PMD-1000 Introduction to Paramedicine and Medical Emergencies

Credits 4
Introduces the paramedic student to the roles and responsibilities central to the delivery of emergency pre-hospital advanced life support-level care. Includes paramedic and technical report writing, laws governing practice, psychosocial issues and ethical considerations and aspects of the pre-hospital EMT systems and emergency field communications. Provides knowledge and skills essential to advanced life support care of patients with medical emergencies. Covers cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous system, endocrinology, allergies-anaphylaxis, gastroenterology, urinary/nephrology, and hematology as a physiologic base for assessment and intervention.
Prerequisite(s): Program admission
Corequisite(s): PMD-1010, PMD-1020, and PMD-1050
3 class/3 lab hours.
Course Outcomes

Identify the historic milestones and components of EMS systems, and the roles and responsibilities of a paramedic within these EMS systems, with respect to patient care, as prescribed in the current paramedic national education standards.
Identify the principles and elements of therapeutic communication, medical consultation, and documentation relevant to the prehospital emergency environment, as prescribed in the current paramedic national education standards.
Identify the elements and principles of history taking and techniques of physical exam relevant to a medical emergency, as prescribed in the current paramedic national education standards.
Identify the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the major body systems relevant to a medical emergency, as prescribed in the current paramedic national education standards.
Identify methods and elements of assessment and management of a medical emergency, including the pathophysiological significance of the assessment findings, as prescribed in the current paramedic national education standards.