EMS 154 - Emergency Medical Technician IV
Credit Hours: 5
Billable Contact Hours: 5
Prerequisites: EMS 153
This is the last in a series of four courses that will constitute a certificate as an Emergency Medical Technician, making the student eligible for National Registry Testing and eventual state licensure. In this class, students will be exposed to trauma and the many injuries associated with traumatic events. They will be asked to assess and treat a variety of injuries from many traumatic sources. Clinicals will be completed, both in the hospital and on an ambulance. Students must complete lecture and laboratory tasks in all four courses and complete the clinical rotations in the third and fourth classes to be eligible for the national examination.
Notes:
Health Sciences Division
Theory Hours: 45
Off Campus Clinical Hours: 60
Learning Outcomes:
1. Applies fundamental knowledge to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely injured patient.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A, C, D, & E
2. Assess and treat the many forms of bleeding.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A, B, & C
3. Assess and treat a patient with a possible head injury.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome B & C
4. Assess and treat a patient with a possible spinal injury.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome B & C
5. Assess and treat the many possible orthopedic injuries.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome B & C
6. Classify and prioritize a patient with multiple traumatic injuries.
Applies To Emergency Medical Technician, Certificate Program Outcome A, B, C, D, & E
|
