Emergency
Care - AP 4624
Paula J. Robinson, B.S., M.A.,
E.M.T.
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TRIMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 4 |
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LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3 |
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 2 |
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CONTACT HOURS PER TRI: 75 CLASSROOM LOCATION: E160 |
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OFFICE TELEPHONE: email:probinson@parkercc.edu |
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PREREQUISITE: Parker Enrollment
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to
prepare the student to care for patients’ in common emergency situations.
Emphasis will be placed on knowledge and proficiency in CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation), application and use of an AED (automated external
defibrillator), use of emergency oxygen and the management of musculoskeletal
and spinal injuries, shock, heart attacks, strokes, and common medical
emergencies.
PURPOSE OF
COURSE AS IT RELATES TO THE COLLEGE'S MISSION AND GOALS:
In compliance with the mission
of Parker College of Chiropractic, the purpose of the professional chiropractic
education is to prepare the Doctor of Chiropractic as a primary health care
provider. As gatekeeper to the health delivery system, the chiropractor
must be well trained to diagnose (including, but not limited to, spinal
analysis, to care for the human body), and to consult with, or refer to, other
health care providers.
COURSE GOALS
& OBJECTIVES:
As discussed in the Mission
Statement of the College, Doctor's of Chiropractic serve as primary health care
providers. In order to better serve as a primary health care provider
this course is designed to prepare students to function effectively in
emergency situations in public settings as well as private practice. By
the end of the course the students will have be able to:
- handle basic life support emergencies involving CPR and automated external defibrillators.
- recognize and provide basic first responder care for sudden illnesses including stroke, heart attack, seizures, diabetic emergencies, environmental emergencies.
- provide basic first responder care for bleeding and shock associated with soft tissue and muscuoskeletal injuries.
Students satisfactorily completing all of the certification requirements for this course will receive American Red Cross certifications for: CPR for the Professional Rescuer; Emergency Response (First Aid); Oxygen Administration; Automated External Defibrillation; and Preventing Disease Transmission.
REQUIRED
TEXT(S):
Emergency Response, 3rd
Edition by American Red Cross, Mosby Publ. 2001
Emergency Care Lecture/Lab
Manual, Fall 2006,
REFERENCE
TEXT(S):
Emergency Response Workbook, 3rd
Edition by American Red Cross, Mosby Publ. 2001
Recognition of Child Abuse for
the Mandated Reporter by
James A. Monteleone, Mosby Year Book, Inc., 1994
Emergency Care, 10th edition by Daniel Limmer and Michael F. O’Keefe, Brady Publi. 2005
DISCLAIMER
The lecture outlines contained in the lecture booklet are NOT intended to represent the entire content of the course. A lecture outline is intended to be a guide to the lecture. The responsibility of the instructor is to follow the outline, expand the concepts and give explanation and illustrations to clarify content. The role of the student is to attend lecture and take notes over material presented by the lecturer that explains and illustrates the material listed in the outline. It is also the responsibility of the student to question the instructor if explanations and illustrations are not clearly presented or understood.
The instructors take no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of old notes, quiz questions or exam questions that students may purchase or may be given by previous students in Emergency Care.
COURSE
MECHANICS (EVALUATIONS):
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WRITTEN EXAMS (2) |
20% each |
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POP QUIZZES / ASSIGNMENTS |
18% total |
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PRACTICAL EXAM S (2) |
12% each |
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COMPREHENSIVE FINAL ** |
18% |
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** (Must score a minimum of 80% on the written final for
certification. |
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IMPORTANT CERTIFICATION NOTES
NOTE 1:
Certification
is required in the Emergency Care course to enter outpatient clinic. The American Red Cross
requires that a student practice and demonstrate each skill, therefore, attendance
in lab is essential. You must perform each skill to be certified
at the conclusion of the course. If you miss a lab you must make up the
labs during another lab time, skills will not be up on an individual
basis. Any student not meeting the skills requirements for the course as
set by the standards of the American Red Cross will NOT be certified and will
receive an Incomplete for the class. All
incompletes must be made up by the first Friday of the new trimester or they
convert to an “F” for the course.
You must also maintain a minimum of 50% attendance in lecture in order to be eligible for a passing grade and certification. If you attend less than 50% of the contact hours for lecture, whether the absence is excused or not, you will receive an "F" as your course grade."
NOTE 2:
You MUST score at
least 80% on the comprehensive written final as required by the American Red
Cross to be certified. An 80% minimum score on the final is a National
American Red Cross requirement. Satisfactory completion of this course
with certification is REQUIRED for entrance into public clinic. If you do
not score an 80% you will NOT be CERTIFIED. Certification must be
maintained in public clinic.
