EMS 1025 - EMS Interventions I

1. Affective
   a. Classroom attire
   b. HIPAA compliance
   c. OSHA compliance
   d. Punctuality
2. Patient Assessment & Management
   a. Anatomy and physiology
   b. Pathophysiology
   c. Epidemiology
   d. Health screening
   e. Standing operating procedures / guidelines
   f. Assess patients of all ages
   g. Manage patient care - both medical and trauma
3. Professionalism
   a. Integrity
   b. Empathy
   c. Self-motivation
   d. Appearance/personal hygiene
   e. Self-confidence
   f. Communication
   g. Time-management
   h. Teamwork/diplomacy
   i. Respect
   j. Patient advocacy
   k. Careful delivery of service
4. Psychomotor Skills
   a. Basic life support skills
   b. Intravenous (IV) setup
   c. Basic and advanced assessment
   d. Oxygenation and ventilation
   e. Airway Management
   f. Invasive procedures set up (i.e. chest decompression, Intravenous (IV) infusion, Intraosseous (IO)  infusion, blood glucose, surgical airway)
   g. Limb and chest lead placement
   h. Cardiac rhythms
   i. Medications
   j. Standard precautions
   k. Documentation
   l. Therapeutic communication
   m. Scene leadership
   n. Scene safety

1. demonstrate BLS skills and procedures.
2. identify common medical terms.
3. write a patient care report (PCR).
4. navigate to a given location.
5. demonstrate airway management and procedures.
6. demonstrate use of Standard Precautions.
7. describe pathophysiology of illness or injury.
8. discuss response to hazardous materials incident.
9. effectively communicate in a manner that is culturally sensitive and intended to improve the patient outcome.
10. explain medication doses, routes, and administration.
11. identify and interpret EKG (Electrocardiogram) rhythms.
12. perform lifting techniques.
13. place chest and limb lead electrodes.
14. select hospital according to patient condition.
15. set up advanced life support invasive equipment through scenario-based assessments.

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