Emergency Medical Sciences

Summer 2016

Emergency Medical Sciences

-EMT Course-

 

Chair/ Program Director: Brian Staley

Office #: Nursing/Allied Health Center, ANNX Suite 115, Office 120

Office Phone: 601-376-4822

Cell Phone (Emergency Contact): 901-828-5656

Office Hours: by appointment

Email: brian.staley@hindscc.edu

 

Lead Instructor/Clinical Coordinator: Tammy Stewart, RN, CCEMTP, NRP

Office #: Nursing/Allied Health Center, ANNX Suite 115, Office 119

Office Phone: 601-376-4899

Cell Phone (Emergency Contact): 601-218-0911

Office Hours: by appointment

Email: tammy.stewart2@hindscc.edu

 

Lead Lab Instructor: Joey Jamison, EMT

Office Phone: 601-857-3584

Email: joey.jamison@hindscc.edu   

 

Medical Director: Andy J. Anderson, MD

 

Introduction

This handbook contains course information, procedures and requirements for EMT students.  This handbook also serves as the syllabus and course schedule.

 

In addition to course specific policies and requirements found in this handbook, students must be also familiar with college policies and nursing/allied health requirements included in the:

·         Hinds CC Catalog

·         Hinds CC Student Handbook

·         Nursing/Allied Health Student Manual 

 

EMT Course Expectations:

Class and Lab Clock Hours: 135

Clinical/Field Practicum Clock Hours: 48

• 1 (12-hour) emergency department shift
• 2 (12-hour) ambulance shifts
• 1 (12-hour) fire department shift

Workbook and Quizzes using AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the sick and injured.

 

Program Requirements for Student Files

• EMT students must submit the following requirements to the instructor of record on orientation day:
• FERPA Agreement

 

• EMT students must maintain current AHA Healthcare Provider CPR credentials throughout the course. Failure to maintain current credentials may result in disruption in progression.

 

• EMT students must submit the following requirements directly to Jan Muse, the records processor for nursing and allied health programs by the 2^nd week of school. Failure to submit the following requirements by the 2^nd  week of school may result in disruption in progression:
• Copy of current AHA Healthcare Provider CPR credential
• Background Check Clearance Form (see the Nursing/Allied Health Student Manual)
• NAH Clinical Record Packet

 

Drug screening will be required on-site at the campus prior to the student scheduling clinical and field practicum shifts.

 

Student’s liability insurance is deducted automatically through the business office.

 

Students not submitting all program requirements by the 2^nd week of school may not schedule clinical or field shifts or progress in the course.  

 

• Students must complete the online OSHA/blood-borne pathogens learning module (students submit copies of the certificates for each modules to the instructor of record by the end of the 2^nd week of school)

 

EMS 1118 - Emergency Medical Technician 8 SH

(Prerequisites: Current MS Driver‘s License and Healthcare Provider Card issued by the American Heart Association) This course includes responsibilities of the EMT during each phase of an ambulance run, patient assessment, emergency medical conditions, appropriate emergency care, and appropriate procedures for transporting patient. (8 sch: 5-hr lecture, 4-hr lab, 3-hr clinical)

 

Required Resources/Textbooks

• Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured-Preferred Package with Printed Textbook Tenth Edition, Workbook, eBook/eworkbook, & Test Prep
• BLS for Healthcare Providers (the CPR book-for those not yet CPR certified)
• FISDAP: Paramedic Student Field Internship and Hospital Clinical Tracking Software
• 1/2 inch, 3-ring binder for EMT Skill Checklist and Skill Sheets (turned in by due date)

 

Curriculum Requirements

The EMT course is based on the National Standards for EMT and the Mississippi EMT Curriculum, and includes eight distinct modules or units within the course. 

