Summer 2022 EMT Course Syllabus

Instructor/Coordinator:           Chris McCarthy

Email: chris@netsvt.com

Kevin Adams

Email: kevin@netsvt.com

Course Meeting Days and Times:

Live Instructor Sessions:  Mondays, 17:30-20:30

Specified Clinical Skills Days – In Person 08:30-16:30 (See course list for exact dates).

• The expected location for the skills sessions:

TBD

Course Online Learning:  JB Learning Portal – (https://www.jblearning.com/)

Cost: $1,000.00 (cost includes book)

 

Course Description

The Emergency Medical Technician Hybrid course prepares the EMT student to provide pre-hospital assessment and care for patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and traumatic injuries. Areas of study include an introduction to emergency medical services systems, roles and responsibilities of EMTs, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, medical emergencies, traumatic injuries, special considerations for working in the prehospital setting, and providing patient transportation.

Teaching/Learning Methods:

Teaching-learning methods in this course may include, but are not limited to: assigned readings, group discussion, critical thinking exercises, labs, and class activities. A majority of class activities will take place online. Students will be assigned weekly “blocks” to complete on the Jones and Bartlett Learning Navigate platform. Mandatory live instructor sessions will occur weekly.  Zoom will be used for all live online sessions. These meetings will be recorded as a make-up option for those unable to “attend” live online sessions. This option will be permitted on a limited basis at the discretion of the course coordinator.  Evaluation procedures include quizzes, written examinations, and assignments.

Course Objectives:

At the completion of this course the student shall be able to:

1. Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system.
2. Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs.
3. Perform the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well as the safety of others.
4. Perform the duties of an EMT with regard for medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice.
5. Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients.
6. Identify the need for and perform immediately lifesaving interventions to manage a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation.
7. Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.
8. Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.

Functional Job Requirements:

All students must meet the functional job requirements of an Emergency Medical Technician as outlined in the Student Handbook distributed online by the Vermont Department of Health Office of EMS throughout the program.

Course Textbook:

 

AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of The Sick and Injured, 11^th Edition (included in course fee)

Course Completion Requirements:

Successful completion of this course requires adherence to course policies, completing all course assignments, maintaining a course average of 70% with a minimum score of 70% on the course final examination, and successfully demonstrating all required skills. In addition, all students will be required to have a minimum of five documented patient contacts.

 

Course Attendance Policy:

Student participation is required for all scheduled live online sessions, as well as lab sessions. Students may be dropped from the course for excessive absences of any kind.

Online class attendance will be based on weekly completion of assignments (including the online presentations).

Excused absences may be granted by the course instructor/coordinator and/or TA (for group sessions) for extenuating circumstances. If more than two absences occur for any reason, the status of the student will be reviewed by the NETS faculty to determine a disposition. Course failure is likely under these circumstances.

If a student misses any weekly activities, he or she is responsible for any missed quizzes, examinations, and material covered in that block. Prompt arrival is expected at all class activities, whether in-person or online. Like being on shift for your agency – lives depend on our prompt response and prompt attendance.

 

Comportment:

Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the professional expectations for EMT’s at all times. Students are reminded that they are representatives of Vermont EMS as well as the agencies they serve and this educational program. Professional conduct is essential to a successful course experience and rewarding EMS career.

 

Dress and Appearance:

• Students shall be appropriately and neatly attired so as not to distract from the learning process. Students should wear comfortable slacks or pants, shirts or t-shirts, and boots, shoes or sneakers.
• For the safety of the student and others, students may not wear shorts, tank tops, half shirts, sleeveless shirts, halter-tops, tube tops, skirts, open toe/heel shoes or sandals.
• Students should dress with safety in mind, as training sessions will require the use of various equipment and training aides.
• Staff members accept the responsibility for reasonable interpretation of this policy and advising of the student in its regard.
• Students arriving wearing inappropriate attire may not be able to participate in the training evolutions, for the safety of the student.

*On days of practical labs the students will wear clothing similar to what they will wear while on duty with their service. This provides the students the ability to train like they will practice.

