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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Students will perform a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health and health needs of patients.
- Students will perform the psychomotor skills of comprehensive documentation of patient care.
- Students will perform the psychomotor skills of a comprehensive communications report of patient care.
- Students will perform the psychomotor skill of compiling and implementing a comprehensive public health research project.
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