AEMT Course Syllabus

Fall 2015 (Sept.-Dec.)

Instructor/Coordinator: Timothy Ferris, NR-Paramedic

Instructor/Coordinator Contact Information: (C) 970-215-4586; Email- tferris@netsvt.com

Course Meeting Days and Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1800-2100

Saturdays (as listed) 0800-1600

Course Location: Williston Fire Station

645 Talcott Rd

Williston, VT 05495

Cost: $975.00 (including book and course materials)

Course Prerequisites: Students must hold a current Vermont or National Registry EMT

license and be affiliated with a Vermont-licensed Advanced Life Support (ALS) agency.

Students must have a current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR card.

Course Description

The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) Course is a comprehensive program

consisting of both classroom (didactic), skills lab, clinical (hospital observation) and field

(ambulance observation) components. This course adheres to the 2009 National EMS

Education Standards which are based on the National EMS Core Content and the

National EMS Scope of Practice that define the minimal entry-level educational

competencies for each level of EMS training and has replaced the DOT National

Standards curricula used in the past.

Teaching/Learning Methods:

Teaching-learning methods in this course may include, but are not limited to, assigned

readings, presentations, discussion, critical thinking exercises, labs, and class activities.

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 AEMTs.

3. Perform the roles and responsibilities of an AEMT with regard to personal safety and

wellness, as well as the safety of others.

4. Perform the duties of an AEMT 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.

Course Textbook:

Brady Advanced EMT: A Clinical-Reasoning Approach

Course Completion Requirements:

Successful completion of this course requires adherence to course policies, completing all

course assignments, maintaining a course average of 80% with a minimum score of 80%

on the course final examinations, and successfully demonstrating all required skills. In

addition students must also:

Properly administer medications at least 12 times:

2 oral 2 IM 2 SC

2 IV 2 sublingual 2 nebulization

Successfully access the venous circulation on at least 20 patients of various age groups;

and

Ventilate at least 5 patients of various age groups.

Each student must also participate in the assessment and management of patients with

these chief complaints:

Perform an advanced patient assessment on at least 5 trauma patients.

Perform an advanced patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on:

At least 5 patients with chest pain, 2 pediatric patients with dyspnea (difficulty breathing),

5 adult patients with dyspnea (difficulty breathing), and 5 patients with altered mental

status

Course Attendance Policy:

Student attendance is required at all scheduled classes, including lab sessions. Students

may be dropped from the course for excessive absences of any kind.

Excused absences may be granted by the course instructor for extenuating circumstances.

If more than two absences occur for any reason, the status of the student will be reviewed

by the faculty to determine a disposition. Course failure is likely under these circumstances.

If a student misses any class, he or she is responsible for any missed quizzes, examinations,

and material covered in that class session. Prompt arrival is expected at all class activities.

It is the student’s responsibility to sign in on the attendance roster.

Comportment:

Students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the professional

expectations for EMTs at all times. Students are reminded that they are representatives of

Vermont EMS as well as the agencies they serve. 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 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 squad. 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 Grading and Grading Scale:

2 Assignments 10 % each (20 %)

7 Exams 5 % each (35%)

Final Skills Exam 15 %

Final Written Exam 30 %

Total 100 percent

Percent Letter Grade

95-100 A

90-94 A-

85-89 B

80-84 B-

75-79 C

70-74 C-

65-69 D

Below 65 F

Course Schedule

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Sept. 1st

1800-2100

Lead-Ferris

Course Introduction and Overview

Chapter 1

Introduction to Advanced Emergency

Technician Practice

Assignment #1

Two page paper on EMS topic

of students choice

Thursday Sept. 3rd

1800-2100

Lead-Ferris

Chapter 2

Emergency Medical Services, Health

Care, and Public Health Systems

Chapter 3

Workforce Wellness and Personal

Safety

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Sept. 8th

1800-2100

Lead-Ferris

Chapter 4

Ethical and Medical/Legal

Considerations in Advanced EMT

Practice

Chapter 5

Ambulance Operations and

Responding to EMS Calls

Chapter 6

Communication and Teamwork

Thursday Sept. 10th

1800-2100

Lead-

Exam

Chapter 7

Human Development Health and

Disease

Exam I (Chapters 1-6)

Tuesday Sept. 15th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Review of Exam

Chapter 8

Human Body systems

Chapter 9

Life Span Development and Cultural

Considerations

Thursday Sept. 17th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 10

Pathophysiology

Lab:

