EMCR-200 Emergency Medical Technician

The Emergency Medical Technician course prepares the EMT student to provide pre-hospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special consideration for working in the pre-hospital setting, and providing patient transportation.

Credits

6

Department

• Health Science and Human Performance

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring
• Summer

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

EMCR 200: Emergency Medical Technician

Department

Health Science and Human Performance

Course Description

The Emergency Medical Technician course prepares the EMT student to provide pre-hospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, medical emergencies, trauma, special consideration for working in the pre-hospital setting, and providing patient transportation.

Credit Hours

6

Contact Hours

Lecture	6
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system
2. Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs
3. Employ the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others
4. Perform the duties of an EMT with regard for medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice
5. Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients
6. Identify the need for and perform immediately live-saving interventions to manage a patient's airway, breathing and circulation
7. Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries
8. Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction

Topic Outline

1. Course Introduction and Overview
2. Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System
3. The Well-being of the EMT
4. Lifting and Moving Patients
5. Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues
6. Medical Terminology
7. Anatomy and Physiology
8. Life Span Development
9. Airway Management
10. Respiration and Artificial Ventilation
11. CPR/AED
12. Scene Size Up
13. The Primary Assessment
14. Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
15. History Taking
16. Assessment of the Trauma Patient
17. Assessment of the Medical Patient
18. Reassessment
19. Critical Thinking and Decision Making
20. Communications and Documentation
21. General Pharmacology
22. Respiratory Emergencies
23. Cardiac Emergencies
24. Diabetic Emergencies
25. Altered Mental Status
26. Allergic Reaction
27. Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies
28. Abdominal Emergencies
29. Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide
30. Hematologic and Renal Emergencies
31. Bleeding and Shock
32. Soft Tissue Trauma
33. Chest and Abdominal Trauma
34. Trauma to the Head, Neck and Spine
35. Multisystem Trauma
36. Environmental Emergencies
37. Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies
38. Pediatric Emergencies
39. Geriatric Emergencies
40. Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges
41. EMS Operations
42. Hazardous Materials, Multiple Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management
43. Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
44. EMS Response to Terrorism