NOTE 3:
Evaluation for
each lab practical begins on the first day of lab. Evaluations will take
place during each scheduled lab period, with a mid-term and final to complete
the lab practical requirements.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Laboratory attendance is mandatory. Failure to participate in all lab sessions
will result in failing to complete certification requirements, a requirement
for entrance into outpatient clinic. Failure to participate in all labs will also
result in a course grade reduction.
Quizzes will be used as a balance check on attendance. If you are signed in but do not take a quiz you
will be counted absence that day for class.
A professional education at
At the discretion of the individual faculty member, student attendance in lectures, laboratory sessions and/or scheduled academic conferences may be a factor in deriving a student's grade.
Students who are repeating a course because of previous academic failure are required by the Dean of Academic Affairs to attend all lectures and labs of the course in question. A student on Academic Probation is required to attend all lectures, laboratory sessions and scheduled academic conferences. If a faculty member in a department finds that a student is not meeting this attendance requirement, the student will be notified in writing with a copy of the letter sent to the office of the Dean of Academic Affairs.
The student is responsible for obtaining and learning subject materials presented during an absence. When the period of absence is known and may be planned, the student must confer with the appropriate course director and determine a plan of action for that absence. Absence from any examination (lecture or lab) must be accompanied by a written excuse documenting the extenuating circumstance which prevented the student from sitting the examination. If the excuse is considered valid by the course director then arrangements to sit exam must be made with the course director within 5 days of returning to class.
The licensing requirements of the states vary widely. Some state boards require a specific number of classroom hours in order to obtain a license to practice as a Doctor of Chiropractic in their respective states. It is the student's responsibility to determine, fulfill and document the requirements of the state(s) in which they are planning to apply for licensure. These requirements are available from the individual state boards and kept in the Office of the Registrar for the student to review.
Attendance roll sheets are passed
out at the beginning of each class. To be counted present for a class you must
be present, in your seat and you must sign the roll sheet when the roll seat
comes past your seat. Roll sheets will be picked up by the instructor once they
have passed through all rows of the classroom. No student will be allowed to
sign the roll sheet once it is picked up by the instructor. It is the student's
responsibility to be on time and in their seats when the class starts and the
roll sheets are passed out. Quizzes will be used as a balance check on attendance. If you are signed in but do not take a quiz
you will be counted absence that day for class.
Tardiness is disruptive to the class.
Each student should make every attempt to get to class on time. A professor may
refuse to allow a tardy student to enter the classroom. A student who is tardy
to a class and does not sign the roll sheet when it passes his/her seat will be
counted absent for that class period.
NOTE: THE CERTIFYING AGENCY REQUIRES YOU TO PERFORM ALL OF THE SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CLASS. THEREFORE, ATTENDANCE FOR LABS IS REQUIRED. ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN IN ALL LABS AT THE END OF THE LAB PERIOD.
- YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE LAB SKILLS TO BE CERTIFIED.
GRADING SCALE:
Evaluation is an
integral part of the educational process and is used as an educational tool to
help students identify problem areas, to recognize and reward achievement, and
to identify students who are unable to meet the rigors of the curriculum.
Final grades and their interpretation are listed below:
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Numerical Value |
Grade Point Average |
Interpretation of Academic Achievement |
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A |
89.5 - 100 |
4.0 |
Excellent |
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B |
79.5 - 89.5 |
3.0 |
Above Average |
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C |
69.5 - 79.5 |
2.0 |
Satisfactory |
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D |
59.5 - 69.5 |
1.0 |
Minimal |
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F |
Below 59.5 |
0.0 |
Unacceptable |
NOTE: Any student receiving less than an 80 on the comprehensive final exam for certification must retake the exam by the end of the first week of the following trimester to be certified in the course. Failure to retake the exam for certification will affect entrance into the Outpatient Health Care Centers.
EXAMINATIONS:
Make-up
Exams/Lab Practicals
There are NO
makeup lecture exams or lab practicals barring any unforeseen emergencies or
extra ordinary circumstances the student might encounter. Each case of a missed
exam is judged on an individual basis and the determination as to whether to
give or not to give a make up exam to any given student at any given time is at
the sole discretion of the course director. You must be on time for the Exam or
Lab Practical as no Exams are passed out once the first student leaves the exam
room. Vacation, leisure travel and seminar attendance do not constitute extra
ordinary circumstances for missing an exam. In Emergency Care, with valid documentation the
instructor may allow the final exam for the student to count double for the
missed exam. The written final count cannot be used for more than one
missed exam. Any student missing a second written exam during the course
of the trimester will receive a "0" with no make-up exams available.
