EMT 297 Paramedic, Part 2

Lecture Hours: 10
Lab Hours: 9
Credits: 14

Offers second term of a three-term course, which includes EMT 296, EMT 297, and EMT 298. Focuses on anaphylactic, toxicological, environmental, geriatric, pediatric, neonatal, and endocrine emergencies; infectious diseases; capnography; special patient populations; hematology; psychiatric care; crime scene presentation; genitourinary care; and trauma care. Applies didactic knowledge to campus-based laboratory skills practice and clinical patient care in the hospital setting. Failure of this course will require retaking the full sequence of Paramedic courses (EMT 296, EMT 297, and EMT 298.

Prerequisite: EMT 296 with a grade of C or better.
Maximum number of credits course can be taken for: 14

Student Learning Outcomes:

Perform complete and accurate patient assessments in a variety of settings, including laboratory and the clinical setting with hospital patients.
Assess the need for and initiate intravenous therapy in both the laboratory and clinical settings.
Assess and treat appropriately the patient experiencing an anaphylactic reaction, in both the laboratory and clinical settings.
Differentiate between and among a wide variety of toxicological emergencies and apply recommended interventions, both in the laboratory and clinical settings.
Identify and interpret ECG rhythms and use recommended treatment modalities.
Differentiate between and among a wide variety of environmental emergencies; geriatric patient presentations; pediatric patient presentations; obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal emergencies; and endocrine emergencies, and apply appropriate interventions, both in the laboratory and clinical settings.
Assess the victim of trauma, differentiate between critical and non-critical injuries, and apply appropriate intervention and/or treatment.
Differentiate between normal and abnormal ECG and capnography wave forms and apply appropriate interventions, both in the laboratory and clinical settings.

Content Outline

Medical
- Endocrinology
- Allergies and Anaphylaxis
- Renal and Urology
- Toxicology
- Hematology
- Environmental Conditions
- Infectious and Communicable Diseases
- Capnography
Trauma
- Systems and mechanism of injury
- Bleeding
- Soft tissue
- Burns
- Face and neck
- Head and spine
- Chest
- Abdominal and GU
- Orthopedic
Special Considerations
- Neonate
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Abuse or Assault
- Diverse Patients
- Chronic Care Patient
Assessment Based Management
Operations
Crime Scene