-8.7	Describe the benefits of needless systems and/or engineered sharps designed to prevent exposure incidents
X1-8.8	Describe the correct methods of disposal of potentially infectious materials
X1-8.9	Describe the correct method of disposing of contaminated needles and sharps
X1-8.10	Describe the proper methods of decontamination of potentially infectious materials
X1-8.11	Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Hepatitis B vaccine for health care workers
X1-8.12	Make an “informed decision” regarding the hepatitis B vaccine
X1-8.13	List actions to be taken when a student or HCW has an exposure incident
X1-8.14	Describe causative agents, symptoms, occurrence, reservoir, mode of transmission, incubation period, period of communicability, prevention and control measures for the following diseases:
	HIV/AIDS
	Hepatitis
	Tuberculosis
	Meningitis
	Measles
	Chickenpox
	Herpes
X1-8.15	Given a scenario with potential infectious exposure, the EMT-B will use appropriate PPE. At the completion of the scenario, the EMT-B will properly remove and discard the protective garments
X1-8.16	Given the above scenario, the EMT-B will complete disinfection/cleaning and all reporting documentation
X1-8.17	Describe the assessment of a patient suspected of, or identified as having an infectious or communicable disease
X1-8.18	Demonstrate the emergency medical care of a patient suspected of, or identified as having an infectious or communicable disease
THE HUMAN BODY		1	0	0
X1-9.1	Identify the following topographic terms: medial, lateral, proximal, distal, superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, midline, right and left, mid-clavicular, bilateral, mid-axillary.
X1-9.2	Describe the anatomy and function of the following major body systems: Respiratory, circulatory, musculoskeletal, nervous and endocrine
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (I-M5=1 hr)		2	0	0
X1-10.1	Explain the meaning of medical terminology
X1-10.2	Provide three examples of each of the following:
	word root
	refix
	suffix
	combining form
	combining vowel
X1-10.3	Identify various medical terms given to various anatomical parts of the body
X1-10.4	Identify common medical abbreviations from a list
X1-10.5	Identify common root words and determine their meaning.
X1-10.6	identify and define common prefixes and suffixes
X1-10.7	Identify common root words and determine their meaning. identify and define common prefixes and suffixes
X1-10.8	Locate one or more medical terms in a medical dictionary
X1-10.9	Describe the four planes of the human body
X1-10.10	Describe the main directional terms for the human body
X1-10.11	Describe the six normal body movements
X1-10.12	Describe the anatomic positions of the body
X1-10.12	Define the following prefixes: (See Addendum A-1)
X1-10.13	Define the following suffixes: (See Addendum A1)
BASE LINE VITAL SIGNS AND SAMPLE HISTORY		2	2	0
`	Identify the components of the extended vital signs
X1-11.2	Describe the methods to obtain a breathing rate
X1-11.3	Identify the attributes that should be obtained when assessing breathing.
X1-11.5	Differentiate between shallow, labored and noisy breathing.
X1-11.4	Describe the methods to obtain a pulse rate.
X1-11.6	Identify the information obtained when assessing a patient's pulse.
X1-11.7	Differentiate between a strong, weak, regular and irregular pulse.
X1-11.8	Describe the methods to assess the skin color, temperature, condition (capillary refill in infants and children).
X1-11.9	Identify the normal and abnormal skin colors.
X1-11.10	Differentiate between pale, blue, red and yellow skin color
X1-11.11	Identify the normal and abnormal skin temperature.
X1-11.12	Differentiate between hot, cool and cold skin temperature.
X1-11.13	Identify normal and abnormal skin conditions.
X1-11.14	Identify normal and abnormal capillary refill in infants and children.
X1-11.15	Describe the methods to assess the pupils.
X1-11.16	Identify normal and abnormal pupil size
X1-11.17	Differentiate between dilated (big) and constricted (small) pupil size
X1-11.18	Differentiate between reactive and non‑reactive pupils and equal and unequal pupils
X1-11.19	Describe the methods to assess blood pressure
X1-11.20	Define systolic pressure
X1-11.21	Define diastolic pressure
X1-11.22	Explain the difference between auscultation and palpation for obtaining a blood pressure
X1-11.23	Identify the components of the SAMPLE history
X1-11.24	Differentiate between a sign and a symptom
X1-11.25	State the importance of accurately reporting and recording the baseline vital signs
X-11.26	Discuss the need to search for additional medical identification
X1-11.27	Explain the value of performing the baseline vital signs
X1-11.28	Recognize and respond to the feelings patients experience during assessment
X1-11.29	Defend the need for obtaining and recording an accurate set of vital signs
X1-11.30	Explain the rationale of recording additional sets of vital signs

Competency Areas	Hours
Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/AED	Class	3
Introduction To Emergency Medical Care	D. Lab	0
Roles And Responsibilities Of The EMT-Intermediate	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
EMS Systems For EMT-Intermediates	Credit	3
Well Being Of The EMT - Basic
Medical/Legal And Ethical Issues
Medical/Legal Aspects For The EMT-Intermediate
Blood And Airborne Pathogens & Infectious Diseases
The Human Body
Medical Terminology
Base Line Vital Signs And Sample History
Lifting And Moving Patients
Ambulance Operations
Gaining Access
Overviews Of Hazmat/MCI

Prerequisite:	Program Admission
Corequisite:

D.Lab