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PROPOSAL - NEW COURSE If you will be requesting a General Education Core designation for this course, you must submit a separate request for Gen Ed designation to the Gen Ed Committee after the course has been approved by C&I. COURSE Name and number of the new course: EMSP-240 Paramedic Introduction and Operations Short title for student Paramedic Intro and Operations schedules and transcripts: Limit to 30 characters Is this a special topics No course? All special courses must have 900 numbers. Why is this course This is the first course in a proposed EMT ā I99 to Nationally needed? Registered Paramedic upgrade certificate. Students will be currently If appropriate, include licensed Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate or Maryland student population, expected Cardiac Rescue Technician 99. The expected enrollment or cohort enrollment, effects this size will be a maximum of 15 people for the duration of the course will have on other certificate. courses/programs, etc. How do you expect this As a General Education Core Requirement course to transfer to the As an Elective UM System schools? Please select your choice(s) X Not expected to transfer [by typing an X in the box(es)]. List any Prerequisites Prerequisites: Current National Registry EMT-I99 (Maryland CRT or Corequisites 99) Licensure; eligible to enroll in Mathematics Core; Eligible to SUBMISSION enroll in ENGL-121. Corequisite: EMSP-241. Credit Hour Information 3 credit theory course: This course requires 45 hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction plus a minimum of 187 hours of out-of-class student work to include 90 hours of assigned reading, 7 hours of research, 15 hours of writing, 45 hours of studying, 15 hours of assigned projects, and 15 hours of practice/rehearsal per three credit course. Date of this proposal: Submitted by: Division(s): New Course EMSP 240 August 11, 2012 Angel Clark Burba Health Sciences Updated 11-28-12 1 COURSE CONTINUED Degree Audit Please select the course type or types [by typing an X in the box(es)]. CCOMP CARTT CGENED CHIST CHUMA CINTD CLITE CMATH CSOBE CSCIE CSLAB EARSC EBUSI EENGL EARTT EHUMA EMATH EORAL ESCIE ESOSC OTHER: Composition Core Arts Core Gen Ed Core History Core Humanities Core Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core Literature Core Mathematics Core Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Science Core, (used for 3-credit science courses) Science Core, (used for 4 credit science courses with lab) Arts & Sciences Elective Business Elective English Elective Arts Elective Humanities Elective Mathematics Elective Oral Communications Elective Science Elective Social Sciences Elective APPROVAL Electronic signature from the division chair(s): Comments from division chair(s): This course provides necessary content for the completion of the new Paramedic Bridge certificate. When saving this file, please use the following naming format: New Course ENGL-999 Attach a standard HCC course outline with this proposal. New Course EMSP 240 Updated 11-28-12 2 COURSE OUTLINE EMSP-240 Paramedic Introduction and Operations 3 Credits HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE Description Students will apply the basic concepts of human development, pathophysiology, and pharmacology to assessment and management of emergency patients. The student must be able to properly administer medications and communicate effectively with patients and other members of the health care team. In addition, the paramedic student must be able to critically think and synthesize signs, symptoms, and environmental cues to safely manage the scene of an emergency. Students must maintain licensure as a Nationally Registered EMT-I99 (Maryland CRT99) for the duration of the course and during Paramedic testing. Students must maintain a grade of āCā or higher in order to remain in the program. Prerequisites: Current National Registry EMT-I99 (Maryland CRT 99) Licensure; eligible to enroll in Mathematics Core; and eligible to enroll in ENGL-121. Corequisite: EMSP-241. (3 hours weekly) Overall Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Interpret the significance of key developments in the history of national and Maryland emergency medical services (EMS). Analyze current research and evidence-based medicine in EMS and integrate it into an understanding of how it applies to current clinical practice. Justify the professional behaviors for EMS and describe how these apply to the roles and responsibilities in EMS. Interpret the difference between certification and licensure levels. Defend the necessity of continuing medical education and professional development. Apply cognitive, affective, and psychomotor characteristics required of an EMS professional. Apply concepts of leadership, followership, and team dynamics in simulations and scenarios. Apply the concepts of safety in the pre-hospital environment and apply them to all aspects of personal, patient, and bystander safety. Justify a need for personal wellness as it applies to performance of the job of Paramedic. Demonstrate safe lifting techniques. Support the principles of universal precautions and the use of personal protective equipment. Apply positive ways of dealing with stress and discuss stress and post-traumatic stress disorders/syndromes. Apply strategies for dealing with death and dying for patients and for the EMS professional Apply the role of the Paramedic in the public health setting. Apply the legal principles applicable to the provision of emergency medical services. Examine and uphold laws governing paramedic practice in Maryland into safe daily practice. Apply ethical principles in learning, paramedic practice, and research. Combine the basic principles of anatomy and physiology into the decision making process. Apply an understanding of pathophysiology to management of emergency disease states. New Course EMSP 240 Updated 11-28-12 3 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Apply life span development principles to trauma and disease processes. Apply the principles of pharmacology and emergency drugs used by the Paramedic Apply the various methods of medication administration used by the Paramedic Begin to synthesize a field diagnosis based on medications used by the patient. Apply emergency medical services operations to routine situations and during scenarios and simulated multiple casualty incidents. Examine the necessity of hazardous materials awareness as a component of scene and personal safety. Appraise the role of emergency medical services during terrorist and other weapons of mass destruction events. Major Topics I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. National and Maryland Emergency Medical Services Systems Professionalism Leadership, Followership, and Team Dynamics Emergency Medical Services Provider Safety and Wellness Operational Knowledge of Infectious Diseases Emergency Medical Services and the Public Health Interface Research in Emergency Medical Services Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Pertaining to Emergency Medical Services Awareness Level of Anatomy and Physiology Principles of Emergency Pharmacology Emergency Medications Used by the Paramedic and Those Approved for Use in Maryland Methods of Safe Medication Administration Introduction to Transport Operations Introduction to Incident Management, Multiple Casualty Incidents, Terrorism, and Disaster Response Introduction to Hazardous Materials Course Requirements 1. Completion of the National Incident Management System 100, 200, 700, and 800. 2. Completion of the Introduction to Hazardous Materials Successfully demonstrate understanding of all cognitive, psychomotor, and affective objectives (representing the three domains of learning) obtaining a minimum of 70% accuracy on all formative and summative evaluation instruments. Students failing to meet this requirement will be placed on probation for the first course this occurs in and a remediation cycle, including mandatory tutoring, will be required. Repeated failure to attain passing scores of 70% in all domains of learning and on all final examinations will result in dismissal from the program. Other Course Information This course is one of 12 courses in the EMT-I99 (Maryland CRT99) to Nationally Registered Paramedic Certificate Program. Students must successfully complete each course in the program and be approved by the EMS Program Medical Director to take the National Registry Paramedic licensing examination. New Course EMSP 240 Updated 11-28-12 4