PARM 104 - Emergency Medical Technician II

1. 18 years of age prior to course completion
2. Completion of the College Health Examination Form and required immunizations and screening, regionally determined
3. Background Check
4. Drug Test
5. Current Healthcare Provider CPR card (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)

Contact Hours  Lecture: 1.5  Lab: 2   Clinical: 2.  5 Total: 40

This course is part 2 of a 2-part series.  The series is based on the training program developed by the Department of Transportation and adopted by the Emergency Medical Services Commission of Indiana. It covers theories, techniques and operational aspects of pre-hospital emergency care within the scope and responsibility of the emergency medical technician (EMT). This second course covers didactic as well as laboratory practice in addition to clinical observation in a hospital emergency room and on an ambulance.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Successful completion of both PARM 103 and PARM 104 is required for students to meet the national requirements and be eligible to test for certification through the National Registry of EMTs.  Additionally, students must also have completed the required clinical rotations, the skill competencies, and pass a cumulative exam over material from both PARM 103 and PARM 104 in order to be eligible for the certification exams.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND COURSE CONTENT: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to demonstrate competency and integrate comprehensive knowledge of National EMS Educational Standards for the following topic areas:

• Shock and Resuscitation
• Trauma Overview
• Bleeding
• Chest Trauma
• Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma
• Orthopedic Trauma
• Soft Tissue Trauma
• Head, Face, Neck & Spine Trauma
• Nervous System Trauma
• Special Considerations in Trauma
• Environmental Emergencies
• Multi-System Trauma
• Obstetrics
• Neonatal Care
• Pediatrics
• Geriatrics
• Patients with Special Challenges
• Principles of Safety Operating a Ground Ambulance
• Incident Management
• Multiple Casualty Incidents
• Air Medical
• Vehicle Extrication
• Hazardous Materials Awareness
• Mass Casualty Incidents due to Terrorism or Disaster

The complete list of instructional guidelines that accompanies the required student competencies is located at the following link:  https://www.ems.gov/pdf/education/National-EMS-Education-Standards-and-Instructional-Guidelines/EMT_Instructional_Guidelines.pdf

In order to successfully complete this series of courses (PARM 103 & 104), students must also achieve competency in the following psychomotor skills as dictated by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (Reference:  https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/EMSC-EMT-Psychomotor-Competency.pdf):

Obtain a Patient History from an Alert and Oriented Patient

Comprehensive Normal Adult Physical Assessment Techniques

Comprehensive Normal Pediatric Physical Assessment Techniques

Supraglottic Airway

Ventilation of an Apneic Adult Patient

Oxygen Preparation

CPAP

Patient Assessment Trauma Patient

Spinal Immobilization Supine

Joint Injury

Long Bone

Traction Splint

Bleeding Control and Shock Management

Patient Assessment Medical Patient

Intravenous Therapy

Intramuscular Medication Administration

Intranasal Medication Administration

Inhaled Medication Administration

Glucometer

12 Lead Acquisition

Cardiac Arrest/AED

Normal Delivery with Newborn Care

Abnormal Delivery with Newborn Care

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE TRAINING DISCLAIMER:

Ivy Tech Community College cannot guarantee that any student will pass a certification or licensing exam.  Your success will be determined by several factors beyond the instruction you are given in the classroom including your test-taking skills, your willingness to study outside of class, and your satisfactory completion of appropriate practice exams.  Certification and licensure exam questions are drawn from databases of hundreds of possible questions; therefore, a thorough understanding of the subject matter is required.  The goal of Ivy Tech in providing a certification exam studies class is to assist you in understanding material sufficiently to provide a firm foundation for your studies as you prepare for the exam.

Eligibility to sit for the certification or licensure exam will be determined by the region’s program chair based on successful completion of all program requirements, as well as the program’s medical director based on the student’s competency as required by the program’s accrediting body.

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