• Students must achieve a passing average (75) on each module
• Students must achieve a passing score (75) on the final comprehensive exam
• Students must pass the final skills evaluation, which is graded on a pass/fail basis

 

Module averages are calculated as follows:

75%-Module Exams (used for assessing the institutional competency for critical thinking/problem solving)

15%-Online Quizzes (used for assessing the institutional competency for critical thinking/problem solving)

10%-Homework/Workbook (used for assessing the institutional competency for critical thinking/problem solving)

 

 

 

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Module 1: Introduction to EMS Systems and Operations (Ch. 1-3, 35-39)

Module 2: Medical Terminology, Lifespan Development, Anatomy/Physiology (Ch. 5, 6)

Module 3: Airway (Ch. 9)

Module 4: Pathophysiology, Shock and Resuscitation (Ch. 10-11)

Module 5: Patient Assessment (Ch. 4, 8)

Module 6: Pharmacology, Medical (Ch. 7, 12-21)

Module 7: Trauma (Ch. 21-30)

Module 8: Special Patient Populations (Ch. 31-34)

           

Grading Scale

A = 100 – 93

B = 92-84

C = 83-75

F = 74 – Below

 

Posting of Grades

Mid-term and final grades will be posted on My.hindscc.edu according to the schedule provided in the catalog. Access Canvas for weekly grades posted.   

 

Internet Access, Online Learning and Technology Requirements

·         The course requires Internet access

o   Students may access college computer learning labs or use personal devices

§  Students must complete online workbook assignments and quizzes

• Students who fail to submit a workbook assignment or quiz by the due date will receive a zero for the assignment or quiz

o   Students must maintain in contact daily with Canvas in the Hinds Learning System for important updates and information.  

§  Students are responsible for all communications sent to their email via the Canvas.

• Students must complete any required clinical/field practicum orientations placed online by the due dates posted in this handbook.

Laboratory

Lab applies lecture content to practical application, while utilizing appropriate equipment and techniques.  Safety is priority.  Behavior expectations in the lab are the same as the classroom.  Other specific information:

• Instructors will assign topics/lab activities at the beginning of the laboratory session
• Students must practice safe techniques
• Student must clean up after themselves and return equipment to storage areas
• Students may be assigned to lab group(s), at the discretion of the instructor
• Students must wear the uniform described in this handbook in the section on clinical/field requirements to each lab session
• Students not wearing uniforms to lab may be dismissed from lab sessions and given an unexcused absence
• Students must bring their ½ in 3-ring binders, which contain the EMT Skill Checklist and Skill Sheets to each lab session for the purpose of documenting lab activities and instructor evaluations
• Instructors must document student performance on the EMT Checklist and Skill Sheets

 

Related to Behavior/Misc.

Students should behave in a manner appropriate for the learning environment.  Behavior regulations can be found in the Hinds CC Catalog, Hinds CC Student Handbook, and Nursing/Allied Health Student Manual.  EMT students should also pay particular attention to the weather and fire safety information found in the Nursing/Allied Health Student Manual. 

Additional course policies include:

1. Lecture and laboratory periods of instruction require a respectable attitude from the student toward the instructor and other students. Disruptive behavior such as talking during class, or any other contradictory behavior, is not acceptable.  Violators of this policy may be asked to leave the classroom or laboratory, and violators may subsequently receive an absence from that class meeting;
2. Students receive a tardy if late for class. Students missing more than fifteen minutes of class receive and absence.  Three tardies equals one absence.  The Student Handbook addresses excused and unexcused absences.  The Student Handbook also indicates that students should attend at least 80 % of all class meetings, in order to receive credit for the course.  Students who leave class early without the instructor’s permission, unless later determined to be an emergency by the instructor, may receive an absence for the class;

• Students should not disrupt class, lab, clinical, or ambulance assignments with pagers or cell phones. Students are prohibited from wearing telephone headsets during course-related activities.  Students leaving class to answer a cell phone may receive an unexcused absence at the discretion of the instructor.  Text messaging is not permitted at any time during class.  Further information about pager and cell phone usage can be found in the Hinds CC Student Handbook and Nursing/Allied Health Student Manual.  Cell phones PDAs, and/or smartphones may be allowed at clinical/field practicum sites for use as reference guides, only.  However, technology such as these and/or calculators may not be used during exams or skill evaluations;

1. Students may not use clinical or field site computers. Students use of these resources may result in disciplinary action, including but not limited to disruption of progression in the course;
2. Instructors may counsel students violating any of the policies listed in the current document. Unresolved concerns may be forwarded to the EMS Department Chairperson.  When instructor-student counseling sessions are unable to resolve concerns, and if violations are deemed significant, disciplinary procedures may be initiated against the student by the EMS Department Chairperson, as provided for by policies and procedures at Hinds Community College and the Nursing\Allied Health Center;
3. Students should not use public profanity, cursing, or vulgarity. These offences are addressed in the Student Handbook.

