EMT 153 One Term Emergency Medical Technician

1. Clinical Knowledge and Rationale 1:  Generates a field impression that is logically based on the obvious, acute signs and symptoms presented by the patient and aligns with correct medical knowledge of the condition(s).
2. Clinical Knowledge and Rationale 2: Integrates clinical knowledge and nationally recognized clinical standards, scope of practice, standing orders and/or medical direction when examining the risks and benefits of interventions and transport decisions.
3. Clinical Knowledge and Rationale 3 - Actions regarding patient interventions reflect the correct indications, precautions and contraindications outlined in current medical standards and knowledge.
4. Systems Knowledge 1:  Actively assesses for relevant hazards and safety risks during a patient encounter; communicates findings and takes actions to prevent or minimize said risks.
5. Systems Knowledge 2: Identifies the need for additional resources or a higher level of care and requests the assistance in a timely manner. 
6. Systems Knowledge 3: Recognizes a time-sensitive emergency and initiates the steps to activate a regional system of care.
7. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 1: Demonstrates, implements and practices the principles of empathy, cultural sensitivity and responsiveness during interactions with patients and family member.
8. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 2: Demonstrates, implements and practices therapeutic communication throughout a patient encounter.
9. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 3: Examines the common and personal barriers to effective communication as they relate to their own practice and develops a plan for improvement.
10. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 4:  Contributes to the patient encounter as a team member in ways that enhance the coordination and direction of the tasks required for care and transport.
11. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 5: Employs leadership responsibilities including the setting and communicating of scene priorities, delegation of tasks and meaningful engagement with team members when practicing as a team leader.
12. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 6:  Provides a patient hand-off report in a clear and succinct fashion when transferring care.
13. Interpersonal and Communication Skills 7:  Applies national and state standards of prehospital documentation that demonstrates accurate reflection of specific patient findings and treatments.
14. Professionalism and Professional Development 1: Assesses their own strengths, weaknesses and limits in their knowledge, abilities, and performance as an EMT.
15. Professionalism and Professional Development 2:  Sets realistic learning goals within the course with success criteria; revises goals and criteria based on reflection and feedback from instructors and students.
16. Professionalism and Professional Development 3:  Demonstrates national, state and program standards for professional behavior in all learning environments (clinical and classroom).
17. Professionalism and Professional Development 4:  Employs the correct ethical and medicolegal principles within the processes of critical thinking when addressing situational, cultural, interpersonal or treatment-related ethical dilemmas.
18. Professionalism and Professional Development 5: Provides objective observations and constructive feedback to fellow students when evaluating individual and team performance.
19. Patient Care 1:  Independently conducts a prehospital patient assessment and adapts elements of the scene, primary, secondary and ongoing assessments to a patient’s chief complaint, nature of illness or mechanism of injury.
20. Patient Care 2:  Initiates care that correctly reflects the severity and priorities of the acute patient condition(s) in accordance with accepted prehospital standards of care.
21. Patient Care 3 -Performs interventions within the Oregon scope of practice without causing uncorrectable risk or harm to a patient. 

• Medical/Behavioral Emergencies and Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • General pharmacology
  • Respiratory emergencies
  • Diabetes/altered mental status
  • Poisoning/overdose
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Trauma
  • Bleeding and shock
  • Injuries to the head and spine
  • Practical skills lab
• Infants and Children
  • Infants and children
  • Practical skills lab
• Operations
  • Ambulance operations
  • Gaining access
• Clinical Experience
  • Patient exam, care and treatment
  • Medical documentation skills
  • Observation of health care arenas