BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN – BASIC course 0906

COURSE SYLLABUS

December 15th 2009   -   April 13th 2010     Office: 384-3116 Check status at www.jhpcems.com

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Tues and TH

TOPIC

 

DATE

 

READING ASSIGNMENT

 

Introduction to Emergency Care and the Well Being of the EMT Basic

Tuesday Dec 15     

 

Chapters 1 & 2                

Medical Legal Issues

The Human Body

Thursday Dec 17th  

Chapter 3 & 4                  

Airway

Tuesday Dec 22nd

Chapter 6

Airway Practical

Tuesday Dec 29th

Handouts

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION

Tuesday Jan 5th

Thursday Jan 7th    

 

CPR IS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE – YOU CANNOT MISS ONE OF THESE CLASSES.

Vital Signs/ SAMPLE history, WMD  quiz,cum

Tuesday Jan 12th

Chapter 9 & 36                

 

Scene size up/ Initial Assessment /Focused Hx & Phy Exam Medical  test, cum

Thursday Jan 14th  

Chapters 7,8,9

Focused Hx and physical – trauma

Tuesday Jan 19th    

Chapter 10,11

Detailed physical – ongoing assessment

Thursday Jan 21st   

12 and pages 254-265

Practical – patient assessment

Tuesday  Jan 26th

STAFF

Lifting and Moving
Midterm Exam

Thursday Jan 28th 

Chapter 5

PRACTICALS – patient assessment

Tuesday Feb 2nd

Staff

Comms and Docs

Thursday Feb 4th   

Chapter 13& 14

Cardiovascular Part 1  quiz since MT

Tue Feb 9th

Chapter 17

Cardiovascular Part 2

Thursday Feb 11th     

Chapter 17

Pharmacology

Respiratory

Tues Feb 16th

Chapters 15&16

Diabetes, AMS, Allergic

Thursday Feb 18th   

Chapters 18 & 20

PRACTICALS

Tuesday Feb 23rd

STAFF

Poison, Overdose, Environmental

Thursday Feb 25th 

Chapters 21 & 22

PRACTICALS

Tuesday March 2nd

STAFF

OB/GYN , Behavioral

Thursday March 4th  

Chapter 23 & 24

Bleeding and Shock, Soft Tissue

Tuesday March 9th  

Chapter 26 & 27

Muscoskelatal

Thursday March 11th

Chapter 28

 PRACTICALS –TRAUMA

Tuesday  March 16th

STAFF

  Infants and children

Thursday March 18th  

Chapter 31

 PRACTICALS –MIXED

Tuesday March 23rd  

STAFF

Head, neck and spine, Geriatrics

Thurs March 24th   

Chapter 29 & 32

Practicals

Tuesday March 30th   

STAFF

Access,Operations, Overviews

Thursday April 1st  

Chapters 33,34 & 35

Final Review

Tuesday April 6th

STAFF

Written Final and PRACTICALS EXAMS

Remainder Final Practical  EXAMS

Thursday April 8th    

Tuesday April 13th    

 

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