EMS 200 - Emergency Medical Technician
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021
8 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 105
Total Lab Hours: 30
Total Clinical Hours: 32
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course is a combined lecture/lab/clinical course which has been developed by the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The course follows the January 2009 National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This course provides the student an opportunity to supply cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills in the classroom, hospital, and pre-hospital setting. Students receive a letter grade for the classroom and lab portions of the course. The clinical portion is graded on a pass/fail basis. Instruction is related to patient assessment in areas of basic life support, cardiac arrest, trauma, and medical emergencies. Students must complete a minimum of 32 hours of clinical/field time to successfully complete the course. Upon successful completion of this course students will be eligible to take National Registry of EMTs certification testing at the Emergency Medical Technician level. Students will be required to undergo a national criminal background check and State of Iowa child/adult abuse registry check prior to clinical rotations. Mandatory reporter training and a health physical are required prior to starting clinical/field rotations. The cost of obtaining these requirements is in addition to course tuition and fees. Information on how to satisfy these requirements will be distributed the first night of class. Student must be 17 years of age at time of enrollment, be able to speak, write, and read English and possess a valid drivers license. Current BCLS recognition at the BLS Provider (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) level is required prior to starting clinical rotations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Student must be 17 years of age at time of enrollment, be able to speak, write, and read English and possess a valid driver’s license. Current BCLS recognition at the Healthcare Provider (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) level is required prior to starting clinical rotations.
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face
Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.
Course Fees: Course Materials: $180.00
Common Course Assessment(s): Unit exams and a cumulative final exam
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
a. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of EMS systems, safety/well-being of the EMT, and medical/legal and ethical issues to the provision of emergency care.
b. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of the anatomy and function of all human systems to the practice of EMS.
c. Students will be able to use foundational anatomical and medical terms and abbreviations in written and oral communication with colleagues and other health care professionals.
d. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of the pathophysiology of respiration and perfusion to the patient assessment and management.
e. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of life span development to patient assessment and management.
f. Students will be able to use simple knowledge of the principles of illness and injury prevention in emergency care.
g. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of medications that the EMT may assist/administer to a patient during an emergency.
h. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of anatomy and physiology to patient assessment and management in order to assure patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages.
i. Students will be able to apply scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size-up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, reassessment) to guide emergency management.
j. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely ill patient.
k. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of the causes, pathophysiology, and management of shock, respiratory failure, or arrest, cardiac failure or arrest, and post-resuscitation management.
l. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely injured patient.
m. Students will be able to apply fundamental knowledge of growth, development, aging and assessment findings to provide basic emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs.
n. Students will be able to apply knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities to ensure patient, public, and personnel safety.
Course Objectives:
Cognitive Outcomes
a. Students will have knowledge of the current make-up of the modern EMS system including history of, types of systems, how to access the system, education, and authorization to practice.
b. Students will have knowledge of the roles, responsibilities, and professionalism of EMS personnel.
c. Students will have knowledge of the concept of quality improvement.
d. Students will have knowledge of the concept of evidence-based decision making and the impact of research on EMS care.
e. Students will have knowledge of the concept of standard safety precautions, the use of personal protective equipment, how to manage stress, and the prevention of work-related injuries.
f. Students will have knowledge of the equipment utilized in the lifting and moving of patients.
g. Students will have knowledge of physical and mental wellness principles affecting EMS personnel.
h. Students will have knowledge of the principles of medical documentation and report writing.
i. Students will have knowledge of the team approach to EMS communications, communications system components, types of communication, and system maintenance.
j. Students will have knowledge of the principle of therapeutic communication.
k. Students will have knowledge of the different types of consent and the implications of consent on patient care.
l. Students will have knowledge of the concepts of confidentiality, advanced directives, and tort and criminal actions.
m. Students will have knowledge of the concepts of mandatory reporting, evidence preservation, and ethical principles which affect EMS personnel.
n. Students will have knowledge of basic human anatomy and physiology that the EMT must know in order to effectively care for patients.
o. Students will have knowledge of basic medical terminology forms, medical terms, and standard abbreviations and acronyms.
p. Students will have knowledge of life span development from infancy to late adulthood. Psychological and physiological concepts of life span development will be discussed.
q. Students will have knowledge of basic principles of public health including the role of public health, public health laws, regulations and guidelines, and how EMS interfaces with public health.
r. Students will have knowledge of medication safety, forms of medications, routes of medications, and basic medication terminology.
s. Students will have knowledge of the difference between assisting with and administering a medication, medication administration procedure, and medication delivery techniques.
t. Students will have knowledge of which medications they may assist with and which medications they administer.
u. Students will have knowledge of respiratory system anatomy and physiology, assessment, and techniques of assuring a patent airway.
v. Students will have knowledge of assessment of adequate and inadequate ventilation.
w. Students will have knowledge of the concepts of scene safety and scene management.
x. Students will have knowledge of primary survey/primary assessment.
y. Students will have knowledge of investigation of the chief complaint, components of patient history, techniques of history taking, developing a standardized approach to history taking, and taking history on sensitive topics.
z. Students will have knowledge of techniques of physical examination of all body systems.
aa. Students will have knowledge of pulse oximetry and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring.
bb. Students will have knowledge of the importance of reassessing their patient’s condition.
