EMTP 1111 - EMS Environment I

Description
Overviews of all important areas of pre-hospital environment are covered. Included are medical ethics, professionalism, legal considerations by the paramedic, duty to act and scope of duties performed by the paramedic. Communications, radio, and dispatching will be taught in this section.

Pre-Requisite
Admission into the Paramedic Sciences program.

1 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
15 lecture hours

1 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:

Demonstrate a working knowledge of ethical behavior
Identify how the legal system applies to EMS
Determine a safe scene and react appropriately
Identify the procedures performed by a paramedic
Demonstrate professionalism and strive to become more professional

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order of thinking skills
Students demonstrate information literacy

Standard Practices
Topics

Assessments

Grading Guidelines

Grade area cumulative from chapter exams