EMSP 1126 - Paramedic Part 4 of 4

12.0 Credits

This course is part 4 in a sequence of 4 courses in the paramedic program that must be completed consecutively. Students gain advanced knowledge of bleeding/shock, trauma systems, soft tissue trauma, burns, face/head/neck/spine/chest, ABD/GU/GI trauma, orthopedic trauma.

Students also review extrication, hazardous and weapons of mass destruction, mass casualty incidence and crime scene awareness, ambulance and rescue operations. In conjunction with this course, the paramedic students will also be required to successfully complete the CAPSTONE field co-requisite, EMSP 1127 Clinical/Field Part 3 of 3. The student must have all skills completed on the digital platform/skills tracker and approved by clinical-field coordinator and program director to begin CAPSTONE-Team Leads.

Note: (1)

Prerequisites: (2) EMSP 1124 and EMSP 1125

Corequisite: (1) EMSP 1127

Lecture Hours: 10.0
Lab Hours: 6.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Apply the identification and management of basic and advanced traumatic injuries to body systems.
Apply the identification and review management techniques for effective ground and air medical transport.
Apply the identification and review management of multiple casualty incident (MCI) management techniques in order to function effectively at major incidents.
Apply the identification and review management of rescue awareness and operations to safely rescue a patient from water, hazardous atmospheres, trenches, highways, and hazardous terrain.
Apply the identification and review management of crime and violence and the safe operation at crime scenes and other emergencies.
Apply the identification and understanding of trauma system levels of care.

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