EMSP 2520 Syllabus

Subject Code

EMSP

Course Number

2520

Course Title

Clinical Applications for the Paramedic – II

Prerequisites

EMSP 2110 with a grade of C or higher, EMSP 2120 with a grade of C or higher, EMSP 2130 with a grade of C or higher, EMSP 2140 with a grade of C or higher

Corequisites

None

Terms Offered

Credit Hours

Course Description

This course provides paramedicine students with supervised clinical experience in various clinical settings. This course is one in a series of courses that also includes EMSP 2510, EMSP 2530, EMSP 2540, EMSP 2550, EMSP 2560, and EMSP 2570. The successful completion of all of these courses will result in meeting all clinical standards required by the State Office of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma (SOEMST).

Course Outcomes

Clinical's

  • Perform a comprehensive history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health and health needs of a patient.
  • Construct a field impression based on an analysis of comprehensive assessment findings, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
  • Apply assessment findings to underlying pathological and physiological changes in the patient's condition.
  • Integrate and synthesize the multiple determinants of health and clinical care.
  • Perform health screening and referrals.
  • Promote communicating in a manner that is culturally sensitive and intended to improve the patient outcome.
  • Perform safely and effectively the psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model AMD State Scope of Practice at the paramedic level.
  • Collaborate with other EMS personnel, while serving as a role model of exemplary professional behavior including: but not limited to, integrity, empathy, self-motivation, appearance/personal hygiene, self-confidence, communications, time management, teamwork/diplomacy, respect, patient advocacy, and careful delivery of service.
  • Motivate other EMS personnel to display professional behavior including: but not limited to, integrity, empathy, self-motivation, appearance/personal hygiene, self-confidence, communications, time management, teamwork/diplomacy, respect, patient advocacy, and careful delivery of service.
  • Integrate performance of basic and advanced interventions as part of a treatment plan intended to mitigate the emergency, provide symptom relief, and improve the overall health of the patient.
  • Adapt treatment plans according to the effectiveness of interventions.
  • Prioritize and report data to be used for epidemiological and research purposes.
  • Appreciate the need for data reporting used for epidemiological and research purposes.
  • Adapt to the role of the team leader during various routine, single patient advanced life support emergency calls.
  • Integrate patient assessments and provision of pre-hospital emergency care and transportation for various patient complaints, within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model AND state Scope of Practice at the Paramedic level.
  • Demonstrate completion of the minimum clinical and field competencies for the Paramedic level, as promulgated by the Georgia State Office of EMS/Trauma.