MCCCD Program Description

Emergency Medical Technology

Course: EMT104

First Term: 2024 Fall

Lecture 10.0 Credit(s) 10.0 Period(s) 10.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Designed as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) lecture to prepare students for scope of practice and standard of care with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Effectively function within a multi-disciplinary team, recognizing roles and responsibilities of the EMT scope of practice. (I) 2. Adhere to the medical, legal and ethical standards of the EMT. (II) 3. Perform basic life support (BLS). (III) 4. Perform comprehensive patient assessment utilizing diagnostic technology and techniques according to the EMT scope of practice. (I-V) 5. Manage medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies. (I-VII) 6. Document patient care according to the EMT scope of practice. (I-VII) 7. Apply techniques used in safely lifting, moving, or positioning a patient to minimize discomfort and additional injury based on patient conditions. (VIII) 8. Demonstrate effective use of equipment in and around an ambulance/rescue vehicle. (IX) 9. Explain the procedures of triage and patient care. (IX) 10. Identify management positions and procedures for a simulated disaster scene. (X)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Effective team dynamics A. Communication B. Roles and responsibilities II. Medical-legal considerations A. The scope of practice/standard of care B. Duty to act C. Consent D. Good Samaritan law E. Advance directives F. Negligence G. Legal implications in special patient situations H. Ethics III. Basic Life Support (BLS) A. Ventilatory 1. Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) 2. Rescue breathing B. Cardiovascular 1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adults a. One-rescuer CPR b. Two-rescuer CPR c. Use of automated external defibrillator (AED) d. Special considerations during transfer of patients 2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for child/Infant IV. Medical and trauma emergencies and non-emergencies A. Types of trauma 1. Bleeding 2. Soft tissue trauma 3. Burns 4. Face and neck trauma 5. Head and spine trauma 6. Chest trauma 7. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma 8. Orthopedic trauma B. Types of medical emergencies 1. Respiratory 2. Cardiovascular 3. Neurologic 4. Abdominal 5. Gastrointestinal 6. Genitourinary 7. OB/GYN 8. Renal 9. Endocrine 10. Hematologic 11. Immunologic 12. Toxicologic 13. Psychiatric emergencies 14. Diseases of the ears, eyes, nose, and throat 15. Infectious diseases 16. Environmental emergencies C. Types of non-emergencies V. Comprehensive assessment A. Technology 1. Diagnostic technology 2. Other monitoring and diagnostic devices B. Techniques VI. Formulating a differential diagnosis VII. Management plan A. Pharmacologic agents B. Trauma conditions 1. Bleeding 2. Soft tissue trauma 3. Burns 4. Face and neck trauma 5. Head and spine trauma 6. Chest trauma 7. Abdominal and genitourinary Trauma 8. Orthopedic trauma C. Medical emergencies D. Types of trauma 1. Bleeding 2. Soft tissue trauma 3. Burns 4. Face and neck trauma 5. Head and spine trauma 6. Chest trauma 7. Abdominal and genitourinary trauma 8. Orthopedic trauma E. Types of medical emergencies 1. Respiratory 2. Cardiovascular 3. Neurologic 4. Abdominal 5. Gastrointestinal 6. Genitourinary 7. OB/GYN 8. Renal 9. Endocrine 10. Hematologic 11. Immunologic 12. Toxicologic 13. Psychiatric emergencies 14. Diseases of the ears, eyes, nose, and throat 15. Infectious diseases 16. Environmental emergencies VIII. Techniques used in safely lifting, moving, or positioning IX. Ambulance/rescue vehicle equipment X. Technical operations A. Triage B. Scene management 1. EMS operations 2. Special operations C. Vehicle extrication of trapped victims

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 27, 2024

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