2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
2022-2023 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

EMS 272 - Medical Emergencies in Paramedicine II


Description: An overview of pathophysiologic principles, epidemiology, comprehensive assessment, differential diagnosis, and pharmacology for various medical emergencies. Prepares students to implement a management plan in the Paramedic Scope of Practice for various medical emergencies, specifically for gynecologic, obstetric, pediatric, and neonatal care. 

Corequisite: EMS 202 , EMS 252 , EMS 254 , and EMS 272L  

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Comprehensive assessment: pathophysiology, epidemiology, technology (diagnostics and other monitoring and diagnostic devices), techniques, medical emergencies (neurologic, hematologic, immunologic, toxicologic, psychiatric, and infectious disease)
  2. Formulating a differential diagnosis
  3. Management plan: pharmacologic agents, medical emergencies (neurologic, hematologic, immunologic, toxicologic, psychiatric, and infectious disease)
  4. Comprehensive assessment: pathophysiology, epidemiology, technology (diagnostics and other monitoring and diagnostic devices), techniques, patient populations, and medical emergencies (gynecologic, obstetric, pediatric, and neonatal)
  5. Management plan: pharmacologic agents, patient populations, and medical emergencies (gynecologic, obstetric, pediatric, and neonatal)

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Perform comprehensive patient assessment utilizing technology and techniques according to the Paramedic Scope of Practice. (1)
  2. Integrate pathophysiologic principles, epidemiology, and comprehensive assessment to formulate a differential diagnosis for various medical emergencies. (1, 2)
  3. Integrate knowledge of pharmacologic agents to manage various medical emergencies. (2, 3)
  4. Integrate the pathophysiological significance of assessment findings to implement a patient management plan in the Paramedic Scope of Practice for various medical emergencies. (3)
  5. Integrate pathophysiologic principles, epidemiology, and comprehensive assessment to formulate a differential diagnosis for gynecologic, obstetric, pediatric, and neonatal emergencies. (4)
  6. Integrate knowledge of pharmacologic agents to manage gynecologic, obstetric, pediatric, and neonatal emergencies. (5)
  7. Integrate the pathophysiological significance of assessment findings to implement a patient management plan in the Paramedic Scope of practice for gynecologic, obstetric, pediatric, and neonatal emergencies. (5)