Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 231
Advanced Life Support I
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FORM 335
Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a
minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]
1.
Digital Description:
Credit hours:
Lecture hours:
Lab hours:
5.0
5.0
0.0
BL: [__]⅓[X]½ [__]⅔[___] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)
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3.
Catalog Description:
Emphasis on patient assessment, shock and fluid therapy, pharmacology, and field
communications.
Minimum Grade Required
Prerequisites: EMS 131 and 132
C
Corequisites:
Other:
4.
Learning Outcomes
[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential
knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
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State the roles and responsibilities of a Paramedic within an EMS system, apply the
basic concepts of development, pathophysiology and pharmacology to assessment
and management of emergency patients, be able to properly administer medications,
and communicate effectively with patients
State his or her roles and responsibilities within an EMS system, and how these roles
and responsibilities differ from other levels of providers
State and value the importance of personal wellness in EMS and serve as a healthy
role model for peers
Integrate the implementation of primary injury prevention activities as an effective
way to reduce death, disabilities and health care costs
State the legal issues that impact decisions made in the out-of-hospital environment
State the role that ethics plays in decision making in the out-of-hospital environment
Apply the general concepts of pathophysiology for the assessment and management
of emergency patients
Integrate pathophysiological principles of pharmacology and the assessment findings
to formulate a field impression and implement a pharmacologic management plan
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Subject Code:
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Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 231
Advanced Life Support I
Safely and precisely access the venous circulation and administer medications
Integrate the principles of therapeutic communication to effectively communicate
with any patient while providing care
Integrate the physiological, psychological, and sociological changes throughout
human development with assessment and communication strategies for patients of all
ages
Take a proper history and perform a comprehensive physical exam on any patient,
and communicate the findings to others
Use the appropriate techniques to obtain a medical history from a patient.
Explain the pathophysiological significance of physical exam findings
Integrate the principles of history taking and techniques of physical exam to perform
a patient assessment
Apply a process of clinical decision making to use the assessment findings to help
form a field impression
Follow an accepted format for dissemination of patient information in verbal form,
either in person, cell phone or over the radio
Effectively document the essential elements of patient assessment, care and transport
Establish and/ or maintain a patent airway, oxygenate, and ventilate a patient.
5.
Planned Sequence of Learning Activities
[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]
 Introduction to Advanced Prehospital Care
 The Well-Being of the Paramedic
 EMS Systems
 Roles and Responsibilities of the Paramedic
 Illness and Injury Prevention
 Medical/Legal Aspects of Advanced Prehospital Care
 Ethics in Advanced Prehospital Care
 General Principles of Pathophysiology
 General Principles of Pharmacology
 Medication Administration
 Therapeutic Communications
 Life-Span Development
 The History
 Physical Exam Techniques
 Patient Assessment in the Field
 Clinical Decision Making
 Communications
 Documentation
 Airway Management and Ventilation
 Research in EMS
6.
Assessment of Student Learning
[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]
Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 231
Advanced Life Support I
Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of
regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been
determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is kept on file in the division office.
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Session paper/pencil quizzes
Computer Simulations
Clinical Simulations - SimMan
Section paper/pencil examinations
Clinical assessment and skill competency evaluations
Real-life / case study presentations
List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials
(code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, BLaboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,
BL-Blended, V-Videocourse, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons,
E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be
easily accessible to students.]
Title
Paramedic Care: Principles Practice,
Volume 1: Introduction to Advanced
Prehospital Care, 3/e
Paramedic Care: Principles Practice,
Volume 2: Patient Assessment, 3/e
Publisher
Brady/Prentice Hall
Brady/Prentice Hall
Author(s)
Bryan Bledsoe
Robert Porter
Richard A. Cherry
Bryan E. Bledsoe
Robert S. Porter
Richard A. Cherry
Bryan E. Bledsoe
Robert S. Porter
Richard A. Cherry
Paramedic Workbooks, Volumes 15, Combined
Brady/Prentice Hall
Prehospital Emergency
Pharmacology, 6/e
Brady/Prentice Hall
Bryan E. Bledsoe, DO
Dwayne E. Clayden
Harcourt / Saunders
Carolyn Jarvis RN
Pocket Companion for Physical
Examination and Health
Assessment, current Edition, Pocket
Companion
Instructional Use
Item Code
A – Lecture
I – Online
BL – Blended
A – Lecture
I – Online
BL – Blended
A – Lecture
I – Online
BL – Blended
A – Lecture
I – Online
BL – Blended
A – Lecture
I – Online
BL – Blended
8.
Prepared by Faculty Member: Craig Davis, MEd, BS, EMT-P Date: 4/17/09
9.
Approved by Department Chairperson: Brad Leidich
Date: 4/17/09
10.
Approved by Academic Division Dean: Brad Wolf
Date: 9/30/09
This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A /
B.
Division:
Department:
Subject Code:
Course Title:
Health Careers
Allied Health and Human Services
EMS
Course #: 231
Advanced Life Support I
This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies,
standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with
the college mission.
If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses
generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.
11.
Director, Curriculum Compliance: Catherine A. Lencioni Date: 10/23/09
12.
Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Ronald R. Young
13.
Original Date of course approval by the college: 199420
14.
Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:
12/1/04
Review and updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09
Date: 10/30/09