Academic Dishonesty:

Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated and is grounds for immediate dismissal from the program and other administrative action. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Cheating in any form
• Falsification or forgery of academic documents, applications, clinical evaluations, lab evaluations, etc.
• Plagiarism (including copying and pasting of electronic text into assigned work)

Course Deposit and Refund Policy:

Students are required to provide a minimum deposit of $375.00 to secure a seat in the course. Full payment is preferred, but payment plans may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Full refunds for the class will be granted, less the deposit which will be used to cover non-refundable course materials, if the student drops from the course within the first (2) weeks. No refunds will be granted after the first (2) weeks have passed.   Course registration and payment can be done through the NETS website, www.netsvt.com

Course Grading and Grading Scale:

Although passing is a 70%, it is strongly encouraged that students strive for an 80% on all exams.  This will encourage your study for successful passing of the CAT (Computer Adaptive Test).

Extra Assignments                    10 %

4 Exams                                    10 % each

Portfolio                                    20%

Final Written Exam                  30 %

Total               100 percent

Retest and Late Exam/Assignment Policy:

Students with a non-passing grade on an exam will be allowed (1) retest opportunity per exam. The retest must occur within (1) week of the closing date of the posted exam. (10) points will automatically be deducted from whatever score is obtained on the retest and the resulting score will be the recorded exam score in the gradebook.

Students who miss an exam, without a valid excuse, will be given a zero and must then follow the policy for a non-passing exam score.

As for a late assignment, (10) points will be deducted for each day that the assignment is late.

Percent	Letter Grade
100	A
95-99	A-
90-94	B
85-89	B-
80-84	C
76-79	C-
70-75	D
Below 70	F

** Students will be required to complete the NIMS 100 & 700, Haz-Mat Awareness, and Mandated Reporter online programs.  Credit hours will be applied as provided by the course outline from each program.  Please see syllabus for due date.

NIMS 100 & 700: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-100.c

https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-700.b

Haz-Mat Awareness: https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=is-5.a

 

Online Mandated Reporter Training: http://dcf.vermont.gov/protection/reporting/mandated

Competency Plan

The list of skills that will be documented through competencies is:

Laboratory Phase- Skills Lab Skill Sheets	Minimum Number of Times Competency Demonstrated Successfully		Minimum Number of Licensed Evaluator Checkoffs
Assessment Skills
Lifting and Moving (Manual Maneuvers/Devices)	2		1
Communications (SBAR/MIST)	2		1
Airway
NPA	5		2
OPA	5		2
CPAP	2		1
O2 Administration (Combo NC/NRB?)	5		2
BVM Ventilation (Combo adult/pedi?)	5		2
Trauma
Trauma Adult Physical Assessment	2		2
Advanced Spinal Assessment/Spinal Motion Restriction	3		1
Joint	2		1
Long Bone	2		1
Hemorrhage Control	2		1
Chest Injury Management	2		1
Traction Splinting	2		1
Pelvic Immobilizer (Commercial/Improvised)	2		1
Medical
Medical Assessment	2		2
IN Medication Admin	2		1
Inhaled Medication Admin	2		1
IM Medication Admin	2		1
Auto-Injector Use	2		1
Oral Medication Admin	2		1
Sublingual Medication Administration	2		1
Glucometer	2		1
12-Lead EKG Acquisition	2		1
Cardiac
Cardiac Arrest Management/AED/BVM (Adult/Pedi)	5		1 (A) 1 (P)
OB/Neonatal
Normal Delivery	2		1
Abnormal Delivery	2		1
Newborn Care	2		1

Competency will be determined when a student can demonstrate and correctly complete 90% of the steps for each skill.    Our class will be utilizing  the skill lab forms similar to the Louisiana model.

