Description
Paramedic students will be scheduled for 135 hours of clinical and field experiences for this clinical practicum in the emergency department and pre-hospital field time. During this clinical rotation, students will continue to gain clinical experience integrating cognitive and psychomotor skills under the supervision of a hospital preceptor. The student will demonstrate their assessment and differential diagnosis skills during their Medical Director clinical shift. Students will apply their previous educational experiences in the pre-hospital environment as an integrated part of the pre-hospital healthcare team. While still under the direct supervision of a precepting Paramedic, students should start to take a more active leadership role in pre-hospital scene management, patient assessment and treatment plans. Students will be required to document all clinical time and complete a minimum number of assessments and skill sets.
Prereq: EMS 202 and EMS 203 Coreq: EMS 204