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Course: EMS2601C – Paramedic I (Classroom/Lab) Term: Fall 2018 (20191) Credit Hours: 12 Length of Course: 16 weeks Class Days/Times: Lecture/Case Study/Discussion: Mondays, 1000-1700 Lab: Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 0900-1600 Rooms: Lecture: V334

Case Study/Discussion: H116 Lab: H114/H116

Lead Instructor: Capt. John Bray, MA, NRP, CCEMTP

Office: H116A (See Door Schedule for Office Hours) Email: jbray@irsc.edu Office: (772) 462-7533 Faculty Page: www.irscems.org/john-bray.html Office Hours Appointments: http://johnbray.youcanbook.me

Program Administration EMS Program & Clinical Coordinator/Lead Paramedic Lecturer: Capt. John Bray, MA, NRP, CCEMTP Office: H116A (See Door Schedule for Office Hours) Email: jbray@irsc.edu Office: (772) 462-7533 Faculty Page: www.irscems.org/john-bray.html Office Hours Appointments: http://johnbray.youcanbook.me

Estimated Time Commitment: The corequisite courses EMS2601C and EMS2664 are estimated to require an average combined minimum commitment of 90 hours per week based on actual scheduled hours, study time, and homework including documentation.

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EMS Department Chair & Program Director: Chief James Dinsch, MS, NRP, CCEMTP Office: H114A (See Door Schedule for Office Hours) Email: jdinsch@irsc.edu Office: (772) 462-7531 Faculty Page: www.irscems.org/james-dinsch.html Office Hours Appointments: http://jdinsch.youcanbook.me EMS Medical Director: Michael L. Ferraro, DO Prerequisites: Admission into the program Maintain all admission requirements throughout the program Corequisite: EMS2664 – Paramedic Clinical/Field Experience I

This course provides introductory-level instruction in advanced life support emphasizing the theory and skills required to recognize, assess, plan, and comprehensively manage acutely ill or injured patients. Students participate in a combination of classroom discussions and scenario-based skills lab practice and application as well as physical conditioning.

Course teaching methodology may include, but not be limited to lecture, reading assignments, demonstrations, class discussions, multimedia, student presentations, and writing assignments. Students will achieve program and course outcomes through a mixture of lecture, reading assignments, demonstrations, class discussions, multimedia, student presentations, writing assignments, community service projects, skills practice, and supervised clinical and field practice.

The Program has as its goal: To prepare competent entry-level paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Course Description

Course Rationale

Program Learning Outcomes

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Upon successful completion of the IRSC Paramedic program, students must be able to:

1. Demonstrate an ability to understand, interpret, and apply EMS and general medical knowledge necessary to function as a paramedic in healthcare and public safety settings.

2. Demonstrate technical proficiency in a broad range of paramedic level EMS skills, both difficult and routine.

3. Demonstrate effective teamwork in managing simulated emergency scenarios.

4. Demonstrate proficiency in advanced patient assessment and formulation and implementation of treatment plans for patients with a variety of medical and traumatic emergencies.

5. Demonstrate leadership in the management of prehospital care. 6. Demonstrate an ability to conduct oneself as a paramedic in an ethical and

professional manner.

Upon successful completion of this course, the Interns must be able to:

1. Demonstrate an introductory-level ability to understand, interpret, and apply EMS and general medical knowledge necessary to function as a paramedic in healthcare and public safety settings.

2. Demonstrate technical proficiency in a broad range of paramedic level EMS skills, both difficult and routine.

3. Demonstrate an introductory-level ability to conduct oneself as a paramedic in an ethical and professional manner in a simulated emergency services setting.

The Course will contain the following required Florida-specific content:

• Florida Trauma Scoring System including assessment of the adult and pediatric trauma patient as specified by 64J-2.001-2.005.

• Prehospital burn care as required by the Department of Health Bureau of EMS.

Navigate 2 Premier Access for Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets, 8th ed,, Jones & Bartlett, ISBN 9781284137217 Dubin, Rapid Interpretation of EKGs, 6th ed., Cover Publishers, ISBN 9780912912066 Nagle//Hitner, Connect Access Card for Pharmacology: An Introduction, 7th ed., McGraw Hill, ISBN 9781259295355

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Resources

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National Association of EMTs, Prehospital Trauma Life Support, 8th ed., Jones & Bartlett, ISBN 9781284041736 Fisdap Paramedic Access Code (Available only from the IRSC bookstore) Limmer Creative LC-Ready Access Code (Available only from the IRSC bookstore) IRSC EMS Diagnostic Kit

