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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title:
EMS 240 ‐ Hospital Clinical I
Number of credits:
2 credits
Course Description:
This course allows the paramedic student to apply learned classroom skills and
knowledge in clinical settings such as laboratory, respiratory therapy, emergency trauma center,
anesthesia, and triage. The student will function under the direction of a preceptor. The student will
input patient contact information into the FISDAP Internet data collection system.
Pre‐/Co‐requisites:
None
Course Objectives:
Integrates comprehensive knowledge of patient assessment, airway and ventilator
management into the clinical settings of Lab, respiratory, emergency trauma center and the anesthesia
departments of the hospital, which is intended to improve the knowledge of EMS personnel.
Instructor:
Tami Petersen
Office:
1900 8
th
Ave SE Minot ND
Office Hours:
By appointment
Email:
tami.petersen@trinityhealth.org
Lecture/Lab Schedule:
By arrangement
Textbook(s):
Emergency and Critical Care Pocket Guide 8
th
Edition‐Publisher Informed Publishing
ISBN: 978‐1‐284‐02370‐1
Course Requirements:
Students will be required to attend class and complete clinicals as assigned,
students must also complete all paperwork required and input data into FISDAP.
Tentative Course Outline:
Refer to EMS National Standards instructional guidelines
General Education Goals/Objectives:
Not identified as a general education course.
Relationship to Campus Theme:
The goal of the Paramedic (EMT) program is to prepare professionals to
work in the emergency medical services industry. The Paramedic program is committed to a hands‐on
learning environment and uses field experiences in emergency medical services as common instructional
techniques.
Classroom Policies:
Dakota College at Bottineau ‐ paramedic program guide
Student Email Policy:
Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official
form of communication. A student’s campus‐assigned email address will be the only one recognized by
the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information
conveyed via campus email rest with the student.