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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
EMC 162L | Title:
PARAMEDIC LABORATORY II |
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| Full Title:
Paramedic Laboratory II |
| Last Reviewed:2/26/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 4.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
| Minimum | 4.00 | Lab Scheduled | 7.00 | 12 min. | Lab Scheduled | 122.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 2.00 | | Contact DHR | 35.00 |
| | Contact Total | 10.00 | | Contact Total | 175.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 1.00 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 17.50 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 227.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Students will acquire the skills of the psychomotor component of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. This course includes psychomotor skills associated with medical patient management, cardiac patient management, special populations, Emergency Services Education (EMS) operations, and simulated patient encounters.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of EMC 161 and EMC 161L; Concurrent Enrollment in EMC 162
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or EMLS 100 (formerly ESL 100)
Limits on Enrollment:
Enrollment in Paramedic Academy
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Students will acquire the skills of the psychomotor component of the current Department of Transportation National Emergency Medical Services Education Standards (NEMSES) and California Code of Regulations, Title 22. This course includes psychomotor skills associated with medical patient management, cardiac patient management, special populations, Emergency Services Education (EMS) operations, and simulated patient encounters.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of EMC 161 and EMC 161L; Concurrent Enrollment in EMC 162
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or EMLS 100 (formerly ESL 100)
Limits on Enrollment:Enrollment in Paramedic Academy
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate paramedic level knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to assess and manage a patient with a medical emergency.
2. Complete the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
3. Implement a comprehensive treatment and disposition plan for an acutely ill patient.
4. Demonstrate affective and psychomotor competencies required to advance to field internship as outlined in the California Health and Safety Code, Title 22 and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Perform a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health and health needs of a patient.
2. Formulate a field diagnosis based on an analysis of comprehensive assessment findings, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
3. Relate assessment findings to underlying pathological and physiological changes in the patient's condition.
4. Integrate and synthesize the multiple determinants of health and clinical care.
5. Perform all psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model and state scope of practice including: medical patient management, cardiac patient management, special population patients, and simulated patient encounters.
6. Communicate in a manner that is culturally sensitive and intended to improve the patient outcome.
Topics and Scope
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I. Medical Patient Management
A. Initial assessment
B. Focused physical examination
C. Transport and destination decision
D. Transfer of care
II. Medical Patient Care
A. Pharmacologic interventions
B. Non-pharmacologic interventions
C. Multi-lead acquisition
D. Rhythm interpretation
E. Electrical therapy
F. Carotid massage
G. Blood chemistry analysis
H. Central line monitoring
I. Intraosseous (IO) insertion
J. Venous blood sampling
III. Special Population (Obstetrics (OB), Neonate, Pediatric, Geriatrics, Patients with Special Challenges)
A. Initial assessment
B. Focused physical examination
C. Pharmacologic interventions
D. Non-pharmacologic interventions
E. Transport and destination decision
F. Transfer of care
IV. Simulated Patient Encounters
A. Trauma
B. Medical
All topics are covered in the lecture and lab portions of the course.
Assignments:
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Lecture- and Lab-related Assignments:
1. Paramedic skills, such as:
A. Airway management
B. Medication administration
C. Patient assessment
2. Individual projects, group projects, and scenarios, such as:
A. Patient Simulation
B. Equipment management
3. Patient care reports
4. Quizzes
5. Substantive psychomotor examinations
6. Title 22 state mandated attendance
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
5 - 10% |
| Patient care reports | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 20% |
| Projects and scenarios | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
40 - 65% |
| Paramedic skills and psychomotor examinations | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
5 - 10% |
| Quizzes | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
15 - 25% |
| Affective behavior, Title 22 state mandated attendance, participation in class | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Emergency Care in the Streets. 9th ed. AAOS. 2023.
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