Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
1. Apply fundamental knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the Paramedic, medical/legal and ethical issues to the provision of the emergency care.
2. Integrate knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the airway, respiratory, and circulatory system to the practice of EMS.
3. Use simple knowledge of the principles of the role of EMS during public health emergencies.
4. Apply fundamental knowledge of the medications utilized by the EMT that may be administered to the patient during an emergency.
5. Apply knowledge of upper airway anatomy and physiology to patient assessment and management in order to assure a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation and respiration for patients of all ages.
6. Apply scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size-up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, reassessment) to guide emergency management.
7. Apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely ill medical (neurology, GI/GU, immunology, infectious disease, endocrine, psychiatric, cardiovascular, toxicology, respiratory, hematology, OB/GYN) patient.
8. Apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for a patient in shock, respiratory failure or arrest, cardiac failure or arrest and post resuscitation management.
9. Apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely injured trauma (bleeding, chest trauma, abdominal/GI trauma, orthopedic trauma, soft tissue trauma, head/facial/neck/spinal trauma, nervous system trauma, environmental) patient.
10. Apply fundamental knowledge of growth, development, aging, and assessment findings to provide a basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs (OB, neonatal, pediatrics, geriatrics).
11. Apply fundamental knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities to ensure patient, public, and personnel safety to include ambulance operations, incident management, MCI, air medical, vehicle extrication and hazmat awareness.
12. Competently perform the skills and administer medications listed in the Virginia scope of practice for an EMT provider.