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Paramedic - Part C

Course ID: EMS-4400C4
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This Emergency Medical Services (EMS) credential-related course must adhere to the most current guidelines established by the NC Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) as applicable to this initial Paramedic course. This may include, but not be limited to, OEMS Education Institution approval, program director and instructor standards, classroom and distance education course approval, admissions requirements, course content, equipment standards, clinical and/or field requirements, and skills documentation. OEMS guidelines align with the rules of the NC Medical Care Commission and standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For details, contact the Education and Credentialing Office of the NC Office of Emergency Medical Services, NC Department of Health and Human Services.

Course Objectives

Students will...
Apply fundamental knowledge of the EMS systems, safety/well-being of the Advanced EMT (AEMT), effective documentation, and medical/legal and ethical issues to the provision of emergency care.
Identify the importance of primary injury prevention activities as an effective way to reduce death, disabilities, and healthcare costs.
Integrate the principles of therapeutic communication to effectively communicate with any patient while providing care.
Use foundational anatomical and medical terms and abbreviations in written and oral communication with colleagues and other health care professionals.
Apply comprehensive knowledge of the pathophysiology of respiration & perfusion to patient assessment and management; understands the correlation between pathophysiology and disease processes
Understand the basic principles of pharmacology and be able to develop a drug profile for common emergency medications.
Describe the indications, equipment needed, techniques used, precautions, and general principles of administering medications and accessing the venous system.
Understand, discuss and demonstrate the complex knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and fundamental knowledge of pathophysiology into the assessment to develop and implement a treatment plan with the goal of assuring a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages.
Apply scene information and patient assessment findings to develop a treatment plan based on the primary survey/primary assessment, integration of treatment/procedures needed to preserve life, and evaluation of patient care and transport.
Apply fundamental knowledge of the causes, pathophysiology, and management of shock, respiratory failure or arrest, cardiac failure or arrest, and post resuscitation management.
Apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely ill or acutely injured patient.
Applies a fundamental knowledge of growth, development, and aging and assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs.
Understand, demonstrate and discuss the knowledge of operations roles and responsibilities to ensure safe patient, public, and personnel safety.
Safely and effectively perform all psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model AND state Scope of Practice.
Apply a process of decision making to use the assessment findings to help form a field impression.

Outline of Instruction

Section 1 preparatory
Chapter 1 EMS Systems
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness
Chapter 3 Public Health
Chapter 4 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 5 Communications
Chapter 6 Documentation
Chapter 7 Medical Terminology
Section 2 The Human Body and Human Systems
Chapter 8 Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 9 Pathophysiology
Chapter 10 Life Span Development
Section 3 Patient Assessment
Chapter 11 Patient Assessment
Chapter 12 Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making
Section 4 Pharmacology
Chapter 13 Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 14 Medication Administration
Section 5 Airway Management
Chapter 15 Airway Management and Ventilation
Section 6 Medical
Chapter 16 Respiratory Emergencies
Chapter 17 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Chapter 18 Neurologic Emergencies
Chapter 19 Diseases of the Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
Chapter 20 Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Chapter 21 Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies
Chapter 22 Gynecologic Emergencies
Chapter 23 Endocrine Emergencies
Chapter 24 Hematologic Emergencies
Chapter 25 Immunologic Emergencies
Chapter 26 Infectious Diseases
Chapter 27 Toxicology
Chapter 28 Psychiatric Emergencies
Section 7 Trauma
Chapter 29 Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury
Chapter 30 Bleeding
Chapter 31 Soft-Tissue Trauma
Chapter 32 Burns
Chapter 33 Face and Neck Trauma
Chapter 34 Head and Spine Trauma
Chapter 35 Chest Trauma
Chapter 36 Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
Chapter 37 Orthopaedic Trauma
Chapter 38 Environmental Emergencies
Section 8 Shock and Resuscitation
Chapter 39 Responding to the Field Code
Chapter 40 Management and Resuscitation of the Critical Patient
Section 9 Special Patient Populations
Chapter 41 Obstetrics
Chapter 42 Neonatal Care
Chapter 43 Pediatric Emergencies
Chapter 44 Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 45 Patients With Special Challenges
Section 10 Operations
Chapter 46 Transport Operations
Chapter 47 Incident Management and Mass-Casualty Incidents
Chapter 48 Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue
Chapter 49 Hazardous Materials
Chapter 50 Terrorism Response
Chapter 51 Disaster Response
Chapter 52 Crime Scene Awareness
Section 11 Career Development
Chapter 53 Career Development

Contact Hours

660

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

North Carolina Office of EMS or National Registry Paramedic credential

Website

www.ncems.org & www.nremt.org

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

EMS 122, EMS131, EMS 210,EMS 130, EMS 150, EMS 160, EMS 221, EMS 240, EMS 220, EMS 260, EMS 231, EMS 250, EMS 270, EMS 241, EMS 285

Prerequisites

Student must: (1) have an active and unencumbered EMT credential from the North Carolina Office of EMS; (2) a high-school diploma or high-school equivalency; (3) successful completion of college-level English, or within the previous 12 months complete a written assessment placing the individual into college-level English (placement by RISE without the use of a written assessment will not meet this requirement); (4) Successful completion of college-level Math, or within the previous 12 months complete a written assessment placing the individual into college-level Math (placement by RISE without the use of a written assessment will not meet this requirement); (5) a valid, unemcumbered, and non-provisional driver's license; and (6) achievement of clinical clearance after completing and submitting all required components.

Learning Supplies Needed

Paramedic: Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets
Eighth Edition
AAOS
9781284104882

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

Students must obtain clinical clearance just like curriculum EMS students. This process includes a criminal background check, urine drug screen, physical, and immunization records analysis through the purchase of a Castle Branch account.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance
Students must pass the course overall with a 78.00% or better (grades will only be rounded to the nearest hundredths place).
Students must pass all Technical Scope of Practice (TSOP) evaluations with a 78.00% or better (grades will only be rounded to the nearest hundredths place).
Students must complete all NCOEMS-mandated clinical requirements, including attending the required number of hours and obtaining the required number of skills.