In addition, students will need to demonstrate competencies with scenarios:

Scenario Labs (Total of 10 attempts each)
Team Member	2		2
Team Leader (must document on 5 patient contacts)	2		2

The scenarios will include evaluations of pediatric, adult and geriatric patients using the following scenario topics:

• Respiratory Distress/Failure
• Chest Pain
• Cardiac Arrest
• Stroke
• Overdose
• Abdominal Pain
• Allergic Reaction/Anaphylaxis
• Diabetic Emergencies
• Behavior Emergencies
• Seizures
• OB/GYN
• Blunt Trauma
• Penetrating Trauma
• Burns
• Hemorrhage

We will be using evaluations similar to the Louisiana model.

NETS will be utilizing  Device Magic to track student progress.   The application allows an instructor to document student progress using an ipad.   Each skill sheet will be entered in the system.  Each attempt is stored as part of an excel spreadsheet which will allow us to generate reports by student or skill and will allow VTEMS to see student attempts and progress.

The NETS instructional team will be documenting progress of students through the class.    We have several instructors who will be participating in the VT Skill Instructor classes.    NETS will have a committee comprised of myself, Nick Carson and Steve Petit who will review all portfolios at the end of class and determine if a student has achieved successful competency or will require additional work before they can move forward to testing.

Course Schedule (Dates highlighted in green are Saturday sessions)

Date	Chapter	Tests, Quizzes, Lab Day Info
Week 1 5/9-5/15	Course Introduction and Overview Chapter 1 EMS Systems Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and Wellness Chapter 3 Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Chapter 4 Communication and Documentation
Week 2 5/16-5/22	Chapter 8 Lifting and Moving Patients Chapter 9 Patient Assessment Chapter 10 Airway Management Lab: Skill Competencies	LAB: 5/21
Week 3 5/23-5/29	Chapter 5 Medical Terminology Chapter 6 The Human Body Chapter 7 Life Span Development Chapter 13 BLS Resuscitation	Exam 1
Week 4 5/30-6/5	Chapter 11 Principles of Pharmacology Chapter 12 Shock Lab: Skill Competencies	LAB: 6/4
Week 5 6/6-6/12	Chapter 14 Medical Overview Chapter 15 Respiratory Emergencies Chapter 16 Cardiovascular Emergencies
Week 6 6/13-6/19	Chapter 17 Neurologic Emergencies Chapter 18 GI/GU Emergencies Chapter 19 Endocrine and Hematologic Emerg. Chapter 20 Immunologic Emergencies Lab: Skill Competencies	LAB: 6/18
Week 7 6/20-6/26	Chapter 24 Trauma Overview Chapter 25 Bleeding Chapter 26 Soft-Tissue Injuries Chapter 28 Head and Spine Injuries	Exam 2
Week 8 6/27-7/3	Chapter 21 Toxicology Chapter 22 Psychiatric emergencies Chapter 23 Gynecologic emergencies Lab: Skill Competencies	LAB: 7/2
Week 9 7/4-7/10	Chapter 27 Face and Neck Injuries Chapter 29 Chest Injuries Chapter 30 Abdominal / GU Injuries Chapter 31 Orthopedic Injuries
Week 10 7/11-7/17	Chapter 32 Environmental Emergencies Chapter 36 Patients with Special Challenges Chapter 35 Geriatric Emergencies Lab: Skill Competencies	LAB: 7/16
Week 11 7/18-7/24	Chapter 33 OBGYN / Neonatal Care Chapter 34 Pediatric Emergencies	Exam 3
Week 12 7/25-7/31	Chapter 37 Transport Ops Chapter 38 Vehicle Extrication & Special Rescue Chapter 39 Incident Management Chapter 40 Terrorism Response / Disaster Management Chapter 41 Team approach to healthcare Lab: Skill Competencies	LAB: 7/30
Week 13 8/1-8/7	Scenario Practice
Week 14 8/8-8/14	Scenario Practice Lab: Scenario Competencies	LAB: 8/13
Week 15 8/15-8/21	Scenario Practice	Exam 4
Week 16 8/22-8/28	Scenario Practice Lab: Scenario Competencies	LAB: 8/27
Week 17 8/29-9/4	Scenario Practice
Week 18 9/5-9/10	Final Review Lab: Scenario Competencies	Final Exam Opens. Time limit of 180 minutes. LAB: 9/10