Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

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 anesthesia, respiratory therapy, emergency trauma center, triage as well as labor and delivery NICU and pediatric clinic. The student will function under the direction of a preceptor. The student will input patient contact information into the Platinum Internet data collection system. Pre-/Co-requisites: None Course Objectives: Integrates comprehensive knowledge of adult and pediatric assessment, airway and ventilator management into the clinical settings of respiratory, pediatrics, emergency trauma center and the anesthesia departments of the hospital, and which is intended to improve the knowledge of EMS personnel. Instructor: Wayne Fahy Office: 1900 8 th Ave SE Minot ND Office Hours: By appointment Email: wayne.fahy@trinityhealth.org Lecture/Lab Schedule: By arrangement Textbook(s): Emergency and Critical Care Pocket Guide 8 th Edition-Publisher Informed Publishing ISBN: 978-1-284-13699-9 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 Platinum. 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