Mar 29, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

EMSP 1401 - Paramedic Skills Lab 1



Credit hours: 4 (120 lab)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Paramedic Program

Corequisites: EMSP 1801 - Fundamentals of Paramedic I  

EMSP 1311 - Paramedic Clinical I  

Course Description:
Skills Lab I is a laboratory based course utilizing scenarios to emphasize airway management, medication administration, and successful assessment of patients with a variety of medical concerns and an introduction to cardiology. This course includes application of principles and processes discussed in Fundamentals I.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will demonstrate knowledge of the following standards:

  1. Students will safely and effectively perform the psychomotor skills relative to airway management of age-related patients associated with care as a paramedic in the pre-hospital emergency care setting.
  2. Students will safely and effectively perform the psychomotor skills relative to pharmacological interventions available to treat patients as a paramedic in the pre-hospital emergency care setting.
  3. Students will safely and effectively perform the psychomotor skills relative to age-related patient cardiovascular emergencies including cardiology events associated with care as a paramedic in the pre-hospital emergency care setting. 
  4. Students will perform a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health and health needs of patients.
  5. Students will perform the psychomotor skills of comprehensive documentation of patient care.
  6. Students will perform the psychomotor skills of a comprehensive communications report of patient care.
  7. Students will perform the psychomotor skill of compiling and implementing a comprehensive public health research project.