Sebai Institute - KSU



Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz College for Emergency Medical Services

King Saud University

Course Syllabus- EMS 211 (Emergency Medical Technician)

Academic term- 1st semester 2015-16 (1436-37)

|Course Code |Course Title |Total Credits |Theory |Practical |

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|EMS 211 |Emergency Medical Technician |6 |4 |2 |

|Indented Learning Outcomes (Objectives): |

|At end of this course, student should be able to: |

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|Summarize fundamental knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the EMT, and medical/legal and ethical issues to the |

|provision of emergency care. |

|Apply scene information and patient assessment findings (scene size up, primary and secondary assessment, patient history, and |

|reassessment) to guide emergency management. |

|Apply fundamental knowledge to provide basic emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for an acutely ill or|

|injured patient.. |

|Perform a basic history and physical examination to identify acute complaints and monitor changes. |

|Perform a patient assessment and provide basic emergency care and transportation for sick and injured patients |

|Report and document assessment data and interventions. |

|Initiates basic interventions based on assessment findings intended to mitigate the emergency and provide limited symptom relief |

|while providing access to definitive care |

|Recall a fundamental knowledge of growth, development, and aging and assessment findings to provide basic emergency care and |

|transportation for a patient with special needs. |

|Display professional behavior including: but not limited to, integrity, empathy, self-motivation, appearance/personal hygiene, |

|self-confidence, communications, time management, teamwork/diplomacy, respect, patient advocacy, and careful delivery of service.|

|Perform safely all psychomotor kills within the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Scope of Practice US National EMS Scope |

|of Practice Model AND at Emergency Medical Technician Level. |

| |Theory |Practical |

|Weekly Schedule: |(A) Sunday |08:00 – 10:00 |(A) Sunday |13:00 – 15:00 |

| |(A) Monday |08:00 – 10:00 |(A) Monday |10:00 – 12:00 |

| |(B) Sunday |10:00 – 12:00 |(B) Tuesday |13:00 – 15:00 |

| |(B) Wednesday |08:00 – 10:00 |(B) Wednesday |10: 00 – 12:00 |

|Faculty m |Dr. Rasa Nataraj Yadav | |

|Contact details |Mobile: |+966538498643 |What’s App +919959098265 | |

|of faculty | | | | |

| |e-mail: |nrasa@ksu.edu.sa | | |

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|Education Methodologies: Lecture, discussion, student-guided homework and practical skill practice. |

|Methods of evaluation: |

|Home work /work book 10% |

|Quizzes 10% |

|Assignments 10% |

|Participation 10% |

|Midterm 20% |

|Final exam 40% |

Course Schedule

|Chapter |Assignments, Tests, Quizzes |

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|Week 1 (23-27 AUG 2015) |

|Course Introduction and Overview | |

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|Chapter 1 |Chapter 1 Quiz |

|Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System |Chapter 1 Assignment |

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|Chapter 2 |Chapter 2 Quiz |

|The Well-being of the EMT |Chapter 2 Assignment |

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|Chapter 3 |Chapter 3 Quiz |

|Lifting and Moving Patients |Chapter 3 Assignment |

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|Chapter 4 |Chapter 4 Quiz |

|Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues |Chapter 4 Assignment |

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|Chapter 5 |Chapter 5 Quiz |

|Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology |Chapter 5 Assignment |

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|Week 2 (30th Aug -3rd Sept 2015) |

|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam I (Chapters 1-5) |

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|Chapter 6 |Chapter 6 Quiz |

|Principles of Pathophysiology | |

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|Week 3 (6-10th Sept 2015) |

|Chapter 7 |Chapter 7 Assignment |

|Life Span Development |Chapter 7 Quiz |

|Chapter 8 |Chapter 8 Quiz |

|Airway Management |Chapter 8 Assignment |

|Chapter 9 |Chapter 9 Assignment |

|Respiration and Artificial Ventilation |Chapter 9 Quiz |

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|Week 4 (13th -17th Sept 2015) |

|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam II (Chapters 6 -9) |

|Chapter 10 |Chapter 10 Assignment |

|Scene Size-up |Chapter 10 Quiz |

|Chapter 11 |Chapter 11 Quiz |

|The Primary Assessment |Chapter 11 Assignment |

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|18th SEPT TO 29TH SEPT HAJJ HOLIDAYS |

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|Week 5 (4th -8th Oct 2015) |

|Chapter 12 |Chapter 12 Quiz |

|Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices |Chapter 12 Assignment |

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|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam III (Chapters 10-12) |

