I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Emergency Medical Responder

2. Course Prefix & Number:
EMTS 1124

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course provides advanced knowledge of initial emergency care needed to sustain life support for the victim(s) of serious illness of injury. This course fulfills the first aid requirement for law enforcement students and initial first responders. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR Certification will be given on successful course completion. Students may earn National Registry Emergency Medical Responder certification.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

St. Cloud Technical and Community College: EMSC 1462 - Emergency Medical Responder, 3 Credit

Vermillion Community College: HLTH 1755 - Emergency Medical Responder, 3 Credit 

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Fire Emergency Response Technician Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Properly interview the medical/trauma patient to elicit information. Discuss plan with fellow team members.
Demonstrate written communication skills	Compose a clear, well-organized patient care record.
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Deliver a clear, well-organized verbal patient report to advanced health care providers and communicate with family and the patient treatment options.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate communication skills with law enforcement and dispatch as it pertains to scene safety;
• List airborne and blood-borne diseases and the methods that an Emergency Medical Responder can employ to avoid these diseases;
• Explain the different methods of emergency moves and when to use them;
• Perform a medical assessment within the 10 minute time limit;
• Perform a trauma assessment within the 10 minute time limit;
• Prioritize assessment of airway and circulation as it applies to patient condition;
• Demonstrate the correct sequence of steps in using an AED;
• Demonstrate the correct measurement technique to determine the proper size of cervical collar; and
• Compose a patient care report (PCR) in written form.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Preparatory
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Well-being of the Emergency Medical Responder
• Medical Direction
• Quality Improvement
• Personal Protection
• Scene Safety
• Medical/Legal
• Human Anatomy
• Lifting and Moving
2. Airway
• Basic Airway Management
• Advanced Airway Management
• Oxygen Delivery Systems and Techniques Adjuncts
• Oxygen Therapy
3. Patient Assessment
• Scene Size-up
• Primary Assessment
• Vital Signs and History Taking
• Assessment of Trauma Patients
• Assessment of Medical Patients
• Secondary Assessment
• Communications
• Documentation
4. Circulation: 3 hours
• Management of Shock
• Cardiac Emergencies
• Bleeding/Wounds/Shock
• CPR and Arrest Management
5. Illness and Injury
• General Pharmacology
• Respiration Emergencies
• Environmental Emergencies
• Acute Abdominal Emergencies
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Allergic Reactions
• Poisoning and Overdose
• Behavioral Emergencies
• Soft-Tissue Injuries
• Musculoskeletal Injuries
• Injuries to Head and Spine
6. Childbirth and Children
• Obstetrical Emergencies
• Gynecological Emergencies
• Childbirth and Complications
• Care of the Newborn
• Assessing the Pediatric Patient
• Medical Emergencies in Children
• Airway Management in Pediatrics
• Trauma Emergencies and Care in Children
7. EMS Operations
• Gaining access
• Mass Casualty Incidents
• Triage and IMS
• NIMS 100
• NIMS 700

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Oxygen Administration
2. Use of Oropharyngeal/Nasopharyngeal airway and suction
3. Control bleeding and shock management
4. Use of tourniquet
5. Splinting
6. Patient assessment and vital signs
7. Manual stabilization of trauma patient’s head and neck