EMS-100: EMT-Basic Fundamentals

School
Health and Human Services
Division
Health Careers
Department
Paramedic
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Emergency Medical Services
Course Number
100
Course Title
EMT-Basic Fundamentals
Credit Hours
9.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
137.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
137.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
ENG-131 eligible
Co-requisites
EMS-107, EMS-109
Catalog Course Description

Presents the technical knowledge and skills necessary for certification as a Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B). Focuses on Basic Life Support (CPR), airway management, medical emergencies, trauma, disaster management, shock and resuscitation, emergency childbirth, psychological emergencies, as well as extrications and more. Meets the recommendations of the United States Department of Transportation, National Traffic Safety Administration, National Emergency Medical Services Core Content, Scope of Practice Model, National Education Standards, and the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions Curriculum Supplement. NOTE: Successful completion of this course is required for individuals to be eligible to take the National Registry Certifying Exam for EMT-Basics; this exam is not included in this course.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Preparatory
  2. Life Span Development & Public Health
  3. Airway Management
  4. Medicine
  5. Traumatic Emergencies
  6. Shock and Resuscitation
  7. Special Populations
  8. Clinical Behavior
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Analyze the relationship between the law and ethics in EMS.*
  2. Evaluate and develop a management plan for a patient in cardiogenic, hypovolemic, neurogenic, anaphylactic, and septic shock.*
  3. Evaluate and develop a management plan for a patient with an altered mental status and an unknown history.*
  4. Evaluate and develop a management plan for the emergency care of a patient with an altered mental status and a loss of speech, sensory, or motor function.*
  5. Evaluate and develop a management plan for the emergency care of a patient with signs/symptoms of acute abdominal pain.*
  6. Differentiate proper from improper body mechanics for lifting and moving patients in emergency and non-emergency situations.
  7. Differentiate between normal/healthy and detrimental physiological reactions to anxiety and stress.
  8. Describe EMS systems, licensure, certification, registration, profession, professionalism, healthcare professional, ethics, peer review, Medical direction, and protocols.
  9. Identify the role of EMS in local municipal & community prevention programs.
  10. Describe the incidence, morbidity and mortality, and the human, environmental, and socioeconomic impact of unintentional and alleged unintentional injuries.
  11. Given several narrative circumstances, recommend a treatment plan in keeping with the ethical principles associated with EMS.
  12. Distinguish between ethical and moral decisions in EMS.
  13. Analyze disease risk in situations where the presence of “contaminants” poses a risk to the personnel, environment, patient, general public or equipment.
  14. Describe the cellular environment and factors that precipitate disease in the human body.
  15. Explain multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
  16. Describe neuroendocrine regulation.
  17. Explain the inflammation response and its systemic manifestations.
  18. Discuss the interrelationships between stress, coping, and illness.
  19. List the medications carried on the Basic-EMS unit and demonstrate their proper administration.
  20. Recognize, manage and justify treatments for various respiratory emergencies.
  21. State the generic name, medication forms, dose administration, action, indications and contraindications for the prescribed inhaler.
  22. Recognize, manage and justify treatments for various cardiovascular emergencies.
  23. Demonstrate the proper steps in the emergency medical care for the patient taking diabetic medicine with an altered mental status and a history of diabetes.
  24. Differentiate between syncope and seizures.
  25. Differentiate between the general category of those patients having an allergic reaction and those patients having an allergic reaction and requiring immediate medical care, including immediate use of an epinephrine auto injector.
  26. List the signs/symptoms associated with poisoning and the proper patient management.
  27. List the six factors that may make a drug or alcohol emergency life-threatening.
  28. Differentiate between the various environmental emergencies including exposure to hot and cold environments, submersion, drowning, and diving emergencies.
  29. Describe the characteristics of an individual’s behavior which suggest that the patient is at risk for suicide.
  30. Describe the procedures for handling abnormal deliveries, complications of pregnancy, and maternal complications of labor.
  31. Discuss the steps of patient assessment, including the priority decision, as they relate to and are guided by the mechanism of injury.
  32. Develop a treatment plan for the emergency medical care of the patient with signs and symptoms of shock.
  33. Recommend the appropriate assessment/ treatment plans for the emergency care of patients with the following categorical injuries: soft tissue, burns, musculoskeletal, head/spinal trauma, eye/face/neck, and chest/abdomen/genitalia.
  34. Identify the signs and symptoms of shock in the infant and child patient.
  35. Summarize the emergency medical care strategies for respiratory distress and respiratory failure in the infant/child.
  36. Explain the principles for interacting with patients and family members in situations involving death and dying.
  37. Describe lifestyle changes you can make to help you deal with stress.
  38. Describe measures you can take to protect yourself from exposure to diseases caused by pathogens and accidental and work-related injury.
  39. Explain the importance of understanding basic pathophysiology.
  40. Explain the concept of perfusion, including the physical and physiological components necessary to maintain perfusion.
  41. Discuss the key physical and psychosocial characteristics of individuals in age groups from neonate to late adulthood.
  42. Explain why an understanding of kinetics is helpful to understanding injury and trauma.
  43. Describe accommodations and modifications to patient assessment and management required for patients with sensory impairments, patients with cognitive and emotional impairments, paralyzed patients, obese patients, homeless or poor patients, and abused patients.
  44. Describe accommodations and modifications to patient assessment and management required for patients who are terminally ill and describe the philosophy of hospice care.
  45. Discuss the components that should be included in a plan for responding to terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

The entire Paramedic Program is a performance-based curriculum. All students completing each level of course-work will be required to pass both the applicable performance applications as well as a comprehensive topic exam. There are scheduled exams and a final written exam with discretionary quizzes throughout the program.

General Course Requirements and Recommendations

All course participants must be able to physically complete  tasks associated with  the performance-based assessments. All areas of final assessment, whether written and/or practical, must meet minimal competencies of 80% or better following testing criterion. Instructors (or their designees) reserve the right to require students to provide picture  identification for test taking, graded papers or projects, or other appropriate purposes.

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details

Credit for EMS 100, EMS 107, and EMS 109 (Corequisites) can be granted upon the presentation of a CURRENT EMT-Basic license from the State of Michigan and a National Registry of EMT-B certification.

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2020
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date
Review Semester
Fall 2020