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Academy  \nSYLLABUS  \nCourse Number: EMS-142-501  \nCourse Location: UNM Valencia HS 115  \nClass Meeting Days : Monday/Friday 0900-1600  \nInstructor: Rayna Beck  \nPhone: 505-925-8970  \nOffice Hours: 0830-0900/1600-1630 M/F  \nE-mail: [rabeck@salud.unm.edu](rabeck@salud.unm.edu)  \nCOURSE DESCRIPTION  \nThis EMT/EMT-Basic course meets the National EMS Education Standards for the EMT level. The course additionally includes the New Mexico EMT-Basic Scope of Practice. The course is designed specifically for emergency medical personnel who have access to specialized emergency vehicles and emergency rooms. The course content gives emergency medical personnel the knowledge and skills to recognize and stabilize patients with life-threatening emergencies at the scene and during transport.  \nCOURSE GOALS  \n1. To understand the theory of emergency care.  \n2. To gain a working knowledge of the human body, (anatomy and physiology)  \n3. To recognize signs and symptoms of various diseases, and their treatment.  \n4. To develop the ability to make decisions, under duress, during an emergency.  \n5. To successfully perform the skills needed in an emergency.  \n6. To develop a personal and professional ethical code concerning the treatment and care of others.  \n7. To attain entry level competence as an EMT/EMT-Basic.  \nSTUDENT OUTCOMES  \n1. The student will be able to discuss the development of EMS systems  \n2. Describe the roles of EMS in the health care system.  \n3. Demonstrate the professional attributes expected of EMTs.  \n4. Perform the roles and responsibilities of an EMT with regard to personal safety and wellness, as well asthe safety of others.  \n5. Perform the duties of an EMT with regard for medical-legal and ethical issues, including functioning under medical direction and within the scope of practice.  \n6. Apply principles of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, life span development, and therapeutic communications to the assessment and management of patients.  \n7. Identify the need for and perform immediately lifesaving interventions to manage a patient’s airway, breathing, and circulation utilizing the full EMT-Basic scope of practice.  \n8. Assess and manage patients of all ages with a variety of complaints, medical conditions, and traumatic injuries.  \n9. Apply principles of emergency medical services operations, including considerations in ambulance and air medical transportation, multiple-casualty incidents, gaining access to and extricating patients, hazardous materials incidents, and responding to situations involving weapons of mass destruction.  \n10. Understand pharmacology and the EMT-Basic/EMT scope of practice medications.  \nTEXTBOOKS  \nRequired: Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured 11th Edition, Pollak, Edgerly, McKenna & Vitberg, Jones & Bartlett Learning (2017)  \nISBN-13: 9781284080179  \nNote: Students are responsible for the information contained in each of the assigned readings and course handouts, as well as lecture content.  \nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS  \nRequired Immunizations, Background Check, Drug Screen, Health Insurance and Provider Level CPR Certification  \nREQUIRED READING ASSIGNMENTS  \nStudents are required to stay current with reading assignments in the AAOS Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured 11th Edition that are pertinent to each lecture and lab prior to the class covering that topic. This provides the necessary framework to organize the information presented in class. 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