EMT 110V - EMT Internship

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Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

45 internship hours per credit Prerequisite(s): Current Hawai'i EMT certification. Comment: Credit/no credit grading only. EMT 110V is a supervised ambulance internship experience for EMT program graduates. It is a work-study internship course designed to provide the supervised application of Kapi'olani Community College's EMT program knowledge and skill on an ambulance. Upon successful completion of EMT 110V the student should be able to: Demonstrate skill at an entry-level Emergency Medical Technician. Demonstrate safe and accurate performance of all basic and advanced life support procedures as listed by the Department of Health and the Board of Medical Examiners rules for Emergency Ambulance Personnel. Demonstrate ability to participate as a team member with another Emergency Medical Technician, or under the direction of a Mobile Intensive Care Technician (Paramedic) to ensure the safety and care of the patient. Demonstrate the following skills safely and accurately in a non-patient care situation: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic patient history and physical examination, assessment and monitoring of vital signs, establish and maintain patent airway (basic and advanced), administer free-flow 100% oxygen safely, ventilate with bag-mask, correctly apply and use mechanical automatic heart/lung resuscitators, control hemorrhage, apply bandages, immobilize or splint fractures, dislocations / sprains, immobilize / extricate motor vehicle accident victims, perform light rescue and triage, perform emergency delivery of baby, and provide newborn care, initiate intervention with behavioral disorders, apply pneumatic anti-shock garment, correctly operate medical communication systems, operate emergency vehicle, perform 12-lead electrocardiogram, interpret 3-lead electrocardiogram, provide necessary pharmacological interventions, and perform intravenous cannulation. Demonstrate the process to obtain a basic history and physical examination, including assessment of the patient's condition. 9 Explain and demonstrate the initiation and continuation of emergency medical care, including the recognition of presenting conditions and initiation of appropriate noninvasive and invasive treatments for: respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, neurological emergencies, musculoskeletal emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, pediatric emergencies, medical emergencies, trauma and shock. Demonstrate rapport with the patient and others to decrease their anxiety and fear in the crisis. Explain how an EMT would participate as a team member with another EMT, or under the direction of a Paramedic, to ensure the safety and care of the patient. Explain the assignment of priorities of emergency treatment to a patient or group of patients. Demonstrate the pre-check and preparation of the ambulance, including its equipment and supplies. Demonstrate accurate communication with the medical care facility receiving the patient about the patient's condition, status, and estimated arrival time. Demonstrate appropriate and accurate documentation related to the emergency situation and care of the patient. Explain the coordination of transport of the patient by selecting the best available method(s) in conjunction with medical authority / protocol. Demonstrate the use a critical thinking process to gather the appropriate data, appraise its significance, take action, and evaluate the effects of that action upon the patient.

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1.00 - 6.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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