Revised 08/2018

EMS 204 - Advanced Patient Care Lab (2 CR.)

Course Description

Focuses on the comprehensive assessment and management of out-of-hospital and inter-facility patients using scenario-based learning. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

General Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to develop and assess the student's knowledge, understanding, analysis and application of comprehensive patient care in a practical setting.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Corequisite: EMS 203

Course Objectives

Upon completing the course, the student will be able to:

  • Provide care of a pediatric patient complaining of respiratory distress/failure in a scenario.
  • Provide care of an adult patient with cardiac dysrhythmia/cardiac arrest in a scenario.
  • Provide care of a geriatric patient presenting with signs and symptoms of a stroke in a scenario.
  • Provide care of a patient with an obstetric or gynecologic complaint in a scenario.
  • Provider care of a neonatal patient requiring resuscitation during delivery in a scenario.
  • Provide care of a pediatric patient with a traumatic injury in a scenario.
  • Provide care of an adult patient with a traumatic injury in a scenario.
  • Provide care of a geriatric patient with signs and symptoms of sepsis in a scenario.
  • Demonstrate the ability to perform surgical cricothyrotomy.
  • Demonstrate competency in the management of a patient on a ventilator.
  • Demonstrate competency in the use of ultrasound.
  • Apply the concepts of lab value evaluation to patient assessment.
  • Interact with patients with special challenges or cultural differences.
  • Provide care for a minimum of two (2) patients complaining of any of the following complaints: Chest pain; Overdose; Abdominal pain; Allergic reaction/anaphylaxis; Hypoglycemia/DKA/HHNS; Psychiatric; Seizure; Shock.

Major Topics to Be Included

  • Comprehensive Patient Assessment
    • Medical patient
    • Trauma patient
    • Patient in special populations
    • Lab values
  • Comprehensive Patient Care
    • Pharmacological interventions
    • Integrating advanced procedures
    • Clinical reasoning
  • Therapeutic communication
    • Cultural considerations
    • Special challenges
  • Advanced Procedures
    • Surgical airway
    • Ventilator management
    • Ultrasound