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|Week 6 (11th -15th Oct-2015) |

|Chapter 13 |Chapter 13 Assignment |

|Assessment of the Trauma Patient |Chapter 13 Quiz |

|Chapter 14 |Chapter 14 Quiz |

|Assessment of the Medical Patient |Chapter 14 Assignment |

|Chapter 15 |Chapter 15 Quiz |

|Reassessment |Chapter 15 Assignment |

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|Week 7 (18th – 22nd Oct 2015) |

|Chapter 16 |Chapter 16 Quiz |

|Critical Thinking and Decision Making |Chapter 16 Assignment |

|Chapter 17 |Chapter 17 Quiz |

|Communication and Documentation |Chapter 17 Assignment |

|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam IV (Chapters 13-17) |

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|Week 8 (25-29th Oct 2015) |

|Chapter 18 |Chapter 18 Quiz |

|General Pharmacology | |

|Chapter 18 |Chapter 18 Assignment |

|General Pharmacology | |

|Chapter 19 |Chapter 19 Quiz |

|Respiratory Emergencies |Chapter 19 Assignment |

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|Week 9 (1st – 5th Nov 2015) |

|Chapter 20 |Chapter 20 Quiz |

|Cardiac Emergencies |Chapter 20 Assignment |

|Chapter 21 |Chapter 21 Quiz |

|Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status |Chapter 21 Assignment |

|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam V (Chapters 18-21) |

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|Week 10 (8th – 12th Nov 2015) |

|Chapter 22 |Chapter 22 Quiz |

|Allergic Reaction |Chapter 22 Assignment |

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|Chapter 23 |Chapter 23 Quiz |

|Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies |Chapter 23 Assignment |

|Chapter 24 |Chapter 24 Quiz |

|Abdominal Emergencies |Chapter 24 Assignment |

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|Week 11 (15th – 19th Nov 2015) |

|Chapter 25 |Chapter 25 Quiz |

|Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide |Chapter 25 Assignment |

|Chapter 26 |Chapter 26 Quiz |

|Hematologic and Renal Emergencies |Chapter 26 Assignment |

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|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam VI (Chapters 22-26) |

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|Week 12 (22nd – 26th Nov 2015) |

|Chapter 27 |Chapter 27 Quiz |

|Bleeding and Shock |Chapter 27 Assignment |

|Chapter 28 |Chapter 28 Quiz |

|Soft Tissue Trauma |Chapter 28 Assignment |

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|Chapter 29 |Chapter 29 Quiz |

|Chest and Abdominal Trauma |Chapter 29 Assignment |

|Chapter 30 |Chapter 30 Quiz |

|Musculoskeletal Trauma |Chapter 30 Assignment |

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|Week 13 (29th Nov – 3rd Dec 2015) |

|Chapter 31 |Chapter 31 Quiz |

|Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine |Chapter 31 Assignment |

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|Chapter 32 |Chapter 32 Quiz |

|Multisystem Trauma |Chapter 32 Assignment |

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|Chapter 33 |Chapter 33 Quiz |

|Environmental Emergencies |Chapter 33 Assignment |

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|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam VII (Chapters 27-33) |

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|Week 14 (6th – 10th Dec 2015) |

|Chapter 34 |Chapter 34 Quiz |

|Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies |Chapter 34 Assignment |

|Chapter 35 |Chapter 35 Quiz |

|Pediatric Emergencies |Chapter 35 Assignment |

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|Chapter 36 |Chapter 36 Quiz |

|Geriatric Emergencies |Chapter 36 Assignment |

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|Chapter 37 |Chapter 37 Quiz |

|Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges |Chapter 37 Assignment |

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|Week 15 (13th – 17th Dec 2015) |

|Chapter 38 |Chapter 38 Quiz |

|EMS Operations |Chapter 38 Assignment |

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|Chapter 39 |Chapter 39 Quiz |

|Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident |Chapter 39 Assignment |

|Management | |

|Chapter 40 |Chapter 40 Quiz |

|Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication |Chapter 40 Assignment |

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|Chapter 41 |Chapter 41 Quiz |

|EMS Response to Terrorism |Chapter 41 Assignment |

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|WEEK 16 (20th – 24th Dec 2015) |

|Exam and Review of Exam |Exam VIII (Chapters 34-41) |

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|Review Course Materials and Skills | |

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|WEEK 17 (27th – 31st Dec 2015) |

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|Final Practical Examination |

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|WEEK 18 (3-7TH JAN 2016) |

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|Final Theory Examination |

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|MID TERM VACATION |

|8th-16th JAN 2016 |

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