Emergency Medical Technician Course

July 30th, 2020-December 19th, 2020

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College-Woodfin Campus
Tuesday/Thursday 1800-2200
Saturday 0800-1700
Instructor: Whitney Al-Khatib, BS, CCEMTP

TEXT: AAOS Emergency Care 11th Edition (and workbook)

OBJECTIVES: To teach the skills and knowledge of the EMT level provider as defined by
the North Carolina OEMS EMT curriculum. After completion of this
calendar the student will be required to complete 48 hours of clinical ride
along time prior to February 2021. Students successfully completing the
course will be eligible to sit for the NCOEMS EMT certification exam.

Course Syllabus and Class dates

(Dates are subject to change)

July 30th (Thursday): Registration/Orientation

Course Intro/Overview
Chapter 1: EMS Systems

August 4th (Tuesday): Chapter 2: Workforce Safety and Wellness

Chapter 3: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues

August 6th (Thursday): Chapter 4: Communications and Documentation

Chapter 5: Medical Terminology

August 11th (Tuesday): Exam 1 Chapters 1-5

Chapters 6: The Human Body
August 13th (Thursday): Chapter 7: Life Span and Development
Chapter 8: Lifting and moving

August 18th (Tuesday): Chapter 9: Patient Assessment

August 20th (Thursday): Chapter 10: Airway Management

August 22nd (Saturday): Exam 2: Chapter 6-10
Skills/Vitals/Assessments

August 25th (Tuesday): AHA BLS/13: BLS Resuscitation

AHA BLS (Test)

August 27th (Thursday): Chapter 11: Pharmacology

September 1st (Tuesday): Chapter 12: Shock

September 3rd (Thursday): Chapter 14: Medical Overview

Chapter 15: Respiratory Emergencies

September 8th (Tuesday): Scenarios: Chapters 10-15

September 10th (Thursday): Exam 3: Chapters 11-15

Chapter 16: Cardiovascular Emergencies

September 15th (Tuesday): Chapter 17: Neurological Emergencies

September 17th (Thursday): Chapter 18: Gastrointestinal and Urologic Emergencies

Chapter 19: Endocrine/Hematologic Emergencies

September 19th (Saturday): Exam 4: Chapters 16-19

Chapter 20: Immunological Emergencies

Chapter 21: Toxicology
Patient Assessment: Cardiac Monitoring, Airway

September 22nd (Tuesday): Chapter 22: Psychiatric Emergencies

Chapter 23: Gynecologic Emergencies

September 24th (Thursday): Student Presentations

September 29th (Tuesday): Mid-Term Exam Chapters 1-23

 Scenario Lab Chapters 16-23

October 1st (Thursday): Chapter 24: Trauma Overview

Chapter 25: Bleeding

October 6st (Tuesday): Chapter 26: Soft Tissue Injuries

October 8th (Thursday): Chapter 27: Neck and Face Injuries

October 13th (Tuesday):Chapter 28: Head and Spine Injuries
October 15th (Thursday): Chapter 29: Chest Injuries

October 17th (Saturday): CEVO training/MAMA

October 20th (Tuesday): Chapter 30: Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries

October 22nd (Thursday): Exam 6: Chapters 24-30

Chapter 31: Orthopedic Injuries

October 27th (Tuesday): Skills Practice-Hemorrhage and Soft Tissue

Skills practice-Spinal Immobilization

Skills Practice-Splinting Immobilization

October 29th (Thursday): Chapter 32: Environmental Emergencies

November 3rd (Tuesday): Chapter 33: Obstetrics and Neonatal Care

Chapter 34: Pediatric Emergencies

November 5th (Thursday): Chapter 35: Geriatric Emergencies

November 10th (Tuesday): Exam 7: Chapters 31-35

Environmental Emergencies skills and scenarios

OB/Neonatal/Peds Emergency Scenarios

November 12th (Thursday): Chapter 36: Patients with Special Challenges

Chapter 37: Transport Operations

November 14th (Saturday): Chapter 38: Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue

Chapter 39: Incident Command

Environmental Emergencies skills and scenarios
 OB/Neonatal/Peds Emergency Scenarios

November 17th (Tuesday): Chapter 40: Terrorism and Disaster Management

Chapter 41: Team Approach to Healthcare

November 19th (Thursday): Exam 8: Chapters 35-41

November 24th (Tuesday): Skills Lab: Trauma Management and Scenarios

December 1st (Tuesday): Skills Lab: Geriatric Management and Scenarios

December 3rd (Thursday): Skills Lab: Medical Emergencies and Scenarios

December 8th (Tuesday): Skills Lab: Airway Management

December 10th (Thursday): Review Session for Final

December 15th (Tuesday): Final Exam

December 17th (Thursday): NCOEMS Scope of practice preparation

December 19th (Saturday): NCOEMS Scopes of Practice Evaluations