Covers specialty topics such as OB/GYN, newborn resuscitation, and pediatrics. Also covers 12-Lead ECG including application and interpretation.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Pathophysiology
- Life Span Development
- Pharmacology
- Assessment
- Medicine
- Shock and Resuscitation
- 12 Lead ECG
- Trauma
- Special Patient Populations
- Clinical Behavior/Judgment
- Describe the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the following gynecological emergencies:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), ruptured ovarian cyst, cystitis, mittelschmertz, endometritis, endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy, and vaginal hemorrhage.
- Recommend and justify the appropriate management with the following gynecological emergencies: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), ruptured ovarian cyst, cystitis, mittelschmertz, endometritis, endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy, and vaginal hemorrhage.
- Differentiate between a normal and an abnormal delivery.
- Summarize neonatal resuscitation procedures.
- Describe the procedures for handling abnormal deliveries, complications of pregnancy, and maternal complications of labor.
- Recommend and justify the appropriate assessment, management, and transport for the mother and child for several preprogrammed patients involving simulated delivery situations.
- Recommend and justify the appropriate procedures for assessment, management, and transport of several preprogrammed neonatal emergencies.
- Describe age-appropriate sites, equipment, techniques, and complications of vascular access for infants and children.
- Integrate advanced life support skills with basic cardiac life support for infants and children.
- Describe the epidemiology, including the incidence, morbidity/mortality, risk factors, prevention strategies, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment of infants and children with the following: respiratory distress/failure, hypoperfusion, cardiac dysrhythmias, neurological emergencies, trauma, abuse and neglect, special healthcare needs and SIDS.
- Recommend and justify the appropriate assessment, treatment and transport for several preprogrammed simulated pediatric patients.
- Explain the placement and view of the heart provided by bipolar, unipolar (augmented), and precordial ECG leads.
- Describe QRS axis and axis deviation.
- Identify 12-Lead ECG tracings of a variety of conduction abnormalities.
Assessment and Requirements
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 is a scheduled Mid-Term and Final written exam with discretionary quizzes throughout the program.
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.