This course consists of a series of activities and assessments to assist you in achieving the outcomes/objectives for the course and instructional modules/units. Each week you will work on various combinations of assignments, activities, discussions, readings, research, etc. Grades and Grading Scale All graded assignments are categorized. Overall course grade is based on an average of all assignments with the following categorical weighting:

Assignment Category Percent of Course Grade

Homework Assignments 55 In-Class Quizzes 30 Fisdap Unit Exams: Operations Airway Trauma

5 5 5

TOTAL 100 Assignment of letter grades is based on a percentage of points earned. Calculated grades are not rounded to the next whole number. The letter grade will correspond with the following percentages achieved: Letter Grade Percentage Range A 100-90 B 89-80 C 79-70 D 69-60 F 59-0

Course Requirements

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All course requirements must be completed before a grade is assigned. The instructor reserves the right to issue an instructor withdrawal in place of a letter grade if either the student’s course grade is below the required “C” or if the student is being withdrawn from the program for failure to successfully complete all required program courses within the semester. Successful Course Completion To successfully complete this course, students must:

1. Final course grade of “C” or better. 2. Completion of all assignments. 3. Achievement of Prehospital Trauma Life Support certification according to

National Association of EMTs course standards. 4. Achievement of all Paramedic I lab skills goals identified in Fisdap. 5. Pass all skills validations. 6. Demonstrate affective competence in all aspects of the course and program.

Class and assignment schedules will be maintained Blackboard.

Specific Program Guidelines/Policies In addition to the guidelines below, additional guidelines/policies are identified in the Syllabus Supplement that is incorporated into this syllabus by reference. Communicating with the Instructor When questions arise during this course about content or assignments, use the following sequence to find an answer:

1. Check course resources (i.e., syllabi, supplements, texts, Blackboard, other online resources)

2. Ask a fellow group/squad/class member 3. Contact the instructor

If you have questions of a personal nature such as relating a personal emergency, questioning a grade on an assignment, or something else that needs to be communicated privately, please contact the instructor via email. Please allow 24-48 hours for the instructor to respond.

Schedule of Activities

Course Guidelines

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Attendance/Participation Students are expected to have completed all assigned activities prior to class so they are prepared to participate in in-class activities and discussions. Students are allowed to miss a maximum of three (3) EMS2601C class. Students are allowed a maximum total of three (3) tardies to/early departures from all EMS 2601C classes. Additional information about attendance requirements is included in the Syllabus Supplement. Students exceeding the maximum allowances will be withdrawn from the program. Students missing any portion of class are responsible for any information, material, or assignments covered during that time and must work with a fellow group/squad/class member to obtain that information. Students/groups/squads may be required to attend additional open labs if the instructors feel the students/groups/squads need additional practice. Skill/Scenario Signoffs & Validations The Lead Instructor and/or Lab Facilitators will provide deadlines for skill/scenario signoffs. Students are expected to work together as much as possible to progress through the skills and scenarios. Specific lab sessions will be designated as Skills Validation days during which skill/scenario lab exams will be conducted. To be eligible for lab exams, all skills signoffs related to the respective exam must be completed. Any failed exam must be passed before the scheduled final psychomotor lab exam. Examination Guidelines To be eligible to take cognitive unit exams, students may be required to complete preparatory assignments. Failure to complete the preparatory assignment will limit students to a maximum of half credit for the exam. Cognitive examinations will be graded as pass/fail based on pre-established national cut scores. Students passing the exam on the initial attempt will earn five (5) points toward their overall course grade. Any student that fails an exam may retake the exam. Retakes will generally be available in the IRSC Assessment Centers for a period of one week starting one week after the original exam date (i.e., the retake will be available Monday through Friday the following week). Students passing the exam on the retake will earn half credit for the exam. Additional remedial/review work may be required prior to retaking the exam. Students must attend all scheduled exams. Unless the instructor is notified BEFORE the exam date and grants an opportunity for the student to take the exam at a different time, missing an exam will be considered an initial attempt failure and limit students to a maximum of half credit for the exam. The instructor is not required to grant a different testing opportunity.