Body Systems

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Sept. 22nd

0800-1600

Lead-

Chapter 11

Principals of Pharmacology

Chapter 12

Medication Administration

Chapter 13

Medications

Thursday Sept. 24th

1800-2100

Lead-

Assist-

Assist-

Exam

Lab- Medication administration,

Intravenous Access

Exam II (Chapters 7-13)

Saturday Sept. 26th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Assist-

Assist-

Review Exam

Lab-

Medication Administration

Intravenous Access

Tuesday Sept. 29th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 14

Patient Assessment and Clinical

Reasoning

Chapter 15

Scene Size-Up and Primary

Assessment

Thursday Oct. 1st

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Assist-

Chapter 19

History Taking, Secondary

Assessment, and Reassessment

Lab:

History taking, Primary Assessment,

Trauma Assessment

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Oct. 6th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 16

Airway Management

Lab-

Airway Management and Advanced

Airway Placement

Assignment #1 due

Thursday Oct. 8th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 17

Resuscitation: Managing Shock and

Cardiac Arrest

Chapter 18

Vital Signs and Advanced Monitoring

Devices

Saturday Oct. 10th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Exam

Lab- IV Access, Basic and

Advanced Airways, IO Access,

Cardiac Arrest

Exam III (Chapters 14-19)

Tuesday Oct.-13th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 20

Respiratory Disorders

Assignment #2

Prepare a 10-15 minute

Presentation

Topic of students choice

*Must be EMS related

Thursday Oct.15th

18:00-21:00

Lead-

Chapter 21

Cardiovascular Disorders

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Oct. 20th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 22

Neurological Disorders

Chapter 23

Endocrine Disorders

Thursday Oct. 22nd

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 24

Abdominal Pain and GI Disorders

Chapter 25

Renal, Genitourinary, and

Gynecologic Disorders

Tuesday Oct. 27th

1800-2100

Lead-

Exam

Chapter 26

Hematologic Disorders

Chapter 27

Immunologic Disorders

Exam IV (Chapters 20-25)

Thursday Oct. 29th

1800-2100

Lead-

Review Exam

Chapter 28

Infectious Illnesses

Chapter 29

Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue

Disorders

Chapter 30

Disorders of ENT

Tuesday Nov. 3rd

18:00-21:00

Lead-

Chapter 31

Mental Illness and Behavioral

Emergencies

Chapter 32

Toxicological Emergencies

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Thursday Nov. 5th

1800-2100

Lead-

Exam

Chapter 33

Trauma Systems and ICS

Chapter 34

MOI and Trauma Assessment

Exam V (Chapters 26-32)

Saturday Nov. 7th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Assist-

Assist-

Lab-

Review all previously covered skills,

Review NREMT Skill Sheets

Tuesday Nov. 10th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 35

Soft Tissue Injuries

Chapter 36

Musculoskeletal Injuries

Lab

Review Bandaging and Splinting

Thursday Nov. 12th

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 37

Head, Brain, Face , and Neck

Trauma

Chapter 38

Thoracic Trauma

Chapter 39

Abdominal Trauma

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Nov. 17th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Chapter 40

Spine Injuries

Chapter 41

Environmental Emergencies

Chapter 42

Multisystem Trauma

Thursday Nov. 19th

1800-2100

Lead-

Assist-

Exam

Lab:

Trauma Assessments

Exam VI (Chapters 33-42)

Saturday Nov. 21st

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Assist-

Review Exam

Student Presentations

Lab

Tuesday Nov. 24th

18:00-21:00

Lead-

Chapter 43

OB and Care of the Newborn

Lab

Childbirth

Thursday Nov. 26th

No Class

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Tuesday Dec. 1st

1800-2100

Lead-

Chapter 44

Pediatric Emergencies

Chapter 45

Geriatrics

Chapter 46

Patients with Special Challenges

Thursday Dec. 3rd

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Chapter 47

Rescue Operations and Extrication

Chapter 48

Haz Mat

Chapter 49

Response to Terrorism

Saturday Dec. 5th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Assist-

Assist-

Exam

Lab

Review for Final Exam

Exam VII (Chapters 43-49)

Tuesday Dec. 8th

18:00-21:00

Lead-

Assist-

Final Exam

Date Chapter Assignments, Tests, Quizzes

Thursday Dec. 10th

18:00-21:00

Lead-

Assist-

Assist-

Skills Review

Saturday Dec. 12th

08:00-16:00

Lead-

Proctors

Final Practical Skills Test

January Tentative NREMT Psychomotor Exam