Preparatory Foundations - EMS 121 at Southwest Virginia Community College
https://courses.vccs.edu./colleges/swcc/courses/EMS121-PreparatoryFoundations
Effective: 2018-08-01
Course Description
Introduces fundamental concepts established by the National Emergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Advanced EMT and Paramedic curricula. Includes EMS systems, introduction to research, workforce safety and wellness, EMS system communications, introduction to public health, legal and ethical issues.
Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
2 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
The purpose of this course is to introduce the novice student to the foundational aspects of advanced life support care.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
Prerequisites: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS.
Course Objectives
- Identify components of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system
- Correlate valid research findings to evidence-based practice
- Identify elements of workforce safety and wellness
- Define components of EMS communication systems
- Demonstrate understanding of effective communication
- Describe legal aspects related to patient care
- Explain ethical and moral issues related to patient care
Major Topics to be Included
- EMS Systems
- History of EMS
- EMS Systems
- Roles and responsibility of EMS personnel
- Quality improvement
- Patient safety
- Research
- Overview of research principles
- Interpretation of literature
- Evidence-based practice
- Workforce Safety and Wellness
- Provider safety and wellbeing
- Standard safety precautions
- Personal protective equipment
- Stress Management
- Prevention of work-related injuries
- Lifting and moving patients
- Disease transmission
- Wellness principles
- EMS Systems Communication
- EMS communication system component
- Radio communications
- Communicating with other health care professionals
- Team communication and dynamics
- Therapeutic communications
- Medical Terminology
- Legal Issues Related to Patient Care
- Types of consent
- Refusal of care
- Aspects of confidentiality
- Advanced directives
- Tort law
- Criminal law
- Statutory responsibility
- Mandatory reporting
- Health care regulation
- Patient rights
- End of life issues
- Employment Law
- Ethical Issues Related to Patient Care
- Ethical principles
- Moral objectives
- Ethical tests of decision-making