BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - INTERMEDIATE

COURSE SYLLABUS

October 19^{th 2009} - Feb 1^st 2010 Office : 384-3116 Check status at www.jhpcems.com

Monday and Wednesday 630 pm to 1030 pm

TOPIC	DATE	READING ASSIGNMENT
Introduction to Emergency Care , Responsibilities, EMS sys,bloodborne	Monday Oct 19^th	Chapter 1 pt 1-5
Medical Legal Issues/Documentation	Wed Oct 21^st	Chapter 1 pt 6,7
A&P – cellular,acid base,integumentary, blood, muscoskel, head face neck	Monday Oct 26^th	Chapter 2 pt 1 Chapter 2 pt 2 pg 100-147
A&P – spine/thoracic/nervous/endocrine+	Wed Oct 28^th	Chapter 2 PT 2 pg 147-182
A&P – cardiac/respiratory/digestive/urinary /reproductive	Monday Nov 2^nd	Chapter 2 PT 2 Pg 183-224
Basic and Advanced Airway	Wed Nov 4^th	Chapter 5, HANDOUTS
PRACTICALS – AIRWAY	Monday Nov 9^th	STAFF
PRACTICALS – AIRWAY	Wed Nov 11^th	STAFF
Venous Access / Med Administration	Monday Nov 16^th	Chapter 4
Pharmacology/ Drug Calcs	Wed Nov 18^th	Chapter 3 Handout
PRACTICALS – MED ADMIN / IV	Monday Nov 23^rd	STAFF
PRACTICALS MED ADMIN/IV/DRUG CALC	Mon Nov 30^th	AHA
CPR RECERT	Wed Dec 3^rd	STAFF
Init Assessment /Hx/physical Rapid Trauma	Mon Dec 7^th	Chapter 8
Init Assessment /Hx/physical Rapid Trauma	Wed Dec 9^th	Chapter 8
Detailed physical exam / Ongoing exam	Mon Dec 14^th	Chapter 7
PRACTICALS – PATIENT ASSESSMENT	Wed Dec 16^th	STAFF
Trauma sys / blunt-penetrating / shock	Mon Dec 21^st	Chapters 12,13,14,15
Burns/thoracic/head/abd/muscoskelatal	Wed Dec 23^rd	Chapters 16,17,18
PRACTICALS – PATIENT ASSESSMENT	Monday Dec 28^th	STAFF
Head/spinal/abd/muscoskel Toxicology / behavioral	Wed Dec 30^th
Respiratory / Poison-overdose	Monday Jan 4^th	Chapters 19,23
PRACTICALS – PATIENT ASSESSMENT Cardiac Emergencies	Wed Jan 6^th Monday Jan 11^th
Diabetes/AMS/Allergic Resp PRACTICALS – PATIENT ASSESSMENT	Wed Jan 13^th Monday Jan 18^th	Chapters 24,25,28,30,31
STROKE/NEURO/ABD/Pedi	Wed Jan 20^th
PRACTICALS	Monday Jan 25^th	STAFF
Final REVIEW Final written and practical exams	Wed Jan 27^th Monday Feb 1^st	STAFF