EMS 774 - Paramedic 5 Clinical
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021
1.25 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 0
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 80
Course Description:
This course is designed to prepare the student for the Paramedic level as outlined by the 2021 National EMS Education Standards for the Paramedic. This course is the clinical component of EMS 773 . Students will perform an 80-hour field internship to obtain program goals and gain experience leading prehospital EMS calls. The emphasis will be on a field internship with an ambulance service or fire-based EMS agency. Upon successful completion of this course, students will gain knowledge that will allow them to have a positive impact on the lives of their patients while providing emergent medical care within the communities that they serve.
Corequisites: EMS 773
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: None
Common Course Assessment(s): Clinical competencies and assessments
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:
a. At the completion of this unit, the Paramedic student will be able to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient experiencing a medical or trauma emergency.
Course Objectives:
a. The paramedic student will be able to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with a medical or trauma emergency.
b. The Paramedic student will be able to successfully integrate and apply the knowledge obtained in the Paramedic program to a variety of psychomotor experiences.
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