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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMT 247LC - ALS Advanced Practicum: Clinical Lab-Specialized Care

2 Credits, 6 Contact Hours
0 lecture periods 6 lab periods

Continuation of EMT EMT 227LC . In-hospital clinical procedures for the ALS professional. Includes placement in the clinical (hospital) setting for supervised skills application with real patients.

Prerequisite(s): EMT 227LC  
Information: Acceptance into the Paramedic  program is is required before enrolling in this course.
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify skills appropriate to the ALS professional’s scope of practice.
  2. Apply ALS skills to patients under medical supervision in accordance with established protocols.

Performance Objectives:
  1. Demonstrate the advanced cognitive (knowledge) learning domain while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
  2. Demonstrate the advanced psychomotor (skills) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
  3. Demonstrate the advanced affective (behavior) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to lead and work as a team in a patient care setting.

Outline:
  1. Critical Care Unit
    1. Cardiac Catheter Lab
    2. Newborn Intensive Care
    3. Operating Room
    4. Pediatric Intensive Care
    5. Other Intensive Care Units
  2. Emergency Department
    1. Main
    2. Pediatrics
      1. Trauma
      2. Triage
  3. Labor and Delivery
    1. Main
    2. Nursery
  4. Pediatric
    1. Services
  5. Specialty Units
    1. Anesthesiology and post anesthesiology
    2. Cardiac telemetry
    3. Dialysis
    4. Emergency medical dispatch center
    5. Phlebotomy
    6. Psychiatry
    7. Respiratory therapy