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In-Class Quizzes In-class quizzes, based on all course material including reading assignments, may occur with or without notice. Missed in-class quizzes (for any reason) will result in a score of 0 for the missed quiz no matter the reason for absence. No quiz makeups are provided. Assignments Most assignments will be completed in the Blackboard, Navigate 2, McGraw-Hill Connect, or LC-Ready systems. Each assignment will have a designated location for submission. All assignments will have due dates, and unless otherwise announced, will be considered due 1 hour before the start of class on the due date. Students are responsible for all material and assignments. Students missing class must contact a fellow class member for any missed information. Unless the instructor is notified BEFORE the assignment is due and due to extreme circumstances provides an opportunity for the student to submit his/her assignment late, late assignments will result in a grade of 0. Avoid waiting until the last minute to complete assignments to allow adequate time in case of any issues with technology resources. Fisdap Entries All lab shift skills signoffs and validations must be logged into Fisdap and confirmed by a lab facilitator prior to leaving the lab shift, unless otherwise directed by the Lead Instructor or Lead Lab Facilitator. Scenario entries in Fisdap must be completed within 72 hours of the end of the lab session or sooner if specified by the Lead Instructor or Lab Facilitator. When completed, lock the lab shift. Any skills not documented in Fisdap as noted here will not be counted as completed. EVERY skill and scenario attempt must be logged, including failed attempts. Not listing failed attempts will be grounds for the student to be placed on academic probation which can ultimately lead to program dismissal. Minimums listed in the system are minimum successful attempts so that means you will likely need to enter more attempts than the minimum. If there are no failed attempts as you’re learning a skill, the validity of your peer reviews may be questioned and you may be assigned additional lab shifts/skills/scenarios as well as a research paper on the science behind skill acquisition. Grades Official course grades will be posted in Blackboard. Students should check their grade on a regular basis. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all grades are properly recorded in the Blackboard gradebook. Past students have had occasional issues with

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Navigate 2 or Connect assignment grades not posting properly in the Navigate 2 and Connect gradebooks, respectively, which will be transferred to Blackboard. If this occurs, it is the student’s responsibility to bring proof of a grade and on-time completion to the lead instructor. Subject to Change Notice All material, assignments, and deadlines are subject to change with prior notice. It is your responsibility to stay in touch with your instructor, review the course site regularly, and communicate with other students to adjust as needed if there is any change in the course.

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Quick links to the Indian River State College’s resources and policies are listed in the Institutional Resources section of the course, including:

• MyIRSC – Register for classes, view grades and financial aid awards

• Student Handbook & Student Handbook Reference Guide

• Advising • Catalog • Drop/Add • Equity Statement • Financial Aid

• Incomplete Grade • IRSC Mission Statement • Office of Student Disabilities • Student Activities • Student Success Services • Testing Services • Transcripts • Update Personal Information • Withdrawal Policy

Quick links to the Indian River State College’s Academic Resources can be found in the Institutional Resources section in Blackboard. Quick links include:

• Academic Calendar • Academic Support Center • Academic Warning/ • Deficiency/Suspension • Assessment/Examination Policy • Graduation

• How to Succeed in this Course • Incomplete Grade • Netiquette Rules • Smarthinking - Tutoring • Student Responsibility • Studying and Time Management

Quick links to the Indian River State College’s Library and Research Paper Resources can be found in the Institutional Resources section in Blackboard. Quick links include:

• Library Link • Course Specific Custom Library

Guides • Ask the Librarian (24/7) • American Psychological

Association Tutorial • APA Guidelines

• MLA Guidelines • CSE Guidelines • Legal Citation • Plagiarism Policy • Writing a Research Paper

IRSC Resources

Academic Resources

Library & Research Paper Resources

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Writing Expectations All students should write at college level in all course discussions and assignments. Citation and Reference Style Students should use the APA citation style unless otherwise directed by their instructor.

Course Specific Technology Requirements Both academia and the EMS industry have become more reliant on technology, and the EMS Program has been progressively integrating more technology into its courses. The EMS Program requires all students to access online resources including instructor resources on Blackboard; publisher resources on Navigate 2; review and study materials on LC-Ready; classroom testing and lab, clinical, and field scheduling and skills tracking on Fisdap; email on Office 365; and classroom attendance tracking on AccuClass. Additionally, students may use Office 365 for writing assignments and other work within their courses. All students are required to possess an iPad and are required to bring the iPad with them to all lecture, lab, clinical, and field class sessions, including the first day on August 21, 2017. The college does not have any devices available for student use during class sessions, and failure to have a device on a given day may result in consequences such as grades of 0 on work completed in class or the inability to get skills signed off in the lab. The table below lists the minimum and recommended specifications for the device:

Minimum Recommended iOS 9.3^ iOS 10.x^ 7.9” Display 9.7” Display 32 GB Capacity Wi-Fi 802.11g/n Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Working Camera 8-Hour Battery 9-10 Hour Battery Bluetooth Keyboard (Pro: Smart Keyboard) Stylus (Pro: Pencil) Cellular Service Option Protective Case

(^The minimum operating system listed is based on the minimum iOS requirements as of the revision date of this syllabus for the apps listed below and used by the Program. Updates after the revision date of this

Technical Requirements

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syllabus to any of the apps may require a higher minimum iOS version so students are recommended to use the most current version of iOS available.) Students should download and install the following apps from the Apple App Store in advance of class:

AccuClass (Engineerica Systems) Adobe Acrobat Reader Bb Student by Blackboard Blackboard Collaborate™ Mobile Chrome (Google) Echo360 Epocrates Reference Tools for Healthcare Providers Fisdap (Headwaters Software) LC-Ready (Limmer Creative) McGraw-Hill SmartBook Microsoft Excel# Microsoft OneDrive# Microsoft OneNote# Microsoft Outlook# Microsoft PowerPoint# Microsoft Word# Navigate eReader (Informed Publishing) (NOTE: Not 2.0) Office Lens# (Microsoft)

(#Subscription access to these apps should be available as an included part of the student’s IRSC Microsoft Office 365 account.) Other apps that are not required but that students may find useful include:

Dropbox Evernote Google Docs Google Drive One Drive

Students may choose to also bring a laptop, but a laptop may not take the place of having the iPad available. To ensure the greatest compatibility with Program systems, the recommended minimum notebook (PC or Mac) specifications include: Wi-Fi connectivity, Display of at least 1024x768 or greater, 1 GHz or faster processor, 2 GB RAM (4 GB or greater recommended), 20 GB free hard drive space, Battery life of at least 4 hours (students should ensure batteries are charged prior to coming to class because outlets are limited and/or not easily accessible), Windows 7 or later (occasional issues reported with Windows 8) or Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10) or later, and access to Office 365. Additional information on the browser version requirements for IRSC’s

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Blackboard system can be found at http://virtualcampus.irsc.edu/computer-requirements-for-online-learning.html. Browser compatibility with the above systems is critical. Non-IRSC systems such as Navigate 2, Connect, and Fisdap should work on similar browsers/versions as IRSC’s Blackboard system. Free Internet access is available on all IRSC campuses, and student access computers are available in the libraries. The college does not require that students have Internet access outside of the college; however, students are required to utilize all the Program’s online resources, check their Office 365 RiverMail and Blackboard at least once daily, and meet assignment and documentation submission deadlines. Computer or Internet issues at home are not an excuse. IRSC Computer Requirements Students must have a reliable computer and Internet connection throughout the course. Quick links to the Indian River State College’s Blackboard Technical Information can be found in the Institutional Resources section in Blackboard. Quick links include:

• Essential Technical Skills Checklist • Browser Support • Blackboard Learning Center • Blackboard Technical Support for Students • Blackboard Learn Mobile

If you can’t find your answer within the Help section, email virtualclassroom@irsc.edu. Blackboard Learning Management System (LMS) If you need assistance with Blackboard, please look at the tutorials on the log in page of Blackboard. Click on the Blackboard Tutorials link in the course control panel. Blackboard Video Tutorials include:

• Checking Your Grades • Taking a Test Online • Interacting with the Discussion Board • Submitting an Assignment

Note: The preferred browser is Google Chrome. Blackboard LOG IN: USERNAME: Student ID number (no dashes) PASSWORD: IRSC web registration/pay pin

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Technical Support Program faculty/staff cannot provide technical support for online resources. Students who cannot log into Blackboard or do not see their course in Blackboard should email virtualclassroom@irsc.edu. For other Blackboard support, students should use the Student Support Center tab inside Blackboard to contact Blackboard Technical Support. Blackboard Technical Support is available 24 hours a day. Students who have any technical issues with other EMS Program systems should contact the respective vendor technical support teams directly:

Fisdap (651) 690-9241 support@fisdap.net Jones & Bartlett Learning Navigate 2 (800) 832-0034 support@jblearning.com LC-Ready https://lc-ready.com/contact-us

McGraw-Hill Connect (800) 338-3987 HEP_Customer-Service@mheducation.com

Indian River State College provides reasonable accommodations to students with documented disabilities through the Student Accessibility Services (SAS) Office. The rights of students with disabilities which pertain to post-secondary education are provided under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Students who wish to request an accommodation for a documented disability may contact Student Accessibility Services at (772) 462-7808, (772) 462-7782 or e-mail accessibilityservices@irsc.edu.

Students will be held accountable to the defined expectations/responsibilities (plagiarism, academic honesty, student grievance) within the IRSC, Health Science, and EMS handbooks as well as this and other EMS course syllabi and supplements.

Student Accessibility Services

Student Responsibilities

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If a student is having difficulty with any portion of the class, Program staff are committed to the student’s success; however, it is the student’s responsibility to ask for additional assistance.

The instructor views the course syllabus as an educational contract between the instructor and students. Every effort will be made to avoid changing the course syllabus but the possibility exists that unforeseen events will make changes necessary. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus and syllabus supplement as deemed necessary. Students will be notified in a timely manner of any changes in the course announcements and/or via RiverMail.

Syllabus Disclaimer