EMS 216 Introduction to Emergency Medical Services (4 credits)
Prerequisite Enrollment in the Paramedic Program.
Course Description
Introduces the concept of pre-hospital care. Fundamental principles of the practice are presented in this combination on-line, in-person course.
Course Content
Modern EMS and how major events influenced its development.
Core elements of pre-hospital care as determined by care as determined by research.
Defining morals, ethics, and legality to EMS care and consent.
Common causes of stress and how to promote wellness.
Importance of personal protection and universal precautions.
Student Outcomes
- Describe the major events that influence the development of the modern EMS system in the United States.
- Identify the key elements of EMS research and its benefit to pre-hospital care.
- Define major medical legal issues in providing prehospital patient care.
- Discuss physical and psychological stress and management in EMS.
- Describe the steps to take for personal protection from airborne and blood borne pathogens.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome:
1. Address potential hazards to the patient(s), civilians, and emergency management team during an emergency
Core Ability:
Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 40
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40
Potential Methods
Peer evaluation
Instructor evaluation
Written assessments
Group assessments
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