EMSP 1205 - Introduction to Paramedics

1. Program
   1. Student handbook
   2. Program structure and flow
   3. Student expectations
2. Workforce Safety and Wellness
   1. Provider safety and well being
   2. Standard safety precautions
   3. OSHA blood and airborne compliance
   4. Prevention of work-related injuries
   5. Lifting and moving a patient
   6. Wellness principles
3. Research in EMS
   1. Research principles in EMS
   2. Literature review
   3. Advocate evidence-based practice
4. EMS Systems
   1. History of EMS
   2. EMS Systems
   3. Roles, responsibilities, and professionalism of EMS personnel
   4. Quality improvement methods
   5. Patient safety
5. Medical/Legal/Ethics
   1. Consent/refusal of care
   2. Confidentiality
   3. Advanced directives
   4. Tort and criminal actions
   5. Statutory responsibilities
   6. Mandatory reporting
   7. Healthcare regulation
   8. Patient rights/advocacy
   9. Ethical principles/moral obligations
   10. Ethical tests and decision making

1. advocate patient safety.
2. analyze EMS research abstract(s).
3. define the various EMS systems.
4. demonstrate workforce safety.
5. discuss and define medical/legal issues in emergency care.
6. discuss the well-being of a paramedic.
7. identify quality improvement methods.
8. identify the roles and responsibilities of EMS personnel.
9. model ethical decision making in emergency care.
10. outline the history of EMS.
11. understand the structure, policies, and flow of the paramedic program.

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