EMT ourse Syllabus Fall 2018 (Oct.-Jan.) Instructor/oordinator: Timothy Ferris, NRP/ EMS I Instructor/oordinator ontact Information: Tim Ferris () 970-215-4586; Email- tjferris@hotmail.com ourse Meeting Days and Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays Saturdays (as listed) 08:30-16:00 ourse Location: urlington Fire Station 2 132 North ve. urlington, VT 05401 Lab Location: NETS Training enter 20 Susie Wilson Rd. Unit Essex Junction, VT 05452 ost: $975.00 (Includes access to EMS Testing Program; does NOT include course textbook) ourse Deposit and Refund Policy: Students are required to provide a minimum deposit of $375.00 to secure a seat in the course. Full payment is preferred, but payment plans may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Full payment is due by (6) weeks from the course start date. Full refunds for the class will be granted if the student drops from the course within the first (2) weeks. No refunds will be granted after the first (2) weeks have passed. ourse Prerequisites: Students must hold a current Vermont or National Registry EMT license and be affiliated with a Vermont-licensed dvanced Life Support (LS) agency. Students must also have a current merican Heart ssociation Healthcare Provider (or equivalent) PR card.
ourse Description The dvanced Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) ourse is a comprehensive program consisting of both classroom (didactic), skills lab, clinical (hospital observation) and field (ambulance observation) components. This course adheres to the 2009 National EMS Education Standards which are based on the National EMS ore ontent and the National EMS Scope of Practice that define the minimal entry-level educational competencies for each level of EMS training and has replaced the DOT National Standards curricula used in the past. Teaching/Learning Methods: Teaching-learning methods in this course may include, but are not limited to, assigned readings, presentations, discussion, critical thinking exercises, labs, and class activities. Evaluation procedures include quizzes, written examinations, and assignments. ourse Objectives: t the completion of this course the student shall be able to: 1. Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system. 2. Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs. 3. Perform the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others. 4. Perform the duties of an EMT with regard for medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice. 5. pply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients. 6. Identify the need for and perform immediately lifesaving interventions to manage a patient s airway, breathing, and circulation. 7. ssess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries. 8. pply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction. ourse Textbook: rady ooks dvanced EMT: linical-reasoning pproach
ourse ompletion Requirements: Successful completion of this course requires adherence to course policies, completing all course assignments, maintaining a course average of 80% with a minimum score of 80% on the course final examinations, and successfully demonstrating all required skills. In addition students must also: Properly administer medications at least 12 times: 2 oral 2 IM 2 S 2 IV 2 sublingual 2 nebulization Successfully access the venous circulation on at least 20 patients of various age groups; and Ventilate at least 5 patients of various age groups. Each student must also participate in the assessment and management of patients with these chief complaints: Perform an advanced patient assessment on at least 5 trauma patients. Perform an advanced patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on: t least 5 patients with chest pain, 2 pediatric patients with dyspnea (difficulty breathing), 5 adult patients with dyspnea (difficulty breathing), and 5 patients with altered mental status ourse ttendance Policy: Student attendance is required at all scheduled classes, including lab sessions. Students may be dropped from the course for excessive absences of any kind. Excused absences may be granted by the course instructor for extenuating circumstances. If more than two absences occur for any reason, the status of the student will be reviewed by the faculty to determine a disposition. ourse failure is likely under these circumstances. If a student misses any class, he or she is responsible for any missed quizzes, examinations, and material covered in that class session. Prompt arrival is expected at all class activities. It is the student s responsibility to sign in on the attendance roster. omportment:
Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the professional expectations for EMTs at all times. Students are reminded that they are representatives of Vermont EMS as well as the agencies they serve. Professional conduct is essential to a successful course experience and rewarding EMS career. Dress and ppearance: Students shall be appropriately and neatly attired so as not to distract from the learning process. Students should wear comfortable slacks or pants, shirts or t-shirts, and shoes or sneakers. For the safety of the student and others, students may not wear shorts, tank tops, half shirts, sleeveless shirts, halter-tops, tube tops, skirts, open toe/heel shoes or sandals. Students should dress with safety in mind, as training sessions will require the use of various equipment and training aides. Staff members accept the responsibility for reasonable interpretation of this policy and advising of the student in its regard. Students arriving wearing inappropriate attire may not be able to participate in the training evolutions, for the safety of the student. *On days of practical labs the students will wear clothing similar to what they will wear while on duty with their squad. This provides the students the ability to train like they will practice.* cademic Dishonesty: cademic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated and is grounds for immediate dismissal from the program and other administrative action. Examples include, but are not limited to: heating in any form Falsification or forgery of academic documents, applications, clinical evaluations, lab evaluations, etc. Plagiarism (including copying and pasting of electronic text into assigned work) ourse Grading and Grading Scale:
