Mountain Plains Health Consortium

EMT-Paramedic Program Syllabus

2009-2010

Textbooks, Workbooks, and Software:

Brady Anatomy and Physiology for Emergency Care, 2^nd ed.

Brady Workbook for Anatomy and Physiology for Emergency Care, 2^nd ed.

Brady Paramedic Care, Principles and Practice, 3^rd ed.

Volume 1 – Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care

Brady Paramedic Care, Principles and Practice, 3^rd ed.

Volume 2 - Patient Assessment

Brady Paramedic Care, Principles and Practice, 3^rd ed.

Volume 3 - Medical Emergencies

Mad Scientist Software – Cardiac Arrest and Code team

ACLS Quick Review Study Guide, 3^rd edition

Advanced Medical Life Support, 3^rd edition

12-Lead ECG for Acute and Critical Care Providers

Brady Paramedic Care, Principles and Practice, 3^rd ed.

Volume 4 - Trauma Emergencies

PreHospital Trauma Life Support, 6^th Edition

Brady Paramedic Care, Principles and Practice, 3^rd ed.

Volume 5 - Special Considerations/Operations

AHA Textbook of Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals, 2^nd ed.

Date and Time	Topic	Instructor
All times Mountain Zone
Thursday, August 27, 2009
0800-1000	Rapid City Clinical Orientation	Johnson
1000-1100	Class Opening	Hayes
1100-1200	Orientation	Richmond/Johnson
1200-1300	Lunch
1300-1700	Computer Orientation	Richmond
Friday, September 4, 2009	Anatomy and Physiology
Due by 2:00 PM	Medical Terminology	Richmond
	Introduction to A & P	Richmond
	The Chemical Level of Organization	Richmond
	Cell Structure and Function	Richmond
Friday, September 11, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Tissue Level of Organization	Richmond
	The Integumentary System	Richmond
	The Skeletal System part 1	Richmond
Friday, September 18, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Skeletal System part 2	Richmond
	The Muscular System	Richmond
Friday, September 25, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Nervous System	Richmond
	The General and Special Senses	Richmond
Friday, October 2, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Endocrine System	Richmond
	The Cardiovascular System: Blood	Richmond
	The Cardiovascular System: The Heart	Richmond
Friday, October 9, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation	Richmond
	The Lymphatic System and Immunity	Richmond
Friday, October 16, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Respiratory System	Richmond
	The Digestive System	Richmond
Friday, October 23, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	Nutrition, and Metabolism	Richmond
	The Urinary System	Richmond
Friday, October 30, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	The Reproductive System	Richmond
	Development and Inheritance	Richmond
Friday, November 6, 2009	Preparatory
Due by 2:00 PM	Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care	Richmond
	The Well-Being of the Paramedic	Richmond
	EMS Systems	Richmond
	Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic	Richmond
Friday, November 13, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	Illness and Injury Prevention	Richmond
	Medical/Legal Aspects of Advanced Prehospital Care	Richmond
	Ethics in Advanced Prehospital Care	Richmond
Friday, November 20, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	General Principles of Pathophysiology	Richmond
November 26-27, 2008 Thanksgiving Vacation
Friday, December 4, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	General Principles of Pharmacology part 1	Richmond
Friday, December 11, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	General Principles of Pharmacology part 2	Richmond
Saturday, December 12, 2009	Human Cadaver Lab in Vermillion, SD	Richmond/Johnson
Friday, December 18, 2009
Due by 2:00 PM	IV Access and Medication Administration	Richmond
December 22, 2009 – January 4, 2010 Christmas Vacation
January 5, 2010	Lab time must now be scheduled at least 1 day per week through the remainder of the course. Labs will be available to schedule on FISDAP.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Therapeutic Communications	Richmond
	Life Span Development	Richmond
	Airway Management and Ventilation part 1	Richmond
Friday, January 15, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Airway Management and Ventilation part 2	Richmond
	Research in EMS	Richmond
Friday, January 22, 2010	Assessment
Due by 2:00 PM	History Taking	Richmond
	Physical Exam Techniques	Richmond
Friday, January 29, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Patient Assessment in the Field	Richmond
	Clinical Decision Making	Richmond
	Communications	Richmond
	Documentation	Richmond
Friday, February 5, 2010	Cardiology
Due by 2:00 PM	Pulmonology	Richmond
	Cardiology part 1	Richmond
Friday, February 12, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Cardiology part 2	Richmond
Friday, February 19, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Cardiology part 3	Richmond
Friday, February 26, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Cardiology part 4	Richmond
Friday, March 5, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Cardiology part 5	Richmond
Saturday, March 6, 2010
0800-1700	ACLS Provider	Larson, Johnson, Richmond
Sunday, March 7, 2010
0800-1700	ACLS Provider	Larson, Johnson, Richmond
Friday, March 12, 2010	Medical
Due by 2:00 PM	Neurology	Richmond
	Endocrinology	Richmond
Friday, March 19, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Allergies and Anaphylaxis	Richmond
	Gastroenterology	Richmond
	Urology and Nephrology	Richmond
Friday, March 26, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Toxicology	Richmond
	Hematology	Richmond
Friday, April 2, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Environmental Conditions	Richmond
	Infectious Diseases part 1	Richmond
Friday, April 9, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Infectious Diseases part 2	Richmond
	Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders	Richmond
	Gynecology part 1	Richmond
Friday, April 16, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Gynecology part 2	Richmond
	Obstetrics	Richmond
Saturday, April 17, 2010
0800-1700	AMLS Provider	MPHC Faculty
Sunday, April 18, 2010
0800-1700	AMLS Provider	MPHC Faculty
Friday, April 23, 2010	Special Considerations/Operations – Part 1
Due by 2:00 PM	Neonatology	Richmond
	Pediatrics part 1	Richmond
Friday, April 30, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Pediatrics part 2	Richmond
Friday, May 7, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Pediatrics part 3	Richmond
Saturday, May 8, 2010
0800-1700	PALS/PEPP/EPC Provider	MPHC Faculty
Saturday, May 9, 2010
0800-1700	PALS/PEPP/EPC Provider	MPHC Faculty
Friday, May 14, 2010	Trauma
Due by 2:00 PM	Trauma and Trauma Systems	Richmond
	Blunt Trauma	Richmond
	Penetrating Trauma	Richmond
	Hemorrhage and Shock	Richmond
Friday, May 21, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Soft Tissue Trauma	Richmond
	Burns	Richmond
Friday, May 28, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Musculoskeletal Trauma	Richmond
	Head and Face Trauma	Richmond
Friday, June 4, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Spinal Trauma	Richmond
	Thoracic Trauma	Richmond
Friday, June 11, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Abdominal Trauma	Richmond
	Shock Trauma Resuscitation	Richmond
Saturday, June 12, 2010-
0800-1700	PHTLS Provider	MPHC Faculty
Sunday, June 13, 2010
0800-1700	PHTLS Provider	MPHC Faculty
Friday, June 18, 2010	Special Considerations/Operations – Part 2
Due by 2:00 PM	Geriatrics	Richmond
	Abuse and Assault	Richmond
Friday, June 25, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	The Challenged Patient	Richmond
	Acute Interventions in Chronic Care Patients	Richmond
	Assessment Based Management	Richmond
Monday, July 5, 2010	Holiday
Friday, July 9, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Ambulance Operations	Richmond
	Medical Incident Management	Richmond
Friday, July 16, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Rescue Awareness and Operations	Richmond
	Haz-Mat Incidents	Richmond
Friday, July 23, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Crime Scene Awareness	Richmond
End of didactic material	Rural EMS	Richmond
	Responding to Terrorist Acts	Richmond
Summer Break August 1 – 8 (Rally Week)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
0800-1700	National Registry Skills Practice	MPHC Faculty
Saturday, August 28, 2010
0800-1700	National Registry Skills Practice	MPHC Faculty
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
0800-1700	Final Practical Exam	MPHC Faculty
Saturday, September 4, 2010
0800-1700	Final Written Exam	Richmond
Friday, October 22, 2010
Due by 2:00 PM	Clinical Completion Deadline
Time and Location TBA	National Registry Exam

CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS

Clinical time has been arranged at the Black Hills VA Hospital at Ft. Meade and Hot Springs, SD, the Sioux San PHS hospital in Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Regional Hospital, the PHS hospital at Rosebud, SD, the PHS hospital at Pine Ridge, SD, Mobridge Hospital, and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby, MN. Field internship time has been arranged at The Rapid City Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Spearfish Ambulance Service, Hot Springs EMS, Muskogee County EMS, Muskogee, OK, Mobridge Ambulance Service, and Cuyuna Medical Center EMS, Crosby, MN.

Additional classroom, skills lab, clinical, or field internship time may be arranged on an individual student-by-student basis as needed during the course. These hours represent the MINIMUM time that will be spent on each subject area. For this reason the dates for course completion and National Registry testing are subject to some change.

Location	Minimum Hours	Date Opens
Emergency Department	156	3/8/10
Intensive Care Unit	24	3/8/10
Operating Room	40	2/22/10
IV Team (or Lab)	8	1/11/10
Pediatric Unit or ER	24	5/10/10
Labor/Delivery/ Newborn Nursery	36	5/10/10
Behavioral Unit or ER	8	4/19/10
Minimum Total Hospital Clinical Time	296
Paramedic Ambulance Field Internship	248	7/24/10
Minimum Total Clinical And Field Internship Time	544

During the available clinical and field internship time, the student will be responsible for demonstrating proficiency to the preceptor in the following areas:

PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS

The student must demonstrate the ability to safely administer medications.

The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, properly administer medications at least 15 times to live patients.

The student must demonstrate the ability to safely perform endotracheal intubation.

The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, successfully intubate at least 10 live patients.

The student must demonstrate the ability to safely gain venous access in all age group patients.

The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, successfully access the venous circulation at least 25 times on live patients of various age groups.

The student must demonstrate the ability to effectively ventilate unintubated patients of all age groups.

The student should effectively, and while performing all steps of each procedure, ventilate at least 20 live patients of various age groups.

AGES

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on pediatric patients.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 30 (including newborns, infants, toddlers, and school age) pediatric patients.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a compressive assessment on adult patients.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 50 adult patients.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on geriatric patients.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 30 geriatric patients.

PATHOLOGIES

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on obstetric patients.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 10 obstetric patients.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on trauma patients.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 40 trauma patients.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on psychiatric patients.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 20 psychiatric patients.

COMPLAINTS

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with chest pain.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 30 patients with chest pain.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with dyspnea/respiratory distress.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 20 adult patients with dyspnea/respiratory distress.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 8 pediatric patients (including infants, toddlers, and school age) with dyspnea/respiratory distress.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with syncope.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 10 patients with syncope.

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with abdominal complaints.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 20 patients with abdominal complains (for example: abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, GI bleeding, gynecological complaint, etc.)

The student must demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with altered mental status.

The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 20 patients with altered mental status.

TEAM LEADER SKILLS

The student must demonstrate the ability to serve as a team leader in variety of prehospital emergency situations.

The student should serve as the team leader for at least 50 prehospital emergency responses.