EMS 299 - Paramedic Field Internship

Offered SM
Lab/Studio- 18
6 credit hrs/18 contact hrs
Prerequisite: Completion of all EMS courses in the Paramedic AAAS degree with a “C” or better (2.0 out of a 4.0 scale) prior to September 5
Paramedic students are assigned to an advanced life support agency for a 270-hour field internship experience. Students are assigned to a paramedic training officer to provide total patient care and to be responsible for other professional duties under direct supervision with continuous evaluation of the student’s progress. Oversight is provided by the Faculty and the Physician Director.

Student Learning Outcomes:
The Educational Program must provide the opportunity in a clinical setting for the student to achieve these essential skills. These outcomes are achieved through a combination of experiences in Paramedic Clinical I, Paramedic Clinical II, and Paramedic Field Internship.

Demonstrate the ability to safely administer medications. (The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, properly administer medications at least 15 times to live patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, Emergency Department, Critical Care Alternative clinical setting: Physician office, Intermediate care setting, Occupational or Public Health office

Demonstrate the ability to safely perform endotracheal intubation. (The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, successfully intubate at least 5 live patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, Anesthesia/Operating Room, Emergency Department Alternative clinical setting: Morgue, Veterinary hospital

Demonstrate the ability to safely gain venous access in all age group patients. (The student should safely, and while performing all steps of each procedure, successfully access the venous circulation at least 25 times on live patients of various age groups.)

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, Emergency Department, IV Team, Venipuncture Lab Alternative clinical setting: Laboratory setting, anesthesia, Out-patient surgery

Demonstrate the ability to effectively ventilate unintubated patients of all age groups. (The student should effectively, and while performing all steps of each procedure, ventilate at least 20 live patients of various age groups.)

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, Emergency Department, Anesthesia, Critical Care Operating Room, Post-anesthesia recovery (PAR), Outpatient surgery Ages

Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on pediatric patients. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 30 (including newborns, infants, toddlers, and school age) pediatric patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: Pediatric ED, OR, PAR, or inpatient areas Alternative clinical setting: Pediatricians office, Pediatric long term care, Day care centers, elementary schools

Demonstrate the ability to perform a compressive assessment on adult patients. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 50 adult patients.

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, ED, Critical Care, Anesthesia preparation area, OB Alternative clinical setting: Volunteer groups, Nursing homes, Senior centers, Senior day care

Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on obstetric patients. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 30 obstetric patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, ED, Critical Care, Anesthesia preparation area Alternative clinical setting: Volunteer groups, Nursing homes, Senior centers, Senior day care Pathologies

Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on obstetric patients. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 10 obstetric patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: OB inpatient area, OB clinic and OB office Alternative clinical setting: Public Health department, OB Specialty Facility

Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on trauma patients. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 40 trauma patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: EMS, Emergency Department Alternative clinical setting: Intermediate care center, Special Event EMS stand-by

Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment on psychiatric patients. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment on at least 20 psychiatric patients.)

Recommended clinical setting: Psychiatric outpatient and inpatient areas, EMS, Emergency Department Alternative clinical setting: Psychiatric office, mental health clinic Complaints

Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for patients with chest pain. (The student should perform a comprehensive patient assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan on at least 30 patients with chest pain.)