• Students must maintain a current CPR card (American Heart Association-BLS Healthcare Provider). Students who do not maintain this requirement may not be permitted to progress in the program.
• Make-up tests are given for excused absences only (See Catalog and Student Handbook). It is the student’s responsibility to schedule an appointment to take a makeup test.  Students must contact the instructor of record and make an appointment to make-up the test within one week of the initial test date.  Students must complete all makeup tests before the final comprehensive exam.  There are no retakes for final exams (see the Catalog for exceptions);

1. For EMT students: students who do not achieve a passing score (75) on each module and on the final comprehensive exam have the following options:
2. The student may remain in the class but will not receive a completion certificate;
3. The student will not be eligible to take the final exam(s) or the National Registry;
4. The student will not be allowed to participate in clinical or field practicum;
5. The student may receive a withdrawal “W”, if the student withdraws by the

       withdrawal deadline listed in the Hinds CC Catalog;

1. The student will receive an “F”, if the student does not withdraw by the

       withdrawal deadline listed in the Hinds CC Catalog.

1. During clinical and field practicum students must conduct themselves in a professional manner. Students should follow the policies included in the clinical and field practicum section of this document.  Instructors may also provide additional written and verbal instructions before clinical and field practicum shifts begin.  Behavior inconsistent with such policies or instructions is not acceptable.  Clinical and field practicum preceptors may forward concerns to the clinical contact or EMS department chairperson.  In some instances the EMS department chairperson may require students to repeat clinical and/or field practicum shifts.  When chairperson-student counseling sessions are unable to resolve concerns, and if violations are deemed significant, students may not be permitted to progress in the program or return to clinical/field practicum sites;  
2. Since students become part of the healthcare team of the respective clinical or field site during clinical and ambulance assignments, all regulations and rules of the affiliate site apply to the student as well. An example includes professional appearance.  A more specific rule might mandate that students not wear eye, tongue or facial rings.  Some clinical sites may refuse students with facial hair incompatible with the HEPA mask.

 

Clinical and Field Practicum

1)   EMT Students must complete the following minimum clinical and field practicum requirements:

• 1 (12 hour) clinical shifts at an assigned hospital emergency department
• 3 (12 hour) shifts at an assigned ambulance service(s)
• 1 (12 hour) fire department shift
• 5 priority patient encounters;
  • to complete this requirement students must:
    • respond priority mode to the scene of the emergency;
    • perform patient assessment and care;
    • participate in the transport of the patient to an emergency department (students meeting these requirements must return for additional shifts until the requirements has been met).

 

2)         Students must verify competencies in the lab before performing skills during clinical and

field practicum:

• Instructors will evaluate and verify competencies using the EMT Skill Checklist and Skill Sheets;
• Students may perform only the skills verified as competencies by an instructor’s signature on the EMT Skill Checklist;
• Students may perform the skills verified as competencies only under supervision of an RN or paramedic preceptor
• Student may not perform any skill listed on the checklist until verified as a competency

3)         Students must also demonstrate competencies during clinical and field practicum: 

• Students must present the Clinical/ Field Practicum Record to the preceptor for grading before the end of the clinical or field shift;
• Preceptors may return the graded Clinical/ Field Practicum Record to the student in a sealed envelope or may mail the document directly to the clinical contact;
• Students must ensure the clinical contact receives the Clinical/ Field Practicum Record within 3 days;
• Clinical and field preceptors will evaluate student performance during clinical and field shifts using the 3-point H-S-U scale; a grade of U will not be accepted for credit; students may be permitted to repeat the shift for credit as the discretion of the clinical coordinator;
• 3-point H-S-U scale

                   H-Honors, 100

                   S-Satisfactory, 95

                   U-Unsatisfactory, 74

4)         Students will be required to enter data and patient care reports from clinical and field practicum online in the FISDAP system.  (EMT-Basic courses taught as field delivery may not utilize FISDAP.)  FISDAP data must be entered within 3 days of the clinical or field shift.  Student’s not submitting data within 3 days may be required to repeat shifts at the discretion of the clinical contact. (this will be used to assess the institutional competency for written communication and technology)

5)         Incomplete patient care reports will be returned for no credit, and students may be required to repeat shifts.  Reports will be graded according to the H-S-U scale in the following categories (this will be used to assess the institutional competency for written communication and technology):

