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 Rev: 4/18/07; Posted: 06/11/07

EMS 134 - Medical Emergencies

Course Description

Provides an in-depth study of the nervous, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, hematopoietic, and immune systems. Topics include epidemiology, pathophysiology, assessment, and management of specific injuries/illnesses. Emphasis is placed on allergies/anaphylaxis, toxicology, environmental emergencies, and infectious and communicable diseases.  General/specific pathophysiology assessment and management are discussed in detail for environmental emergencies. Infectious and communicable disease topics include public health principles, public health agencies, infection, pathogenicity, infectious agents, and specific infectious disease processes and their management.  This course provides instruction on topics in Division 5 (Medical), Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Assessment/Management of the Following Emergencies:

Class

5

Neurological, Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Renal, Hematopoietic

D. Lab

1

Assessment/Management of Allergic Reaction/Anaphylaxis

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Assessment/Management of Toxicological and Environmental Emergencies

Credit

5

Assessment/Management/Access to Public Health Organizations for Infectious/Communicable diseases

 

 

 

Prerequisites:

AHS 101, EMS 126, EMS 127, EMS 128, EMS 129

 

Corequisite:

None

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

ASSESSMENT/MANAGEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCIES:

NEUROLOGICAL, ENDOCRINE, GASTRO-INTESTINAL, RENAL, HEMATOPOIETIC

34

0

0

Neurological Emergencies

Describe the incidence, morbidity and mortality of neurological emergencies.

 

 

 

 

Identify the risk factors most predisposing to the nervous system.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the organs and structures related to the nervous system.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of non-traumatic neurological emergencies.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with non-traumatic neurological emergencies.

 

 

 

 

Identify the need for rapid intervention and the transport of the patient with non-traumatic emergencies.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the management of non-traumatic neurological emergencies.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of coma and altered mental status.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with coma and altered mental status.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the management/treatment plan of coma and altered mental status.

 

 

 

 

Describe the epidemiology, including the morbidity/ mortality and prevention strategies, for seizures.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of seizures.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with seizures.

 

 

 

 

Define seizure.

 

 

 

 

Describe and differentiate the major types of seizures.

 

 

 

 

List the most common causes of seizures.

 

 

 

 

Describe the phases of a generalized seizure.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of syncope.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with syncope.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the management/treatment plan of syncope.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of headache.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with headache.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the management/treatment plan of headache.

 

 

 

 

Describe the epidemiology, including the morbidity/ mortality and prevention strategies, for neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Describe the types of neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the management/treatment plan of neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Define neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Recognize the signs and symptoms related to neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Correlate abnormal assessment findings with clinical significance in the patient with neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Differentiate among the various treatment and pharmacological interventions used in the management of neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Integrate the pathophysiological principles and the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the patient with neoplasms.

 

 

 

 

Describe the epidemiology, including the morbidity/ mortality and prevention strategies, for abscess.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of abscess.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with abscess.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the management/treatment plan of abscess.

 

 

 

 

Define abscess.

 

 

 

 

Recognize the signs and symptoms related to abscess.

 

 

 

 

Correlate abnormal assessment findings with clinical significance in the patient with abscess.

 

 

 

 

Differentiate among the various treatment and pharmacological interventions used in the management of abscess.

 

 

 

 

Integrate the pathophysiological principles and the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the patient with abscess.

 

 

 

 

Describe the epidemiology, including the morbidity/ mortality and prevention strategies, for stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the pathophysiology of stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.

 

 

 

 

Describe the types of stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.

 

 

 

 

Discuss the assessment findings associated with stroke and intracranial hemorrhage.