Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate (99) Iowa Paramedic
Advanced EMS I is an introduction to advanced pre-hospital care. Emphasis will focus on the foundations of advanced care, pharmacology and medication administration, airway management, patient assessment, respiratory, and cardiac emergencies. This course has classroom, lab, clinical, and field components.
Advanced EMS II completes the EMT-I’s course sequence. The topics covered are medical emergencies, traumatic injury, special patient populations, and assessment based management. This course has classroom, lab, clinical, and field components.
Students will complete at least 250 hours of clinical and field internship during the program (over two terms).
Prerequisites:
- Must be certified in CPR at healthcare level prior to application and throughout course AND be certified as an EMT-B by the Iowa Department of Public Health-Bureau of EMS (or have a letter of authorization). Please provide this documentation with your registration.
- Must be at least 18 years old at time of enrollment
- Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English
- Must be physically able to perform all functions of an EMT-I
- Must have written documentation of TB test (no older than 6 months)
- Must have high school diploma or GED
- Must provide own stethoscope
- Must submit to drug screening and background check
Course Objectives:
- At the completion of this course, the EMT-Intermediate student will understand the roles and responsibilities of a EMT-Intermediate within an EMS system, apply the basic concepts of anatomy and physiology to the assessment and management of emergency patients, and safely use and administer emergency medications.
- At the completion of this course, the EMT-Intermediate student will be able to take a proper history and perform an advanced physical assessment on an emergency patient, and communicate the findings to others.
- At the completion of this course, the EMT-Intermediate student will be able to utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression, implement and evaluate the management plan for the patient experiencing specific cardiac and respiratory emergencies.
- At the completion of this course, the EMT-Intermediate student will be able to utilize assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for obstetric, neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric patients.
At the completion of this course, the EMT-Intermediate student will be able to utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the trauma patient. - At the completion of this course, the EMT-Intermediate student will be able to utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the patient with selective complicated behavioral & medical emergencies.