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PROPOSAL - NEW COURSE
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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
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Is this a special topics
No
course?
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have 900 numbers.
Why is this course
This is the first course in a proposed EMT – 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
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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:
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Division(s):
New Course EMSP 240
August 11, 2012
Angel Clark Burba
Health Sciences
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This course provides necessary content for the completion of the new
Paramedic Bridge certificate.
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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 “C” 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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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