Exams/Lab Practicals are scheduled well in advance. If a student must be absent from an exam/lab practical, it is the student's responsibility to notify the Course Director no later than the scheduled starting time of the exam/lab practical. Failure to notify the Course Director could result in the student receiving a grade of "0" for the missed exam/lab practical. In Emergency Care a missed practical exam with proper notification and documentation must be made up within one week of the missed exam. Failure to do so will result in a "0" for the missed practical.
Exam dates are set before each trimester and coordinated so that there should be no more than one exam on any given date. Exam dates can only be changed by the course director, under the direct guidance of the trimester faculty coordinator.
Students must be on time for all examinations. However, if a student is late, and no one has left the examination room, they will be allowed to take the examination, but no additional time will be allowed. If a student comes in late for an exam and another student taking the exam has already left the classroom, the late student will not be allowed to sit the exam, and will receive a grade of "0".
Final
Examinations
Because some
students are on special schedules an exception will be made only with documentation
of a conflicting Final examination. In this case the student will be required
to take the exams back to back. Arrangements must be made at least 24 hours in
advance of the scheduled time of the final exam.
Students must be on time for all examinations. However, if a student is late, and no one has left the examination room, they will be allowed to take the examination, but no additional time will be allowed.
If a student comes in late for an exam and another student taking the exam has already left the classroom, the late student will not be allowed to sit the exam, and will receive a grade of "0".
However, if the late student can provide valid documentation of an extra ordinary circumstance, arrangements can be made to take the missed exam. At the Course Directors discretion, the make-up exam will be an essay style, an oral exam. or an exam of the course director's choosing.
Failed
Practical Exam
Students are allowed no more
than one (1) retake for a failed practical exam. All retakes result in a
15 point deduction in the exam score.
CLASS
COMMUNICATIONS:
When we need to transmit
important information to the class or an individual student, we will contact
you via your Parker email address. As a Parker student you are responsible to
periodically check your email. If you do not know your Parker email address, or
how to log on to collect your email messages, contact Information Services at
ext. 7450. If you experience an adverse outcome from missing important
information, "I don't check my email" will not be considered a valid
excuse.
LECTURE EXAM
REVIEW:
The review period for each
exam will begin after the posting of the grades and last for five working days
only, excluding weekends and holidays.
Questions about the final exam and/or final course grades must be reviewed with the Course Director by 3:00 p.m. the third day of the new trimester.
ACADEMIC
DISHONESTY
Cheating will not be
tolerated. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a "0" on that
exam and disciplinary action will be taken which could result in your dismissal
from Parker College. If you are suspected of cheating on an exam you may be
singled out and required to sit in the front of the classroom so that you can
be clearly watched. The cheating policy includes lecture exams, lab quizzes and
lab practicals.
PROFESSIONAL
DECORUM
Students are expected to
behave in a professional manner at all times. Positive contributions to the
learning environment and participation in classroom learning activities are
expected. Students should demonstrate courtesy to the instructor, to special
guest speakers, and to other classmates. Focusing your attention on anything
other than pertinent classroom material could be considered discourteous. Any
person who is discourteous or disrupts the class with unprofessional conduct
may be asked to leave the classroom and will be counted absent for that class
period.
Cell phones and pagers should be turned off while in the classroom.
COMPUTER USE
Students are encouraged to
utilize personal computers in the classroom for taking notes, following the
lecture outlines or reference materials, etc. Other uses unrelated to the
lecture topic are not allowed. As an example, surfing the Internet or playing
games during lecture or lab time is strictly prohibited and will result in the
student being asked to discontinue use of their computers. Also, the student
may be asked to leave the classroom and will be counted absent for that class
period.
AUDIO/VIDEO
TAPING
Since the courts have ruled
that a professor's voice and physical image are their personal property, the
prerogative of the audio taping and/or video recording of lectures/laboratories
is a right specifically reserved to faculty. Should you wish to record, using
any device you must obtain the permission the respective instructor in all
classes.
IMPORTANT
NOTE:
The provisions contained in
this syllabus do not constitute a contract between the students and Parker
College of Chiropractic. These provisions may be changed at any time for any reason
at the discretion of the course director. When necessary, in the view of the
college, appropriated notice of such changes will be given to the student.
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