Fall 2016 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus

Course Prefix/Number/Title:

EMS 215 – Airway Management

Number of credits:

2 credit

Course Description:

This course provides the paramedic student with critical airway management skills

that will be the most critical steps in the initial assessment of every patient. The student will be

proficient in both basic and advanced airway maneuvers, equipment and skills. This course consists of 4

four‐hour lectures and 3 eight‐hour lab sessions which include low fidelity endotracheal intubations,

ventilations, supraglottic airway placements prior to the start of the operating room portion of EMS 240.

Pre‐/Co‐requisites:

None.

Course Objectives:

To integrate didactic and psychomotor skills to teach the student basic and

advanced airway techniques set in the EMS standard instructional guidelines. To integrate

comprehensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the assessment to develop

and implement a treatment plan with the goal of ensuring a patent airway, adequate mechanical

ventilation and respiration for patients of all ages.

Instructor:

Wayne Fahy and Mary Jund

Office:

1900 8

Ave SE Minot ND

Office Hours:

By appointment.

Email:

Wayne Fahy‐‐

‐wayne.fahy@dakotacollege.edu

Mary Jund‐‐

‐mary.jund@dakotacollege.edu

Lecture/Lab Schedule:

Mondays and Thursdays from 6:15‐10:15 pm/Lab (2) Saturday and (1) Sunday

from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. See class schedule.

Textbook(s):

Bledsoe, B., Porter, R., Cherry, R. (2017). Paramedic Care Principles and Practice Volumes

1‐7 4

Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Brady Books.

Course Requirements:

Students will be required to attend class and complete assignments in

MyBradyLab and exams in EMStesting on time. Final exams will be worth 40%, additional tests 20%,

quizzes 20%, homework 10% and affective behavior 10%. Lab will be graded on a pass/fail system with a

passing grade received when all required skills are completed with appropriate, supervised technique.

Students will also be required to pass skill sheets and scenario skills sessions per portfolio requirements

(where applicable).

Tentative Course Outline:

Paramedic Care Principles and Practice Volumes 1‐7 4

Edition. Vol. 1,

Ch. 15

TOPIC‐CLASSROOM

READING___________

Airway Management and Ventilation

Ch. 15