PTEP 2825 - Trauma Emergencies in Paramedic Practice

Credits: 9
This course prepares the student to recognize, assess and provide paramedic interventions related to bodily traumatic injuries. This course covers the Trauma section of the national EMS Education Standards Curriculum. Students will participate in classroom lecture and discussion as well as clinical and field experiences designed to prepare the student to provide emergency care to those who have experienced a traumatic injury along with the appropriate care and intervention(s) necessary to ensure safe, effective and efficient transport to the most appropriate facility. Students will also begin rotations with various paramedic Fire/EMS agencies providing rescue vehicle response to advance the skills and performance of paramedic practice. Successful evaluation of professionalism, interpersonal relationships and problem solving under stress, must be completed for recommendation to test for certification/licensure. Students will nominally complete a total of 500 hours of ride time and successfully complete 50 ALS Team Leads during this course and Paramedic 5. A minimum of 20 of the ALS Team Leads MUST BE COMPLETED during Paramedic 5. This Field Clinical time will continue in Paramedic 5 course. This course meets all national EMS Education Standards.

Prerequisite: PTEP 2710 (B or better)