EMT 110 - Foundations of EMT-Intermediate Practice

5 credit hours - 60 hours of lecture, 30 hours of college laboratory; one term.
Learn the roles and responsibilities of the profession, medical terminology and drug calculation, standard precautions in infectious diseases, and theory and practice of patient assessment. Students are expected to practice selected procedures on each other during college lab.

Prerequisite(s): (1) EMT 106 Human Systems for the EMT-Intermediate ; (2) EMT 105 ; (3) EMT-B certified for one year with a minimum of 100 documented ambulance calls, or less than one year and 150 documented ambulance calls; (4) three letters of recommendation; (5) eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A ; and (6) permission of the department chair.

Course Outcomes:

Unit I. —Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT-Intermediate - Discuss the roles and responsibilities with an EMS system, legal issues, and ethics that impact out-of-hospital decision-making.
- Discuss the roles and responsibilities of being an advanced life support provider
- Discuss the medical and legal issues associated with providing advanced life support care
- Acknowledge the cultural, spiritual, and emotional needs of the patient
- Exhibit professional behavior during patient interaction
Unit II. —Introduction of the Language of Medicine - Discuss the proper communication techniques using appropriate medical terminology
- Discuss basic word structure: use of prefix, root word, and suffix in medical terminology.
- Discuss an accepted format for dissemination of patient information in verbal form, either in person or over the radio
- Discuss the proper format to document the essential elements of patient assessment, care, and transport
- Demonstrate the proper procedure for verbal and written communications.
- Discuss general body topography
Unit III. —Drug Calculations - Demonstrate calculating medication dosages using appropriate formulas.
- Demonstrate medication dosage calculations using the correct formula
- Discuss the use of metric and household systems of measurement
- Calculate intravenous drip rates using the proper formula
- Demonstrate calculations of medication dosages that are weight based
Unit IV. —Infectious Disease Transmission - Apply basic principles of handling patients with infectious disease.
- Discuss the pathogens and modes of transmission for infectious diseases
- Describe the standard precautions policy
- Demonstrate proper body substance isolation precautions
- Discuss prophylactic treatment following a true infectious disease exposure
- Discuss the signs and symptoms of common infectious diseases
Unit V. —Human Systems: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology - Describe the anatomy and physiology of the systems of the human body.
- Describe the anatomical terms, body cavities, and anatomical planes of the body
- Discuss the levels of organization of the body from simple to complex
- Describe the function of the body systems
Unit VI. —Obtaining a History and Patient Assessment - Perform an advanced assessment on a patient with an emergent illness or injury
- Obtain a patient history
- Discuss cultural and ethical issues impacting patient care
- Explain the significance of physical exam findings commonly encountered in emergency situations
- Perform a physical assessment on patients with medical and traumatic problems
- Formulate a field impression based on medical history and physical assessment findings.
- Discuss the components of a detailed and on-going assessment
- Differentiate the components of a primary and secondary survey for the trauma and medical patient
- Integrate the principles of therapeutic communication with providing patient care
- Integrate the findings form the physical assessment and the history to determine a diagnosis/plan of care
- Identify abnormal assessment findings
- Identify the differences in assessing the pediatric and elderly patient
- Acknowledge own emotions and value system and the emotions and value system displayed by the patient during care.