Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am-2:30pm
The anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system will be studied, including the structure, function and electrical conduction system of the heart. The student will learn how to manage traumatic injuries, including those related to fluid, shock and the respiratory system. Students will study the electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation and treatment of various arrhythmias and specific treatment techniques. Classroom and clinical experiences will cover environmental emergencies, infectious and communicable diseases, psychiatric disorders, and substance abuse.
PMED 2115 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Responsibility
The student is introduced to the roles of the paramedic as well as the ethical and legal aspect of Emergency Medical Services system, and the clinical environment. Human anatomy and physiology are reviewed as the student studies primary and secondary physical assessment. The student is introduced to pharmacology and general drug groupings as well as the calculations of drug dosages. The classification of specific drugs, their therapeutic effect, indications and contraindications, side effects and correct dosages will be studied. The student is taught how to use various radio and telecommunication devices to communicate patient information to hospitals. The student will learn how to manage traumatic injuries including those related to fluid, shock, and trauma-related respiratory and cardiac emergencies. Students will also be taught airway management techniques including all advanced airway interventions. Selected clinical experiences will be provided to correlate with the course content. Each student in this course must have a physical exam, criminal background check without any disqualifying convictions and a negative drug screen.
Prerequisites: proof of successful completion of the state certification exam for EMT-B or EMT I; and proof of current CPR certification at the "Health Care Provider" level. Students must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age by the state testing date. Must have documentation of current licensure by the State of Illinois as an EMT-Basic, or as an EMT-I. This license must be current throughout the program.
Course Goals and Learning Outcome
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
1. Develop skills and knowledge as it pertains to the job requirement of the Paramedic.
2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of an EMT-Paramedic within an EMS system.
3. Understand the ethical and legal considerations involved in the paramedic role and the Emergency Medical Services system.
4. Apply basic anatomy and physiology concepts of the cardiac, pulmonary, endocrine, gastrointestinal and urologic systems to the assessment and management of emergency patients.
5. Describe the classification of specific drugs, their therapeutic effect, side effects, indications and contraindications, and correct dosage related to the cardiac, pulmonary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and urologic systems.
6. Demonstrate safe management of medical and trauma emergencies.
7. Understand pathophysiological principles including the recognition and management of the shock patient.
8. Understand how to implement all of the basic and advanced airway interventions.
9. Demonstrate how to establish and/or maintain a patent airway, oxygenating, and ventilating a patient.
10.Demonstrate how to take a proper patient history, perform an advanced physical assessment on an emergency patient, and effectively communicate the findings to others.
11.Understand how to formulate a field impression and implement aa treatment plan for the medical patient.
12. Demonstrate how to integrate the principles of assessment based management by performing an appropriate assessment and implementing a management plan for patients with common complaints.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have satisfied each of the didactic and clinical objectives contained within the Department of Transportation (DOT)National Standard Curriculum for Paramedics.
General Education Goals and Objectives
The general education program at KCC is designed to enable students to acquire communication and reasoning skills at a level reflecting college-level learning. Students who complete the general education program will be able to examine complex topics and apply systematic processes to form conclusions. The specific general education objectives addressed in this course are:
Communication: Students will communicate with precision, clarity, fluency, accuracy, and coherence through their reading, writing, and verbal communications.
Faculty Contact Information
Mondays 9:00am-1:00pm
Tuesdays 2:30pm-4:00pm
Wednesdays 9:00am-2:00pm
Thursdays 2:30pm-4:00pm
KCC Faculty/Program Coordinator
Mark Sawicki, RN, CEN, NRP
Phone: (815) 802-8836
Email: msawicki@kcc.edu
KCC Dean of Healthcare Careers
Brad Wood, PTA, BHSc, MATL
Phone: (815) 802-8100
Email: bwood@kcc.edu
Riverside EMS System Manager
Al Ponton, RN, MSN, EMT-P
Phone: (815) 935-9366
Email: aponton@rhc.net
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own actions within the role of the Paramedic.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of medications including drug classification, therapeutic effect, side effect, indication, contraindication, dosages and administration routes.
- Demonstrate increasing ability to use effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication with clients and health care team members.
- Demonstrate increasing ability to utilize essential critical thinking skills in a pre-hospital environment.
- Implement effective patient assessment and most appropriate treatment plan.
- Demonstrate specific treatment interventions based on EKG interpretation.
- Describe the appropriate treatment interventions for medical emergencies including: environmental, toxicological, infectious, communicable, and psychiatric and substance abuse.