cc. Students will have knowledge of how all the concepts of medical assessment flow together.
dd. Students will have knowledge of how to assess a patient experiencing a neurological, abdominal, gastrointestinal, immunological, infectious disease, endocrine, psychiatric, cardiovascular, toxicological, respiratory, hematological, renal, genitourinary, or gynecological emergency.
ee. Students will have knowledge of how to assess a patient experiencing non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders and diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
ff. Students will have knowledge of how to assess a patient experiencing signs and symptoms of shock, respiratory failure or arrest, and cardiac failure or arrest.
gg. Students will have knowledge of how to identify and categorize trauma patients, the pathophysiology of trauma, and how to assess a trauma patient.
hh. Students will have knowledge of how to assess a trauma patient experiencing bleeding, chest trauma, abdominal and genitourinary trauma, orthopedic trauma, soft tissue trauma, trauma to the head, face, neck and spine, and nervous system trauma.
ii. Students will have knowledge of special considerations in trauma. Trauma in the pregnant patient, trauma in the pediatric patient, and trauma in the elderly patient.
jj. Students will have knowledge of environmental emergencies. They will learn how to assess a patient experiencing a submersion incident, temperature related illness, bites and envenomation, diving emergency and electrical/radiation emergency.
kk. Students will have knowledge of the kinematics of trauma, multi-system trauma, and special injuries associated with multi-system trauma.
ll. Students will have knowledge of how to assess and manage an obstetric patient.
mm. Students will have knowledge of how to assess and manage a pediatric patient.
nn. Students will have knowledge of how to assess and manage a geriatric patient.
oo. Students will have knowledge of how to assess and manage a patient experiencing abuse/neglect.
pp. Students will have knowledge of how to assess and manage a bariatric patient, technology assisted/dependent patient, hospice care and terminally ill patient, a patient with sensory deficits, a patient using home care, and patients with developmental disabilities.
qq. Students will have knowledge of the risk and responsibilities of emergency response.
rr. Students will have knowledge of how to establish and work within the incident management system.
ss. Students will have knowledge of multiple casualty incidents and the implications of a multiple casualty incident.
tt. Students will have knowledge of how to work safely and effectively with an air medical service.
uu. Students will have knowledge of how to work cooperatively during vehicle extrication.
vv. Students will have knowledge of hazardous materials awareness.
ww. Students will have knowledge of the risks and responsibilities of operating on the scene of a natural or man-made disaster.
Psychomotor Outcomes:
a. Students will practice how to utilize standard safety precautions and personal protective equipment.
b. Students will practice how to safely lift and move a patient.
c. Students will practice how to effectively position a patient experiencing a variety of medical and trauma conditions.
d. Students will practice how to restrain a patient safely and the proper use of restraints.
e. Students will practice how to correctly complete a pre-hospital care report.
f. Students will practice how to safely assist with or administer a medication.
g. Students will practice techniques of assuring a patent airway.
h. Students will practice techniques of managing adequate and inadequate respiration.
i. Students will practice techniques of managing inadequate ventilation and the differences between normal and positive pressure ventilation.
j. Students will practice techniques of primary survey/primary assessment.
k. Students will practice techniques of investigation of the chief complaint, components of patient history, techniques of history taking, developing a standardized approach to history taking, and taking history on sensitive topics.
l. Students will practice techniques of physical examination of all body systems.
m. Students will practice techniques of pulse oximetry and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring.
n. Students will practice techniques of reassessing their patient’s condition.
o. Students will practice putting all the concepts of medical assessment together to effectively treat a medical patient.
p. Students will practice techniques of treating a patient suffering from a neurological, abdominal, gastrointestinal, immunological, infectious disease, endocrine, psychiatric, cardiovascular, toxicological, respiratory, hematological, renal, genitourinary, or gynecological emergency.
q. Students will practice techniques of treating a patient suffering from non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders and diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
r. Students will practice techniques of treating a patient suffering from shock, respiratory failure or arrest, and cardiac failure or arrest.
s. Students will practice techniques of how to identify and categorize trauma patients, the pathophysiology of trauma, and how to assess a trauma patient.
t. Students will practice techniques of how to treat a patient experiencing bleeding, chest trauma, abdominal and genitourinary trauma, orthopedic trauma, soft tissue trauma, trauma to the head, face, neck and spine, and nervous system trauma.
u. Students will practice techniques of how to treat trauma in the pregnant patient, trauma in the pediatric patient, and trauma in the elderly patient.
v. Students will practice techniques of how to treat a patient experiencing a submersion incident, temperature related illness, bites and envenomation, diving emergency, and electrical/radiation emergency.
w. Students will practice techniques of how to treat a multi-system trauma patient and a blast injury patient.
x. Students will practice techniques of how to treat an obstetric patient.
y. Students will practice techniques of how to treat a pediatric patient.
z. Students will practice techniques of how to treat a geriatric patient.
aa. Students will practice how to systematically assess and treat a patient experiencing a variety of medical and trauma complaints and conditions across all age groups and demographics.
bb. Students will practice techniques of how to care for a tracheostomy.
cc. Students will practice how to care for patients during a multiple casualty incident.
dd. Low, medium, and high-fidelity simulation may be utilized to obtain psychomotor outcomes for this course.
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