Course
introduction
EMS /472
Dr. Miada Mahmoud
Rady
Course description
Course name: current issues in emergency and intensive care.
Course code: EMS 472.
Credit hours: 2hrs.
Course topics and the estimated time of each:
I.
II.
The growth of profession.
1 week
The evolution of licensure, certification and medical emergency and intensive care
organization.
2 weeks
2 weeks
III.
The process of educating medical emergency and intensive care.
IV.
Issues in delivering medical care related to medical emergency and intensive care.
2 weeks
Leading and managing cases in emergency and intensive care
1 week
Critical thinking
2 weeks
Ethics in medical emergency and intensive care and bioethical issues.
2 weeks
The health care delivery system in medical emergency and intensive care
1 weeks
Cultural diversity
1 weeks
Forensic intensive care : Specialty for the twenty – first century
1 weeks
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
Course description :

This course provides the student with an overview of the historical images that the
medical emergency and intensive care profession passed through them throughout the
history and the current trends and issues in medical emergency and intensive care
practice and education.
Individual topics brief description :
This chapter deals with growth of the EMS
services throughout the history and main steps
The growth of the profession.
that led to the development of the current EMS
system.
This chapter deals with current EMS system, its
components, activation and elements.
The health care delivery system in
medical emergency and intensive care.
This chapter deals with the evolution of the
process of registration and certification of
The evolution of licensure, certification
and medical emergency and intensive care
paramedics
and
how
to
become
licensed
paramedics.
organization.
This chapter deals with the process of education
of the paramedic students, types of education and
The process of educating medical
levels of training.
emergency and intensive care.
This chapter deals with various ethical codes and
dilemmas that govern the paramedic practice and
Ethics in medical emergency and
the consequences of breaking them.
intensive care and bioethical issues.
This chapter deals with the use and the
importance of critical thinking in managing cases
Critical thinking
in emergency seen.
This chapter deals with the process of managing
cases in emergency setting and how it differs
Leading and managing cases in
from ordinary hospitals.
emergency and intensive care.
This chapter deals with the forensic nature of
some calls that paramedic may encounter and
Forensic intensive care: Specialty
for the twenty – first century.
how to deals with them in order to save patient
life and protect his legal rights.
This chapter deals with how to manage the
different cultural groups and individuals that
paramedics encounter every day and how these
Cultural diversity.
differences can affect delivery of medical care.
Grading :
Score
95-100
Points (out of 5)
5.00
Grade
A+
Course Grade
Excellent Plus
90-less than 95
4.75
A
Excellent
85 - less than 90
4.50
B+
Very Good Plus
80 - less than 85
4.00
B
Very Good
75 - less than 80
3.50
C+
Good Plus
70 - less than 75
3.00
C
GOOD
65 - less than 70
2.50
D+
Pass Plus
60 - less than 65
2.00
D
PASS
Less than 60
1.00
F
FAIL
IC
Incomplete
DN
Deprived
W
Withdrawn
Assessment schedule :
Assessment task
Week Due
Proportion of Total Assessment
Quizzes / home works
each
10
First Assessment
5
20
Second Assessment
10
20
Final Assessment
16
40
Self Learning /project .
each
10
Instructor Email: mmahmoud@inaya.edu.sa
Office hours: Thursday from 10-12pm.
Sources:
A. Cata
Jano J. today’s issues, tomorrow’s trends (5th ed.), FA Davis CO.ISBN-13
970803618565.
B.
Cherry B, Jacob SR. Contemporary intensive care: issues, trends and management. (4th
edition), Mosby 2007. ISBN-13 978032305217.
Quizzes :
I. First quiz: 16/9/2015.
II. Second quiz: with the first assessment.
III. Third quiz: with second assessment.
Project: the topic and dead line will be posted on college website and
sent by e-mail to all students.
Thank you and good luck
Dr. Miada Mahmoud Rady