- Neurologic Emergencies
- Disease of the Eye, Ears, Nose and Throat
- Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Genitourinary and Renal Emergencies
- Gynecological Emergencies
- Endocrine Emergencies
- Hematologic Emergencies
- Immunologic Emergencies
- Infectious Diseases
- Toxicology
- Psychiatric Emergencies
- Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury
- Bleeding
- Soft Tissue Trauma
- Burns
- Face and Neck Trauma
- Head and Spine Trauma
- Chest Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Environmental Emergencies
- Responding to the Field Code
- Code Management and Resuscitation of the Critical Patient
- Obstetrics
- Neonatal Care
- Pediatric Emergencies
- Geriatric Emergencies
- Patients with Special Challenges
- Advance Cardiac Life Support
Caroline, Nancy (8th Edition). Emergency Care in the Streets (2 volume set). Jones andBartlett Learning.
Caroline, Nancy (8th Edition). Emergency Care in the Streets Student Workbook. Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Aehlert, Barbara J. (2011). ECGs Made Easy (6th ed.). Mosby: Elsevier
Minimal requirement for passing is a grade of a C or better. Any grade below a C is considered a grade of an F. Students with a grade average below a C will not be allowed to take successive courses.
Grades are not disclosed via telephone or e-mail. Both the student and instructor must comply with the family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 regarding disclosure of grades.(See college catalog 12.1) Grades are discussed with family members only with the permission of the student and in the presence of the student.
The following point scale is used to convert into final grades:
A 89.5-100
B 83.5-89.4
C 80-83
F 79 or low (must repeat course)
Clinical Component of course will be graded on a pass/fail according to hours/skills met.
Student Grading
Students are expected to maintain an overall grade average of 80% throughout the program. Students who do not achieve an 80% as the final semester grade will not be allowed to continue on in the program. A grade between 79.5 and 79.9 will not be rounded up to obtain a passing grade.
·Module Exams require a minimum passing grade of 80%
·Quizzes are factored into overall grade
·Practical Skills Evaluations are Pass/Fail
Module Exams
Students are required to pass module exams at the end of each module. The minimum passing score for any Module Exam is 80%. Failure to take the Module Exam on the date assigned will result in a score of 0, unless the student has made PRIOR arrangements with the instructor to take the exam at a different time then scheduled.
Module Exam Retest
Should a student not achieve an 80% on any Module Exam, they must retest the examination within 1 week and show competency of the material by scoring at least an 80%. The student's grade will not be changed. Students will be placed on probation after failure to achieve 80% on a module exam and will need to consult with the instructor for additional remediation and retest dates. It is up to the student to make the necessary arrangements.
Final Practical Skills Examination
The student will be expected to satisfactorily complete a practical examination at the conclusion of each component of the training program. The standards for performance established by the National Department of Transportation and the National Registry of EMT Paramedics will be the performance criteria for satisfactory competency for successful completion of skill examinations. The grading of the Practical Skills Exam is on a Pass/Fail basis.
Paramedic Entrance Exam
The student will also be expected to complete the Paramedic Entrance Exam as a benchmark and Paramedic Exit Exams. These are computer tests that will help predict the student's probable success in the classroom and on the national registry exam (NRAEMT). Licensure application cannot be submitted until the final course is successfully completed.
Final Exam
Students will be required to pass a final exam at the end of the program. Students must achieve a minimum of 80% on the final exam. To be eligible to sit for the Final Exam students must have successfully passed all Tests, Practical Skills Evaluations and completed all Clinical Requirements.
Quizzes
Class quizzes consist of medical terminology quizzes, scheduled quizzes and pop quizzes. Quizzes may not be made up unless prior arrangements have been made. If a student is absent or unable to take a quiz, a zero grade will be given.
Homework
Homework is at the discretion of the class instructor and will be counted toward final grade.
Health Careers
Dean, Brad Wood; 815-802-8815; M107; bwood@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8800
Academic Regulations
Students in the Paramedic Program are governed by the academic regulations of Kankakee Community College and the Riverside medical center EMS system as found in the KCC Catalog and Student Handbook, as well as by the academic standards and guidelines set forth in this document.
The Paramedic Program Standards and Guidelines are to be followed by each student enrolled. Should the need be evident, the faculty of the Paramedic Program reserves the right to institute new standards/guidelines or changes as the need becomes evident. Students will be provided with the new or changed standards/guidelines as well as the date when the standards/guidelines is to become effective.
