EMS 1304 — Paramedic Practicum Two
This class is a continuation of Paramedics Practicum one. During this class students will be scheduled 28 hours in the Emergency Room and 24 hours in the Intensive Care Unit for the purpose of hands-on, real-life experience of the cardiac and severely traumatized patient. Students will be scheduled 20 hours in an obstetrical unit and 12 hours in a pediatric unit for experience with the obstetrical and pediatric patient. All students will be required to have at least 10 IV starts or IV sticks give at least 10 IV med administrations and 10 IM med administrations. Students will also be required to write patient assessments on at least 10 obstetrical patients and 10 pediatric patients. Students will be required to complete a 12-hour shift in the psychiatric unit and required to write assessments on at least 10 psychiatric patients. Students will be required to complete 48 hours of Field Internship and required to complete and document a minimum of 10 ALS transports to gain real life experience in the prehospital setting. Students will be required to document patient encounters, history and physical, and procedures utilizing simulated medical records through the FISDAP program.