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Course Description

3-day course (24-hours Lecture/Lab). Student must sign up online and pay for course and check with site for actual dates. This course will be offered throughout the year. Offered at the Hilo site on Manono Campus Building 380 room 36 and 39. They should be contacting 808-935-8002 for scheduling questions. Contact is Lori.

 

The primary focus of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic and limited advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic and advanced equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Advanced Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system.

 

This course is for state of Hawaii licensed EMS providers. Non-state licensed and non-EMS providers will be admitted at the discretion of the course director/instructor

Non-state licensed and/or non-EMS providers may be admitted at the discretion of the course instructor/coordinator (these outside providers may reach the course instructor/coordinator using contact information provided within the course details).

Learner Outcomes

  1. Differentiate between adequate and inadequate breathing • Differentiate between respiratory distress and respiratory failure • Explain when to oxygenate and when to ventilate a patient • Discuss the AHA’s position on routine suctioning of the newborn • Demonstrate effective bag-valve-mask ventilation at a proper rate and depth
  2. Analyze physiology related to oxygen transport and metabolism • Identify the AHA’s guidelines on oxygen therapy in the post cardiac arrest, acute coronary syndrome and stroke patient • Discuss the role of free radicals related to oxygen therapy
  3. Identify the signs associated with Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC) • Effectively manage hemodynamic instability • Investigate possible causes of cardiac arrest o Make appropriate treatment choices based on the cause o Determine the appropriate destination • Describe the process of induced hypothermia
  4. Understand the function of ventricular assist devices (VAD)
  5. Identify the options for out-of-hospital stroke assessment tools • Explain oxygen administration during a stroke emergency • Discuss the importance of knowing a timeline of stroke events • Identify patients needing rapid transport to the most appropriate stroke hospital • Discuss the importance of starting the fibrinolytics check sheet
  6. State the chain of survival • Describe the current techniques of one and two-rescuer CPR • Demonstrate the current techniques of one and two-rescuer CPR
  7. Describe the current techniques of one and two-rescuer CPR • Demonstrate the current techniques of one and two-rescuer CPR
  8. Demonstrate the proper placement of 12-lead EKGs • Assess injury patterns on a 12-lead EKG
  9. Identify the triage criteria in the CDC’s Field Triage Decision Scheme • State the four steps of the CDC’s Field Triage Decision Scheme • Examine local protocols
  10. Identify the signs and symptoms of a patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) • Differentiate between the various levels of a TBI • Discuss the current research and practices for the use of selective spinal immobilization
  11. Identify and treat severe hemorrhage. • Differentiate among indications, effects, and contraindications for the use of: o Tourniquets o Junctional Tourniquets o Hemostatic agents
  12. Explain the concept of permissive hypotension • Discuss research regarding fluid resuscitation
  13. Identify common special needs patients seen in EMS • Relate the role of caregivers of the special needs patient to the EMS professional’s patient care • Describe patient assessment of a special needs patient
  14. Identify abnormal presentations present during childbirth • Discuss management of a patient with an abnormal presentation during delivery • Describe a nuchal cord presentation • Discuss the procedures to take when a nuchal cord is present during delivery • Recognize the need for neonatal resuscitation during delivery • Discuss the management principles of neonatal resuscitation • Describe the routine care of a newborn not requiring resuscitation
  15. Describe drug resistant infections • State how the transmission of influenza virus (flu) occurs • Investigate the role of the EMS provider in disease reporting • Compare an epidemic and pandemic • Assess the differences between sepsis and septic shock
  16. Analyze the benefits of intramuscular (IM) administration comparted to the subcutaneous (SQ) route • Critique the delivery of medication with a nasal atomizer to other routes of administration
  17. Conduct pain assessments appropriately by patient’s age • Critique clinical protocols for pain management • Discuss non-pharmacological pain management options • Determine the differences between acute and chronic pain management • Critique the position paper published by the National Association of EMS Physicians regarding Prehospital Pain Management

Notes

If you are a student with a documented disability and have not voluntarily disclosed the nature of your disability so that we may coordinate the accommodations you need, you are invited to contact the Disability Support Services Office (DSSO) in ‘Ilima 107, ph.734-9552, or email kapdss@hawaii.edu for assistance. For students whose primary disability is Deaf or hard of hearing, contact the KCC Deaf Center at ph. 734-9210 (V), 447-1379 (videophone), or email kapdeaf1@hawaii.edu.

Please note: you will need to contact Kapi’olani CC’s DSSO or Deaf Center to request accommodations in a Kapi’olani CC course even if you’ve already registered or are receiving services at another UH campus’s disability support program.

 

Kapi‘olani Community College Refund/Drop Policy:

100% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made 10 business days or more prior to start date of course.

50% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made 5-9 business days prior to start date of course.

0% refund: Notification to Non-Credit Registration made less than 5 business days prior to start date of course.

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