Classroom Attendance
Student attendance is absolutely necessary and is mandated by IDPH. Students are allowed to miss a total of 2 classes per semester. Students will receive an Absence/Tardy Record for each occurrence. This is a two part form that the student and instructor will both sign to document the absence/tardy. One copy is for the student to keep for his/her records and the other will go in the student's file. The student will be placed on attendance probation, receive verbal and written notification and be required to meet with the RMC KCC Medical Director and RMC KCC Paramedic Program
Coordinator. If the student receives a third unexcused absence they may be dismissed from the Program. Some absences will be considered excused. Excused absences are described below and will not count as the allowed absences. The student who misses a day, will have to write an essay on the Chapter and or material that was covered during the absence.
A student who misses a test or quiz because of an excused absence must contact the instructor to schedule to take the test or quiz prior to the start of the next scheduled class. Failure to do so will result in a grade of “0” for that test or quiz.
Students who are ill or are unable to attend must notify the EMS Office or Instructor at least 1 hour before the beginning of the class. Failure to notify the instructor will be counted as an unexcused absence and the student will waive any consideration for making up the work or tests missed. It is the responsibility of the student to complete the work that was missed during any absence.
Clinical/Field Time Attendance
Students are required to attend clinical and field time throughout the program. The EMT/Paramedic student may perform any skill that has been taught in the classroom. The student must have successfully tested and demonstrated proficiency in that skill. The student (once authorized by the EMS Lead Instructor) may perform these skills under the guidance of a designated/approved Clinical Preceptor. The Clinical Preceptor may be an EMT-Paramedic, R.N., or Physician. If a student fails any part of a practical skill exam, they must re-mediate those skills before being allowed to perform them in the clinical area.
Although assisting patients in a "hands-on" capacity is encouraged during clinical study, at no time shall a student be used to replace, be substituted for, or take on the responsibilities of regular qualified staff. This policy is not meant to preclude any student from being employed by any Hospital participating in the clinical program if employment is outside regular educational hours and the work does not interfere with regular academic responsibilities. Such work must be non-compulsory, paid and subject to standard employee policies.
It is the student's responsibility to decline any type of active participation, in any procedures that have NOT been included in the scope of this program. If you are put into a position of being asked to perform unapproved procedures, you must submit a written incident report to the EMS Lead Instructor within 24 hours of the occurrence. If a student acts otherwise, disciplinary action will be taken. This may include termination of the student from the training program. In all cases, the EMS System Coordinator, EMS Director and EMS Medical Director will review the individual cases and make a final determination. This determination will be binding to all parties. Excused absences will be allowed according to the policy of the handbook. Tardiness from clinical and field time rotations will also be handled in the same manner as discussed in the handbook. If the student fails to complete the proper documentation for the clinical or field experience, the clinical or field time will not count and the student will need to reschedule the time.
Excused Absences
An excused absence is an absence authorized by the Program Coordinator. The following examples of excused absences may be considered but are not guaranteed:
·Personal Illness (with doctor documentation)
·Illness of an immediate family member (with documentation)
·Death within the family
·Military Requirements (documentation)
The Program Coordinator will require documentation of the excused absence. Pre-approved arrangements for the above excused absences must be made prior to the beginning of the class/practical when reasonably possible.
It is the students' responsibility to obtain all missed course materials during an excused or unexcused absence.
Class Sign-In Sheet
Each class/practical there will be a student sign-in sheet located in the classroom. This sheet must be signed by the student each class night. Students may not sign for other students. This will be considered falsifying a document and will be grounds for dismissal from the program. If a student fails to sign the sheet it will be considered an unexcused absence regardless of the student's actual attendance of the class.
Withdrawals
For classes that meet for 6 weeks, 8 weeks, or 16 weeks, the last day to withdraw and receive a grade of W instead of a punitive grade is included in the KCC academic calendar. No withdrawals will be accepted by telephone. All withdrawal requests must be in writing and signed and dated by the student. If the college is notified of a withdrawal through the mail, the letter must be postmarked on or before the last date to withdraw. Any questions can be answered by the Office of Admissions and Registration at 815-802-8526.
Call Off Procedures
If a student will be absent from class/practical/clinical/field time they shall use the below call off procedures to properly document their absence. Failure to follow the call off procedures may result in disciplinary action including dismissal from the program.
Classroom Call Off-
Contact the Program Coordinator or instructor prior to the start of the class by email.
