Virginia's Community Colleges: Paramedic Patient Care I Laboratory

Paramedic Patient Care I Laboratory - EMS 224

https://courses.vccs.edu./courses/EMS224-ParamedicPatientCareILaboratory

Effective: 2024-01-01

Course Description

Covers the skills related to the breadth of medical and trauma conditions as outlined by the NationalEmergency Medical Service Education Standards (NEMSES) for Paramedics. Part I of II.

Laboratory 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.

1 credits

The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.

General Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to develop and assess the student's knowledge, understanding, analysis and application of patient care in a practical setting.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Prerequisite: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS. Corequisite: EMS 223: Paramedic Patient Care I

Course Objectives

Provide care of pediatric patients complaining of respiratory distress/failure in a scenario.
Provide care of geriatric patients presenting with signs and symptoms of a stroke in a scenario.
Provide care of patients with obstetric or gynecologic complaints in a scenario.
Provide care of neonatal patients requiring resuscitation during delivery in a scenario.
Provide care of pediatric patients with a traumatic injury in a scenario.
Provide care of adult patients with a traumatic injury in a scenario.
Provide care of geriatric patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis in a scenario.
Demonstrate the ability to perform surgical cricothyrotomy.
Interact with patients with special challenges or cultural differences in a scenario.
Provide care for patients complaining of any of the following complaints: Chest pain;?Overdose; Abdominal pain; Allergic reaction/anaphylaxis; Hypoglycemia/DKA/HHNS; Psychiatric; Seizure; Shock.

Major Topics to be Included

Patient Assessment

Medical patient
Trauma patient
Patients in special populations

Patient Care

Pharmacological interventions
Paramedic-level skills
Clinical reasoning

Therapeutic communication

Cultural considerations
Special challenges

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