2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PARM 105 - EMT- Ambulance Internship
PREREQUISITES: PARM 102 - Emergency Medical Technician
PROGRAM: Paramedic Science
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 1
INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP HOURS MIN: 5
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
Students will participate in a field internship that provides on the job experience in all phases of pre-hospital life support. All skills tested by the National Registry Exam will be formally reviewed and practiced. A general review of the total curriculum will be presented. The student’s practical skills experienced through PARM 102 - Emergency Medical Technician and this course must demonstrate competency in the objectives listed as required by the National Standard Curriculum, DOT, 1998.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
As per the current National Education Standards and any additions required by the State of Indiana EMS regulatory body.
PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
- Demonstrate the ability to safely move patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to safely assess vital signs for patients in all age groups.
- Demonstrate the ability to safely perform airway management to the scope of practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to safely administer medication allowed in the scope of practice.
AGES
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on pediatric patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a compressive assessment on adult patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on geriatric patients.
PATHOLOGIES
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on obstetric patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on trauma patients.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on psychiatric patients.
COMPLAINTS
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with chest pain.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for adult patients and pediatric patients with dyspnea/respiratory distress.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with syncope.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with abdominal complaints i.e. abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, GI bleeding, gynecological complaint, etc.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with altered mental status.
TEAM LEADER SKILLS
- Demonstrate the ability to serve as a team leader in a variety of prehospital emergency situations.
GRADING POLICY
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100 - 94 |
| B |
93 - 86 |
| C |
85 - 80 |
| D |
79 - 75 |
| F |
74 - Below |
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.
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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