This course is part of the Become an EMT Specialization

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Become an EMT SpecializationUniversity of Colorado System

About this Course

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Welcome to the final course of lectures in your quest to master EMT basics. In this course, we will cover some of the highest-stress patient populations: pregnant patients and kids, also known as pediatrics. To wrap up your EMT knowledge we will end this course with information about hazmat situations, extricating patients from tight spots and finally how you write a note about your patient care.  You will learn to ensure it communicates what your assessment of the patient was, what interventions you performed and why you did them.
You will build on your knowledge of anatomy, patient assessment and scene safety to develop an approach to these new patient populations. We will walk through the things that make pregnant patients and pediatric patients different but also what makes them the same as all the patients you care for.

Prepare yourself for some noisy kids, some uncomfortable moms and hopefully a lot of fun learning new things.

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Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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Course 5 of 6 in the

Become an EMT Specialization

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Instructors

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University of Colorado System

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

4 hours to complete

Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery

In the next few lessons, you will learn about some basics of pregnancy as well as the care of the pregnant patient all the way through delivery of a baby. While it might seem crazy, part of your scope of practice is an emergency delivery!

4 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 49 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes

9 videos

Emergency Care: Pregnancy, Infants, and Children2m

Anatomy of Pregnancy4m

Problems By Trimester6m

Labor6m

Assessment of the Pregnant Patient6m

Delivering a Baby6m

Complicated Deliveries6m

Peripartum Problems6m

Obstetric Kit2m

5 readings

About Us: Become an EMT Specialization Team at Denver Health Paramedics5m

Course Information10m

Labor10m

Delivering a Baby40m

Complicated Deliveries1h

2 practice exercises

Did You Read The Course Info Above?30m

Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery Assessment30m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Neonatal Care and Pediatric Basics

Next up is learning how to manage the newly born baby. Depending on the gestational age, the prenatal care and the delivery, the newborn can present in a variety of ways. You will learn a progression of interventions to help with your care of newborns. After learning about how to assess and manage the newborn, we will move on to the wide and wild world of kids, along with some tips and tricks for getting the info you need without all the tears.

4 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 65 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

12 videos

Neonatal Care and Pediatric Basics1m

Neonatal Resuscitation7m

Pediatric Panic3m

Thinking Fast and Slow6m

Milestones4m

Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)4m

Primary Assessment6m

Secondary Assessment7m

Pediatric Tips and Tidbits7m

Pediatric Rescue Breathing4m

Pediatric Tape Measure3m

Pediatric Assessment8m

4 readings

Neonatal Resuscitation35m

Naonatal Resuscitation Activity1h

Pediatric Assessment15m

NREMT Big Valve Mask (BVM) Of an Apneic Adult Patient15m

1 practice exercise

Neonatal Care and Pediatric Basics Assessment30m

Week

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Pediatric Pathology and Intervention

In this module, we are going to cover some pediatric specific problems that affect the different body systems. We will focus on diseases that are mostly found in the pediatric population and will refer you back to prior lessons to refresh on those things that affect all populations. We will also review in more detail some of the anatomic and developmental changes that occur during childhood that can impact your care for certain conditions.

5 hours to complete

18 videos (Total 103 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz

18 videos

Pediatric Pathology and Intervention1m

Pediatric Airway9m

Pediatric Lower Airway Problems7m

Pediatric Airway: Assessment and Management7m

Pediatric Circulation and Shock8m

Pediatric Cardiac Arrest5m

Pediatric Neurology9m

BRUE and SIDS5m

Child Abuse7m

Pediatric Trauma Considerations6m

Foreign Body Obstruction - Infant5m

Foreign Body Obstruction - Child5m

Child and Infants CPR8m

Pediatric Rescue Breathing4m

Epinephrine Auto-injector1m

Head Tilt - Chin Lift - Jaw Thrust1m

Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)3m

Glucometer3m

6 readings

Pediatric Lower Airway Problems40m

Pediatric Circulation and Shock15m

Pediatric Neurology10m

Child Abuse2m

Pediatric Trauma Considerations1h

NREMT Cardiac Arrest Management / AED15m

1 practice exercise

Pediatric Pathology and Intervention Assessment30m

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Other Things To Know As An EMT

We’ll be finishing off the course with a few more crucial skills and concepts to round out your EMT education. These are the odds and ends that bring everything together.

4 hours to complete

12 videos (Total 73 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

12 videos

Other Things To Know As An EMT2m

Reassessment5m

Documentation7m

Extrication4m

HAZMAT5m

Supraglottic Airways5m

Tubes and Devices8m

Destination6m

Insurance and Reimbursement7m

Lifelong Learning7m

National Registry8m

Trauma Patient Assessment/ Management4m

3 readings

Documentation Exercise1h

Practice Your Lifelong Learning1h

Medical Patient Assessment/Management10m

1 practice exercise

Other Things To Know As An EMT Assessment30m

About the Become an EMT Specialization

Health care is an exciting and ever growing profession that can take you many different directions. You can apply the fundamentals you learn here about emergent patient care, stabilization, and disease processes toward becoming an EMT or further health care pursuits. In this specialization you will learn to care for stable and unstable patients before they get to a hospital, how to identify time sensitive diseases, and medical and traumatic conditions that affect both adults and pediatric patients.

Course 1 ensures you can assess a scene and prepare to provide care, understand the framework for patient assessment, history of emergency medical services, and the personal requirements to be an EMT. Course 2 addresses airway, breathing and circulation, medications and medication administration that EMTs are allowed to provide, and how to identify a patient having a stroke or diabetic emergency. Course 3 covers skills related to high performance CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, toxicology, and wilderness emergency medicine. Course 4 will offer skills for trauma emergencies and Course 5 focuses pregnancy, infants and pediatrics. Essential skills are demonstrated throughout the specialization. Finally, apply the course materials to real patient scenarios in the Capstone to help prepare you for national registry testing.

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