• Neatness/Legibility,
• Use of appropriate medical terminology,
• All appropriate fields completed,
• Use of the chart or soap method,
• Identification of the chief complaint,
• Documentation of pertinent past medical history,
• Mental status,
• Airway status,
• Respiratory rate, depth and quality,
• Pulse rate, strength and regularity,
• Skin color, temp and condition,
• Vital signs, q 5/q 15, and ongoing assessment information,
• Injuries and illness is well discernable from the documentation,
• BLS care is well discernable,
• Transport mode and success is well discernable, (field internship only)
• Transfer of care is discernable, (field internship only)
• Clinical and field practicum record is complete, neat, etc.,
• All appropriate paperwork/FISDAP complete within 3 days

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)         Uniform requirements:

• Black or dark blue pants,
• Black boots or shoes,
• Black or dark blue belt,
• Hinds CC EMT uniform (blue shirt purchase from the vendor(s),
• Hinds CC Student ID badge,
• No large/hanging earrings or excessive jewelry, or facial piercings
• Long hair must be worn up,
• Black coat, dark blue or dark grey coats, no logos, except Hinds CC logos,
• No hats or head wear, except when inclement weather requires head wear for personal protection during field practicum (no head wear permitted in the clinical setting),
• No strong perfumes.
• No visible tattoos.

7)         Students must arrive on time and introduce his/herself to the charge nurse or

paramedic preceptor within 15 minutes of the beginning of the assigned shift;

8)         Students not entering data or patient care reports requirements within 3 days, or by the deadline in the course schedule may not be permitted to progress in the program;

9)         Students may be required to complete off-campus or online practicum orientation sessions;

10)       Students should carry extra copies of page 2 of the Clinical/Field Practicum Record to the clinical and field sites for note taking purposes;

11)       Students who already work for community EMS and fire service agencies may not practice skills taught as part of the program except during assigned clinical and field practicum shifts, and only under preceptor supervision;

12)       Make-up shifts for clinical and field practicum may be granted for excused absences only; in order to receive an excused absence the student must contact the clinical contact in advance of missing a shift, provide a note from a physician and reschedule the shift within 3 days of the missed shift.  Absences will be excused at the clinical contact’s discretion; the clinical contact will assign make-up shifts, based on availabilities.  Students may not have a choice in the location of the site for make-up shifts;

13)       Recent federal guidelines require that emergency medical providers wear high-visibility reflective wear that breaks away while working on the roadside at emergency scenes.  Students must obtain and wear reflective wear meeting the American National Standard for High-Visibility Apparel (ANSI/ISEA) 107-2004 Performance Class 2 or Performance Class 3 Standard, or the 207-2006 Standard;

14)       Students should follow the exposure control plan of the hospital or ambulance service, if he or she were to be exposed to blood or bodily fluid, as directed by the charge nurse or paramedic preceptor in charge of the practicum.  Students should also contact the clinical contact immediately if any type of exposure to blood, bodily fluid, or other communicable disease occurs.  Students must follow all verbal and written instructions provided by instructors related to clinical/field practicum.  Failure to follow policies/instructions may result in disciplinary action, possibly including dismissal from the program as determined by the chairperson and/or clinical contact.

 

Clinical Emergency Contact: Tammy Stewart

Emergency Contact: (601) 218-0911

 

Competencies

Verification of competencies is an integrated process. Students are evaluated using the EMT Skill Checklist and Skill Sheets, and the Clinical and Field Practicum Record.

         1)      Students must verify competencies in all skills listed on the EMT Skill Checklist and

                   Skill Sheets.  Instructors verify skill competencies in the laboratory before students

                   practice skills in the clinical and field setting.  Students must complete and submit

                   the EMT Skill Checklist and Skill Sheets to the instructor of record before taking

                   final exams (this will be used to assess the institutional competency for written

                   communication and technology);

2)    Students must make satisfactory progress throughout the program.  Clinical and field

       preceptors will evaluate student performance during the clinical and field shifts using

       the 3-point H-S-U scale; a grade of U will not be accepted for credit; students may

       be permitted to repeat the shift for credit as the discretion of the clinical coordinator

       (this will be used to assess the institutional competency for written communication

       and technology).

