PTEP 2895 - Paramedic Capstone

Credits: 8
This course integrates all previously learned areas to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment and/or disposition plan for a variety of patients with varying degrees of complaints. This course will allow students to solidify and put into practice all that has been learned by applying and integrating epidemiology, Pathophysiology, assessment and advanced concepts applied to the recognition of Advanced Life Support patient problems and treatment modalities. The student will be able to apply the skills and knowledge gained in previous classroom and clinical experience in order to provide quality and appropriate patient care and transportation to the most appropriate facility.

Students will participate in field internship experiences designed to prepare the student to provide emergency care at the paramedic level. Extensive clinical and field internship time will be expected. Students will continue 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 4; A minimum of 20 ALS Team Leads MUST BE COMPLETED during the Paramedic Capstone. This course meets all National EMS Education Standards.

Prerequisite: PTEP 2825 (B or better)