The student will give the reason of his/her absence and the date and length of time the absence will occur. If the student cannot make contact with the Program Coordinator/instructor they may leave a voicemail with the above information but should follow up with an email for documentation purposes. Calling off is not to be confused with excused absences. Students are required to call off for all absences from the program however not all absences will be considered excused.
Clinical Call Off
If the student will be absent from a clinical/ride time they shall contact the Program Coordinator/instructor as soon as possible by email. Also call the clinical site for all call offs or tardies. A list of numbers for clinical sites will be provided but calling the hospital and asking for the department will always be available. If the student cannot make contact they must both email and leave a voicemail with the reason they will be absent, the clinical area, and the date and time scheduled. This is not to be confused with excused absences. Students are required to call off for all absences in the program however not all absences are excused. Clinical site no call/ no shows will be treated the same as absences or tardies in class. Please refer to policies regarding absences or tardies for the program. These can be a reason for dismissal from the program as unprofessional behavior.
Tardiness
Tardiness will not be tolerated unless arrangements have been made prior to class. See the Handbook for additional information regarding tardiness. The student will be held accountable for any material that they have missed. Coming late or leaving early from any class/practical or clinical site will be considered tardy and count as a 2 hour absence regardless to the actual time late or left early, unless prearranged. Students will receive an Absence/Tardy Record for each occurrence. This is a two part form that the student and instructor will both sign documenting the absence/tardy. One copy is for the student to keep for his/her records and the other will go in the student's file. The student will be notified in writing by the Program Coordinator on their sixth absence and will be placed on attendance probation. Excessive tardiness can be considered unprofessional behavior and have consequences.
Code of Conduct
Students need to adhere to the Code of Conduct located in the college catalog.
Email Policy
To ensure a student's privacy under all applicable education laws and to facilitate timely interactions, two College-authorized methods of electronic communication exist: KCC-issued student email accounts (using the domain name of .student.kcc.edu) and the Canvas Learning Management System. Students are expected to regularly check their KCC email accounts and Canvas for important incoming communication from the college or from individual instructors. Students understand that emails they send from personal email accounts (other than those listed above) may not be delivered to the KCC recipient, and students should have no expectation that such messages will be answered.
Non-Attendance/Non-Participation
KCC complies with state law and federal financial aid policy. If you receive an attendance grade of F or are institutionally withdrawn from a course, it will affect your eligibility for financial aid.(1) You must attend at least one class, or participate at least once for an online course (logging in without participation is not attending), by the 10th day of 16 week courses or within the first 10% of shorter term classes. Non-attendance will result in an attendance grade of F. (2)If you have excessive absences and no reasonable chance of passing the course at midterm (or after), your instructor may give you a WX grade and have you institutionally withdrawn from the course.
Dress Code
Students are to wear their clinical uniform to class each day unless otherwise specified. Clinical uniform consists of : KCC/RMC Paramedic Polo Shirt, Navy Blue duty pants, and black duty boots or shoes. A department 'Job Shirt' is permitted on days where the weather warrants it.
College Resources Academic Success Center
Academic Success Center
Math/Science Tutoring Center-The center offers free tutorial services on a walk-in basis to support students enrolled at KCC in a wide range of math and science courses, excluding Biology, and individual skill development activities. The Math/Science Tutoring Center, L335/L339, is the location of most tutorial services. For a current tutoring schedule, go to http://www.kcc.edu/tutoring.
Biology Tutor Lab-The schedule is posted outside of R204.
Writing Studio-KCC's Writing Studio is now paired with the English Department. Tutors have been trained by English faculty to better align classroom instruction with tutor advice. The lab is free and available on a walk-in basis to support students of all levels and at all points throughout the writing process. Location: L341. For a current tutoring schedule, go to http://www.kcc.edu/tutoring.
Office of Disability Services-KCC offers advisement and special instructional support for students who are physically and learning disabled, as well as those with academic deficiencies. Students will receive appropriate academic instructional support, including preparatory courses, tutorial assistance, study skills assistance, and self-instructional programs. For disability services, go to room D234,Tel:815-802-8632.
Miner Memorial Library
The Miner Memorial Library provides a variety of services free to students, including books, computer access, Wi-Fi access, and numerous research databases available online. Reference librarians are also available to assist in locating information. The library is open Monday through Saturday and online resources are available 24/7. For additional information go to http://www.kcc.edu/library.
Calendar to be provided to students upon IDPH approval.
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
The materials on this course are only for the use of students enrolled in this course for purposes associated with this course. Further information regarding KCC's copyright policy is available at https://kcc.libguides.com/copyright.
|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.