        

Cheating/Plagiarism

Students who cheat or plagiarize may receive a zero for the assignment or exam and may not be permitted to progress in the program.  The catalog and student handbook contain information on cheating and plagiarism.  Copying or sharing another’s work during exams or taking exams from the campus without the permission of the instructor of record will be considered cheating.  Use of another’s intellectual work for a grade at any time will be considered plagiarism. 

Equal Education and Employment Opportunities

Hinds Community College offers equal education and employment opportunities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability or veteran status in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Vice President for Administrative and Student Services

34175 Hwy. 18

Utica, MS 39175

P: 601.885.7001

 

Latex Allergies

Students with latex allergies will be responsible for supplying his/her own allergen/latex free gloves and/or supplies for lab practice and during practicum shifts.

 

Hinds Community College Disability Support Services Statement:

Hinds Community College provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities. Disability Services staff members verify eligibility for accommodations and work with eligible students who have self-identified and provided current documentation. Students with disabilities should schedule an appointment with the designated Disability Services staff member on their respective campuses to establish a plan for reasonable, appropriate classroom accommodations.

Raymond Campus       601.857.3310              Jackson Campus – NAHC       601.376.4803

Utica Campus              601.885.7045              Jackson Campus – ATC                      601.366.1405

Rankin Campus                       601.936.5544              Vicksburg-Warren Campus      601.629.6807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016 Summer Schedule EMT

EMS 1118 NACA SU16

 

Monday 8-12	Tuesdays 8-12	Thursdays (Morning 8-11)	Thursdays (Afternoon 12-4)
05/30/2016: Memorial Day Holiday	05/31/2016: Chapters 1-Ems Chapters 2-Safety and Wellness Chapters 3-Medical/Legal	06/02/2016 Chapters 35-Lifting/Moving Chapters 36-Transport Ops Chapters 37-Extrication	Chapters 38-IC Chapters 39-Terrorism FERPA Agreement Due Hinds Participation Form Due
06/06/2016: Module 1 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Chapters 5-The Human Body	06/07/2016 Chapter 6-Life Span Appendix A- Medical Terms Chapter 9-Airway Management	06/09/2016 Module 2 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Folder Requirement DUE! Chapter 9	Osha/Blood Borne Pathogens Due Clinical Health Care packets due. Course Roster MSDH Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule
06/13/2016 Module 3 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Chapters 10-Shock	06/14/2016 Chapter 11- BLS Check CPR skills	06/16/2016 Module 4 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Chapter 8-Patient Assessment	Chapter 4-Communications Fisdap Training Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule
06/202016 Module 5 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due FISDAP OSHA Chapters 7-Pharmacology	06/21/2016 Chapters 12- Medical Intro Chapters 13- Respiratory	06/23/2016 Chapters 14-Cardiology Chapters 15-Neurology	AMR Waiver UMC Orientation CMMC Orientation(if applicable) Fire Dept. Orientation Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule
06/27/2016 Chapters 16-Gastrology Chapters 17-Endocrine Fisdap Scheduling Open	06/28/2016 Chapters 18-Immunology Chapters 19-Toxicology	06/30/2016 Chapters 20-Psychiatric Chapters 21-Gynecology	Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule Clinical and Field Practicum Begins
07/04/2016 Independence Day	07/05/2016 Module 6 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Chapter 22- Trauma Intro Chapter 23- Bleeding	07/07/2016 Chapter 24-Soft Tissue Chapter 25- Face and Neck Chapter 26- Head and Spine	Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule
07/11/2016 Chapter 27-Chest Injuries Chapter 28-Abdominal Injury	07/12/2016 Chapter 29-Orthopedic Injury Chapter 30- Environmental	07/14/2016 Module 7 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Chapter 31- Obstetrics and Neonatal	Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule
07/18/2016 Chapter 32- Pediatrics Chapter 33- Geriatrics	07/19/2016 Chapter 34- Special Challenges Sexual Trafficking(Homeland Security)	07/21/2016 Module 8 Exam Work book/Module Quiz Due Apply for NREMT	Lab Activities/See EMT skills schedule EMT Skills Checklist Due Clinical and Field Paperwork Deadline
07/25/2016 Final Comprehensive Exam

 

NREMT Skills Check offs will be held Wednesday, July 27, 2016 @ 0800 with no exceptions for being late.