MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

EMT200AA  2005 Fall – 2012 Summer II

EMT-Basic Certification Renewal Challenge

1.

Perform methods of body substance isolation (BSI) practices in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) standards, with specific attention to equipment concerns and personal protective equipment and clothing. (I)

2.

Perform initial and ongoing patient assessment techniques including detailed patient history for conscious and unresponsive patients. (II)

3.

Successfully perform airway management skills on adult and pediatric victims. (III)

4.

Correctly choose and use mechanical aids for breathing to include airway adjuncts, small volume nebulizers, and inhalers. (III)

5.

Describe the role, care, and responsibilities of the EMT in suspected Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. (IV)

6.

Correctly apply and use an automated external defibrillator. (V)

7.

Describe the protocols for facilitating prescribed patient medication. (VI)

8.

Describe indications, contraindications, and side affects for nitroglycerin, subcutaneous epinephrine, small volume nebulizers (SVN) , metered dose inhalers (MDI), activated charcoal, aspirin, and glucose. (VI)

9.

Identify and describe the types of analgesic pumps, operations, drugs used with the analgesic pumps, and EMT basic interventions. (VII)

10.

Identify the steps in monitoring intravenous (IV) lines. (VII)

11.

Complete basic life support skills' testing for adult, pediatric, and infant victims. (VIII)

12.

Complete EMT immobilization skills' testing. (VIII)

13.

Complete the Arizona Department of Health Services (A-DHS) and the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (B-EMS) approved written examination with 75 percent accuracy. (IX)

14.

Complete a skills examination using the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) Skills' Forms. (IX)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

EMT200AA  2005 Fall – 2012 Summer II

EMT-Basic Certification Renewal Challenge

I. Body Substance Isolation (BSI)

A. Precautions for self and others

B. Personal safety and barriers

C. Patient handling techniques

D. Documentation and reporting

E. Follow-through procedures

II. Human systems patient assessment

A. Initial and ongoing assessment techniques

B. Variations in techniques

1. Responsive patient

2. Unresponsive patient

C. Detailed patient history

D. Detailed Physical examination

E. Packaging and transportation

F. Documentation

III. Airway management

A. Airway adjuncts

B. Small Volume Nebulizer (SVNs)

C. Inhalers: Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI)

IV. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

A. Signs and symptoms

B. Assessment of scene

C. Grief support

D. Communication with family and medical direction

E. Documentation

V. Automated external defibrillation

A. Application

B. Safety

C. Communication

D. Documentation

VI. Facilitation of prescribed patient medications

A. Protocols, indications, and side effects

B. Nitroglycerin

C. Subcutaneous epinephrine

D. Inhalers SVN and MDI

E. Glucose and blood glucose monitoring

F. Activated charcoal

G. Aspirin

VII. Intravenous (IV) monitoring and analgesic pumps

A. Equipment and solutions

B. Operations and types of pumps

C. Fluids and medications

VIII. EMT skills validation

A. Basic life support

1. Adult

2. Pediatric

3. Infant

B. Immobilization

1. Adult

2. Pediatric

3. Infant

IX. Evaluation

A. Written

B. EMT skills validation