EMT 113 - EMT-Intermediate Concepts and Practice 3

• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing obstetrical and neonatal emergencies based on assessment findings.
• Implement a treatment plan for a pediatric patient experiencing medical emergencies based on assessment findings.
• Implement a treatment plan for a geriatric patient experiencing medical emergencies based on assessment findings.
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing a diabetic emergency based on assessment findings
  • Describe the assessment and management of the patient experiencing a diabetic emergency
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the patient experiencing diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Demonstrate the use of the blood glucose monitor
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis based on assessment findings.
  • Integrate the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and treatment plan for the patient experiencing an allergic reaction or anaphylactic reaction.
    
    
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing a poisoning or toxicological emergency based on assessment findings.
  • Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the patient with a poisoning or toxicological emergency.
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing neurological emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
  • demonstrate a detailed and focused examination on a patient experiencing a neurological emergency
  • Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings or formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with a transient ischemic attack, epilepsy/seizures, non-specific coma, and altered level of consciousness/syncope/weakness/headache.
  • Identify with the patient who is experiencing a neurological emergency.
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing non-traumatic abdominal emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology of non-traumatic abdominal emergencies
  • Discuss the signs and symptoms of non-traumatic acute abdominal pain
  • Describe the technique for performing a focused physical examination on a patient with non-traumatic abdominal pain
  • Describe the management of the patient with non-traumatic abdominal pain
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing environmental emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Describe the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of heat and cold related emergencies in the young adult and geriatric patient
  • Describe the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of a near-drowning patient.
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing gynecological emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Review the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system
  • Describe the general assessment and management of a patient experiencing a gynecological emergency
  • Describe the specific assessment and management of a patient experiencing pelvic inflammatory
  • Identify with the patient experiencing a gynecological emergency.
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing behavioral emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Integrate the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the patient who has sustained abuse, assault or a psychiatric emergency
  • Identify with the patient who has sustained abuse, assault, or a psychiatric emergency
  • Describe and demonstrate safe empathetic competence in caring for patients behavioral emergencies.
    
    
• Demonstrate the proper techniques used in the administration of medications.
  • Discuss the use of written protocol and the use of medical direction
  • Demonstrate the use of body substance isolation
  • Demonstrate medical asepsis of equipment and site of administration
  • Demonstrate intravenous access, IV push and IV piggyback medications
  • Demonstrate initiation of an intraosseous infusion
  • Describe medication documentation
  • Demonstrate medication administration
  • Demonstrate disposal of contaminated equipment and sharps.
• Demonstration of critical skills and assessment based management
  • Demonstrate assessment and management of a patient with a medical emergency.
  • Demonstrate assessment and management of a patient with a severe trauma injury
  • Demonstrate the use of airway adjuncts including intubation of adult and pediatric manikins
  • Demonstrate intravenous access technique and medication administration
  • Demonstrate supine or seated spinal immobilization or management of a major bleed.
  • Demonstrate cardiac rhythm interpretation and intervention modalities
  • Demonstrate initiation of an intraosseous infusion.
• Implement a treatment plan for a patient experiencing obstetrical and neonatal emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Review the anatomy and physiology of pregnancy and of labor and delivery
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the patient experiencing a normal and abnormal delivery
  • Identify with patient experiencing normal, abnormal, and complications of pregnancy
  • demonstrate the assessment and management of the patient experiencing a normal or abnormal delivery and complications of pregnancy.
  • Describe the general pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the neonate.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the neonate experiencing: fever, hypothermia, hypoglycemia, vomiting, diarrhea, common birth injuries, and cardiac arrest.
  • Integrate the pathophysiology and assessment findings to formulate a field management plan for the neonate and premature infant experiencing: meconium aspiration, apnea, bradycardia, respiratory distress/cyanosis, seizures, and diaphragmatic hernia.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the neonate post cardiac arrest
  • Demonstrate an assessment of the neonate
  • Identify with the parent of the neonate experiencing a medical emergency.
• Implement a treatment plan for a pediatric patient experiencing medical emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Describe the general pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the pediatric patient.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the pediatric patients experiencing: special health care needs including technology assisted children and SIDS.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the pediatric patient experiencing: respiratory distress/failure, hypoperfusion, dysrhythmias, neurological emergencies, trauma, abuse and neglect in infants and children.
  • Discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the pediatric patient experiencing: respiratory distress/failure, hypoperfusion, dysrhythmias, neurological emergencies, trauma, abuse and neglect in infants and children.
• Implement a treatment plan for a geriatric patient experiencing medical emergencies based on assessment findings.
  • Discuss the differences between young adult and the geriatric patients anatomy, physiology, and assessment techniques.
  • Describe the general pathophysiology and demonstrate the assessment and management of the geriatric patient.
  • Identify the effects of the aging process on healing and immunity.
  • Identify with the geriatric patient experiencing a medical emergency.
  • Recognize the socioeconomic situations that impact on the health of the older patient.
  • Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the geriatric patient.