Maricopa Community Colleges  EMT235   19946-20005 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  04/26/94  
EMT235      19946-20005 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Emergency Cardiac Care
Designed to acquaint all levels of emergency care providers with basic electrocardiographic (EKG) rhythm analysis and interpretation and related care in a clinical and prehospital setting. Required content for the identification and treatment of cardiac emergencies. Prerequisites: EMT/FSC104 or permission of instructor.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EMT235   19946-20005 Emergency Cardiac Care
1. Identify and describe the structures of the cardiovascular system. (I)
2. Identify the causes and effects of heart disease. (I)
3. Identify the describe the heart's electrical conduction system. (II)
4. Identify each of the electrocardiographic wave forms. (III)
5. Perform basic EKG rhythm analysis, calculating rate, and rhythm. (III, IV)
6. Correctly apply electrocardiograph leads and monitor. (III)
7. Identify each of the basic dysrhythmias. (IV)
8. Explain the relationship between EKG wave forms and complexes and thecorresponding hemodynamic respose. (IV)
9. Identify and list the treatment protocols for the patient with the basic dysrhythmia. (V)
10. Identify the medications used in the treatment of a patient with a cardiac emergency according to the most current America Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines. (V)
11. List the indications, contraindications, and modes of electronic pacemakers. (V)
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EMT235   19946-20005 Emergency Cardiac Care
    I. Cardivacular Anatomy
        A. Physical characteristics and functions of the heart
        B. Cardiac position and movement
        C. Chambers
        D. Systole and diastole
        E. Coronary artery perfusion
        F. Vascular system
        G. Pathophysiology
      II. Electrophysiology
          A. Action potential
          B. Propeties of cardiac muscle
          C. Nervous control of the heart
        III. Electrophysiology
            A. monitor
            B. Lead systems
            C. Surfaces of the heart
            D. Calculations
          IV. Rhythm Analsis, Causes, and Hemodynamic Effects
              A. Sinus rhythm, arrhythmia, bradycardia, tachycardia, arrest, and block
              B. Juctional escape, accelerated, and ectopic
              C. Atrial escape, ectopic, tachycardia, flutter, and fibrillation
              D. Superventicular tachycardia; atrioventicular (AV) nodal reentry
              E. Premature atrial compxes with aberrant venticular conduction
              F. Venticular escape, ectopic, tachycardia, flutter, and fibrillation
              G. Wide-complex tachycardia of ucertain origen
              H. Pulseless electrical activity
                  i. Asystole
              J. Electonic pacemakers
              K. Synchornized, unsychronized cardioversion, and semi-automatic defibrillation
            V. Patient Intervetions
                A. Mechanical
                B. Pharmacologic
                C. Electical
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