Retest and Late Exam/ssignment Policy: Students with a non-passing grade on an exam will be allowed (1) retest opportunity per exam. The retest must occur within (1) week of the closing date of the posted exam. (10) points will automatically be deducted from whatever score is obtained on the retest and the resulting score will be the recorded exam score in the gradebook. Students who miss an exam, without a valid excuse, will be given a zero and must then follow the policy for a non-passing exam score. s for a late assignment, (10) points will be deducted for each day that the assignment is late. 1 ssignment 20 % each 7 Exams 5 % each (35%) Final Skills Exam 15 % Final Written Exam 30 % Total 100 percent Percent Letter Grade 95-100 90-94 - 85-89 80-84 - 75-79 70-74 - 65-69 D elow 65 F ourse Schedule
** Indicates a lab day to be held at NETS Training enter located at: 20 Susie Wilson Rd. Essex Junction, VT 05452 Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Tuesday, Oct. 9th ourse Introduction and Overview hapter 1 Introduction to dvanced Emergency Technician Practice ssignment #1 Two page paper on EMS topic of students choice Thursday, Oct. 11th Tuesday, Oct. 16th hapter 3 Workforce Wellness and Personal Safety hapter 4 Ethical and Medical/Legal onsiderations in dvanced EMT Practice hapter 2 Emergency Medical Services, Health are, and Public Health Systems hapter 5 mbulance operations and responding to calls Thursday, Oct. 18th hapter 6 ommunication and Teamwork hapter 7 Medical Terminology Exam I (hapters 1-5)
Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Tuesday, Oct. 23rd hapter 8 Human ody systems hapter 9 Life Span Development and ultural onsiderations Thursday, Oct 25th hapter 10 Pathophysiology Lab: ody Systems Exam I closes at 18:00 Tuesday, Oct. 30th hapter 11 Principals of Pharmacology hapter 12 Medication dministration Thursday, Nov. 1st **Saturday, Nov. 3rd 08:30-16:00 hapter 13 Medications Lab- Medication administration, Intravenous ccess Lab- Medication dministration Intravenous ccess Exam II (hapters 6-12) Tuesday, Nov. 6th hapter 14 Patient ssessment and linical Reasoning hapter 15 Scene Size-Up and Primary ssessment
Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Thursday, Nov. 8th hapter 19 History Taking, Secondary ssessment, and Reassessment Exam II closes at 18:00 Saturday, Nov. 10th 08:30-16:00 Lab: History Taking, Primary ssessment, Trauma ssessment Lab- IV ccess, asic and dvanced irways, IO ccess, ardiac rrest Tuesday, Nov. 13th hapter 16 irway Management Lab- irway Management and dvanced irway Placement ssignment #1 due Thursday, Nov. 15th Exam III (hapters 12-16) hapter 17 Resuscitation: Managing Shock and ardiac rrest hapter 18 Vital Signs and dvanced Monitoring Devices Tuesday, Nov. 20 th hapter 21 ardiovascular Disorders
Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Thursday, Nov. 22nd No lass Happy Thanksgiving Exam III closes at 18:00 Tuesday, Nov. 27th Thursday, Nov. 29th hapter 22 Neurological Disorders hapter 23 Endocrine Disorders hapter 20 Respiratory Disorders Tuesday, Dec. 4th Thursday, Dec. 6th hapter 24 bdominal Pain and GI Disorders hapter 25 Renal, Genitourinary, and Gynecologic Disorders hapter 26 Hematologic Disorders hapter 27 Immunologic Disorders Exam IV (hapters 17-23)
Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Tuesday, Dec. 11th Thursday, Dec. 13th Tuesday, Dec. 18th hapter 28 Infectious Illnesses hapter 29 Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Disorders hapter 30 Disorders of ENT hapter 31 Mental Illness and ehavioral Emergencies hapter 32 Toxicological Emergencies hapter 33 Trauma Systems and IS hapter 34 MOI and Trauma ssessment Exam IV closes at 18:00 Exam V (hapters 24-32) Thursday, Dec. 20th hapter 35 Soft Tissue Injuries hapter 36 Musculoskeletal Injuries **Saturday, Dec. 22nd 08:30-16:00 Lab Review andaging and Splinting Lab- Review all previously covered skills, Review NREMT Skill Sheets
Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Tuesday, Dec. 25th Through Tuesday, Jan. 1st No lass due to Winter reak Exam V closes at 18:00 Thursday, Jan. 3rd Tuesday, Jan. 8th hapter 37 Head, rain, Face, and Neck Trauma hapter 38 Thoracic Trauma hapter 39 bdominal Trauma hapter 40 Spine Injuries hapter 41 Environmental Emergencies Thursday, Jan. 10th hapter 42 Multisystem Trauma Lab: Trauma ssessments Exam VI (hapters 33-42) Saturday, Jan. 12th 08:30-16:00 hapter 43 O and are of the Newborn hapter 44 Pediatric Emergencies Lab hildbirth and pediatric assessments
Date hapter ssignments, Tests, Quizzes Tuesday, Jan.15th hapter 47 Rescue Operations and Extrication hapter 48 Hazardous Materials Thursday, Jan. 17th hapter 49 Response to Terrorism hapter 45 Geriatrics hapter 46 Patients with Special hallenges Exam VI closes at 18:00 Exam VII (hapters 43-49) Opens online Tuesday, Jan. 22nd Final lass Review Final Exam (Everything!) **Saturday, Jan. 26th 08:30-16:00 Final Practical Skills Test **Tuesday, Jan 29th lass ommencement Refreshments will be provided Final Exam closes at 18:00