Paramedic Comprehensive Field Experience - EMS 248 at Virginia Highlands Community College
https://courses.vccs.edu./colleges/vhcc/courses/EMS248-ParamedicComprehensiveFieldExperience
Effective: 2021-08-01
Course Description
Expands the student experience with live patient assessment and management into the field setting. It is the third step in a continuum of learning involving live patients that leads to entry-level competence at the paramedic level.
Laboratory 6 hours. Total 6 hours per week.
2 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
Focuses on scene management and patient care in the pre-hospital setting.
Course Objectives
- Perform a trauma assessment on adult, geriatric and pediatric patient populations.
- Perform a medical assessment on adult, geriatric and pediatric patient populations.
- Establish an IV on a minimum of five (5) patients in the clinical setting within 100% accuracy.
- Administer a medication via intramuscular route in the field setting
- Administer a medication via subcutaneous route in the field setting.
- Administer a medication via inhaled route in the field setting.
- Demonstrate competency in delivery of care in the field setting.
Major Topics to be Included
- Safety Concepts
- Safety assessment
- Personal protective equipment
- Infectious disease prevention
- Patient Assessment
- Comprehensive medical assessment-Adult
- Comprehensive medical assessment-Pediatric
- Comprehensive medical assessment-Geriatric
- Comprehensive trauma assessment-Adult
- Comprehensive trauma assessment-Pediatric
- Comprehensive trauma assessment-Geriatric
- Comprehensive assessment of a pregnant patient
- Isolated Skills
- Establish IV
- Intravenous therapy
- Intramuscular injections
- Subcutaneous injection
- Inhaled medications
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Delivery of a newborn
- Communication and Documentation
- Therapeutic communication with patient
- Professional interaction with other healthcare professionals
- Patient advocacy
- Documentation
- Delivery of Service
- Teamwork and diplomacy
- Competency in assessment and skills
- Patient advocacy
- Self-confidence