Standard

Updated: 10/01/2007

EMS 200 - Clinical Application of Advanced Emergency Care

Course Description

This course provides a range of clinical experiences for the student paramedic to include clinical application of advanced emergency care.

Competency Areas

Hours

Clinical Application of Advanced Emergency Care

Class

0

 

D. Lab

0

 

P. Lab/O.B.I.

33

 

Credit

11

 

Prerequisite:

Program admission

 

Corequisite:

 

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

CLINICAL APPLICATION OF ADVANCED EMERGENCY CARE

0

0

330

Clinical Areas

The student will complete at a minimum 330 clinical hours:  The student must spend a minimum of the following in each area. The remainder of the 330 hours is at the program discretion to decide how clinical time and educational opportunities are best utilized:

1.       OR 8 hours

2.       ER/ED 120 hours

3.       Pediatrics 16 hours

4.       Psychiatric 8 hours

5.       Labor/Delivery 16 hours

6.       EMS 120 hours

7.       Flexible 16 hours

 

 

 

Ethics and Clinical Etiquette

Comply with patient privacy rights

Respect confidentiality

Follow the rules and regulations of each clinical site

Demonstrate respect for staff

Demonstrate appropriate work ethic (i.e.: reporting on time)

 

 

 

Care of the Critical Patient (Hospital and/or Pre-Hospital)

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with chest pain

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 15 patients with chest pain

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with dyspnea/respiratory distress

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 10 adult patients with dyspnea/respiratory distress

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 10 pediatric patients (including infants, toddlers, and school age) with dyspnea/respiratory distress

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with syncope

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 5 patients with syncope

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with abdominal complaints

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 10 patients with abdominal complains (for example: abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, GI bleeding, gynecological complaint, etc.)

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with altered mental status

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 15 patients with altered mental status

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to serve as a team leader in a variety of prehospital emergency situations.   

The student should serve as the team leader for at least 20 prehospital emergency responses

 

 

 

Intravenous Therapy

The student must demonstrate the ability to safely gain venous access in all age group patients.

The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, successfully access the venous circulation at least 25 times on live patients of various age groups

 

 

 

Medication administration

The student must demonstrate the ability to safely administer medications.

 The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, properly administer medications at least 25 times to live patients

 

 

 

Airway and Ventilation Management

The student must demonstrate the ability to safely perform endotracheal intubation. 

 

The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, successfully intubate at least 5 live patients.

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to effectively ventilate unintubated patients of all age groups.

 

The student should effectively, and while performing all steps of  each procedure, ventilate at least 10 live patients of various age groups.

 

 

 

Management of Normal and Abnormal Deliveries

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on obstetric patients.

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 5 obstetric patients.

 

 

 

Assessment / Management of the Pediatric Patient

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on pediatric patients.

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 20 (including newborns, infants, toddlers, and school age) pediatric patients.

 

 

 

Assessment / Management of the Adult Patient

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a compressive assessment on adult patients.

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 50 adult patients.

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on geriatric patients.

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 30 geriatric patients.

 

 

 

 

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on trauma patients.

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 30 trauma patients.

 

 

 

Psychological Intervention

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on psychiatric patients.

 

 

 

 

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 10 psychiatric patients.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

 EMS Field Guide          ISBN: 10-71-890495-09-3