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
(actual) / Practical
(actual)
EMS 211 / Emergency Medical Technician / 6 / 4 / 2
Indented Learning Outcomes (Objectives):
At end of this course, student should be able to:
  • 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
(A) Monday
(B) Sunday
(B) Wednesday / 08:00 – 10:00
08:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 12:00
08:00 – 10:00 / (A) Sunday
(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(B) Wednesday / 13:00 – 15:00
10:00 – 12:00
13:00 – 15:00
10: 00 – 12:00
Faculty m / Dr. Rasa Nataraj Yadav
Contact details of faculty / Mobile: / +966538498643 / What’s App +919959098265
e-mail: /
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
Week 1 (23-27 AUG 2015)
Course Introduction and Overview
Chapter 1
Introduction to Emergency Medical Services and the Health Care System / Chapter 1 Quiz
Chapter 1 Assignment
Chapter 2
The Well-being of the EMT
Chapter 3
Lifting and Moving Patients / Chapter 2 Quiz
Chapter 2 Assignment
Chapter 3 Quiz
Chapter 3 Assignment
Chapter 4
Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Chapter 5
Medical Terminology and Anatomy and Physiology / Chapter 4 Quiz
Chapter 4 Assignment
Chapter 5 Quiz
Chapter 5 Assignment
Week 2 (30th Aug -3rd Sept 2015)
Exam and Review of Exam
Chapter 6
Principles of Pathophysiology / Exam I (Chapters 1-5)
Chapter 6 Quiz
Week 3 (6-10th Sept 2015)
Chapter 7
Life Span Development / Chapter 7 Assignment
Chapter 7 Quiz
Chapter 8
Airway Management / Chapter 8 Quiz
Chapter 8 Assignment
Chapter 9
Respiration and Artificial Ventilation / Chapter 9 Assignment
Chapter 9 Quiz
Week 4 (13th -17th Sept 2015)
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam II (Chapters 6 -9)
Chapter 10
Scene Size-up / Chapter 10 Assignment
Chapter 10 Quiz
Chapter 11
The Primary Assessment / Chapter 11 Quiz
Chapter 11 Assignment
18th SEPT TO 29TH SEPT HAJJ HOLIDAYS
Week 5 (4th -8th Oct 2015)
Chapter 12
Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices / Chapter 12 Quiz
Chapter 12 Assignment
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam III (Chapters 10-12)
Week 6 (11th -15th Oct-2015)
Chapter 13
Assessment of the Trauma Patient / Chapter 13 Assignment
Chapter 13 Quiz
Chapter 14
Assessment of the Medical Patient / Chapter 14 Quiz
Chapter 14 Assignment
Chapter 15
Reassessment / Chapter 15 Quiz
Chapter 15 Assignment
Week 7 (18th – 22nd Oct 2015)
Chapter 16
Critical Thinkingand Decision Making / Chapter 16 Quiz
Chapter 16 Assignment
Chapter 17
Communication and Documentation / Chapter 17 Quiz
Chapter 17 Assignment
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam IV (Chapters 13-17)
Week 8 (25-29th Oct 2015)
Chapter 18
GeneralPharmacology / Chapter 18 Quiz
Chapter 18
GeneralPharmacology / Chapter 18 Assignment
Chapter 19
Respiratory Emergencies / Chapter 19 Quiz
Chapter 19 Assignment
Week 9 (1st – 5th Nov 2015)
Chapter 20
Cardiac Emergencies / Chapter 20 Quiz
Chapter 20 Assignment
Chapter 21
Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status / Chapter 21 Quiz
Chapter 21 Assignment
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam V (Chapters 18-21)
Week 10 (8th – 12th Nov 2015)
Chapter 22
Allergic Reaction / Chapter 22 Quiz
Chapter 22 Assignment
Chapter 23
Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies / Chapter 23 Quiz
Chapter 23 Assignment
Chapter 24
Abdominal Emergencies / Chapter 24 Quiz
Chapter 24 Assignment
Week 11 (15th – 19th Nov 2015)
Chapter 25
Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies and Suicide / Chapter 25 Quiz
Chapter 25 Assignment
Chapter 26
Hematologic and Renal Emergencies / Chapter 26 Quiz
Chapter 26 Assignment
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam VI (Chapters 22-26)
Week 12 (22nd – 26th Nov 2015)
Chapter 27
Bleeding and Shock / Chapter 27 Quiz
Chapter 27 Assignment
Chapter 28
Soft Tissue Trauma
Chapter 29
Chest and Abdominal Trauma / Chapter 28 Quiz
Chapter 28 Assignment
Chapter 29 Quiz
Chapter 29 Assignment
Chapter 30
Musculoskeletal Trauma / Chapter 30 Quiz
Chapter 30 Assignment
Week 13 (29th Nov – 3rd Dec 2015)
Chapter 31
Trauma to the Head, Neck, and Spine / Chapter 31 Quiz
Chapter 31 Assignment
Chapter 32
Multisystem Trauma
Chapter 33
Environmental Emergencies / Chapter 32 Quiz
Chapter 32 Assignment
Chapter 33 Quiz
Chapter 33 Assignment
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam VII (Chapters 27-33)
Week 14 (6th – 10th Dec 2015)
Chapter 34
Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies / Chapter 34 Quiz
Chapter 34 Assignment
Chapter 35
Pediatric Emergencies / Chapter 35 Quiz
Chapter 35 Assignment
Chapter 36
Geriatric Emergencies
Chapter 37
Emergencies for Patients with Special Challenges / Chapter 36 Quiz
Chapter 36 Assignment
Chapter 37 Quiz
Chapter 37 Assignment
Week 15 (13th – 17th Dec 2015)
Chapter 38
EMS Operations
Chapter 39
Hazardous Materials, Multiple-Casualty Incidents, and Incident Management / Chapter 38 Quiz
Chapter 38 Assignment
Chapter 39 Quiz
Chapter 39 Assignment
Chapter 40
Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
Chapter 41
EMS Response to Terrorism / Chapter 40 Quiz
Chapter 40 Assignment
Chapter 41 Quiz
Chapter 41 Assignment
WEEK 16 (20th – 24th Dec 2015)
Exam and Review of Exam / Exam VIII (Chapters 34-41)
Review Course Materials and Skills
WEEK 17 (27th – 31st Dec 2015)
Final Practical Examination
WEEK 18 (3-7TH JAN 2016)
Final Theory Examination
MID TERM VACATION
8th-16th JAN 2016

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