Sub-Section 3-490-52 - EMS 506 (Paramedicine Clinical Experience I) Course

CMH EMS Education Manual

Prerequisites

Enrollment in the Paramedic Academy.

Credit:

72 contact hours - 4 credit hours

Course Description, Goals, and Objectives:

Refer to overall Paramedic Academy description, goals, and objectives in Sub-Section 3-490-02 - Paramedic Academy Goal

This course provides an opportunity for paramedic students to apply classroom knowledge to real-life situations and patients. Included in this course are assessment skills for critical care hospital patients, respiratory skills in the hospital, and vascular access and medication administration skills for hospital patients.

If the minimum number of patient assessments and skills listed in Sub-Section 3.490.48 - Paramedic Academy Clinical Requirements are not completed by the end of the minimum hours required, additional hours must be scheduled to meet the contact requirements.

Methods of Evaluation:

Competencies Required for Completion:

Topic Outline:

Location Type (click for details)	Prerequisites	Scope	Minimum Hours
Intensive Care	Complete the Pharmacology and Medication Administration chapters and the Port Access Class	The purpose of Paramedic student rotation in an ICU to improve critical care skills. Paramedic students are to shadow ICU RNs, NPS, or Physicians and act as their extensions.	24
Respiratory Therapy	Complete respiratory chapter	The purpose of Paramedic student rotation in respiratory therapy is to improve respiratory patient assessments and treatments. Paramedic students are to shadow RTs and act as their extensions.	12
Surgery Pre-Operative	Complete the Pharmacology and Medication Administration chapters and the Port Access Class	The purpose of Paramedic student rotation in surgery pre-op is to improve IV access skills and perform blood draws. Students may float between pre-op, post-op, endoscopy, outpatient radiology, infusion center, in-patient surgery, and/or out-patient surgery as needs and experiences change. Paramedic students are to shadow RNs and act as their extensions.	36

Location Type (click for details)

Prerequisites

Scope

Minimum Hours

Intensive Care

Complete the Pharmacology and Medication Administration chapters and the Port Access Class

The purpose of Paramedic student rotation in an ICU to improve critical care skills.
Paramedic students are to shadow ICU RNs, NPS, or Physicians and act as their extensions.

Respiratory Therapy

Complete respiratory chapter

The purpose of Paramedic student rotation in respiratory therapy is to improve respiratory patient assessments and treatments.
Paramedic students are to shadow RTs and act as their extensions.

Surgery Pre-Operative

Complete the Pharmacology and Medication Administration chapters and the Port Access Class

The purpose of Paramedic student rotation in surgery pre-op is to improve IV access skills and perform blood draws. Students may float between pre-op, post-op, endoscopy, outpatient radiology, infusion center, in-patient surgery, and/or out-patient surgery as needs and experiences change.
Paramedic students are to shadow RNs and act as their extensions.

Change Log:

Date	Link to previous version	Description of change
10/31/20		Moved online.
08/24/21		Changed prerequisites for doing RT clinicals from completing final exam to completing respiratory chapter.
02/25/22	pdf	Minor changes to page layout.
07/11/22	pdf	Updated contact email for CMH RT.
11/12/22		Moved clinical site details to 2-660.
12/30/22	pdf	Dynamic clinical site data.

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