Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Program
Course Information
Goal:
The goal of this course is to provide the EMR with the
skills, knowledge and confidence to appropriately manage various
traumatic and medical emergencies, while providing the opportunity to become registered
health care providers as members of the Alberta College of Paramedics. The benefit for potential students is that they
are eligible for registration as an EMR and benefit from continuing
education.
Delivery Method:
The program will be presented through a delivery model appropriate
to the needs of the organization. This may include lecture and
practical sessions, supplemental interactive multi-media presentations
and home-study and review packages. There exists the ability
of the program to be adapted based on the present medical training
of the individual Fire or Ambulance Departments in that EMR, EMT, or EMT-P personnel within the Department could supplement
this training and assist in providing a readily accessible resource.
EMR program
The Emergency Medical Responder program was designed as the entry
level ambulance program for the ambulance profession. By March
1, 1997, all practitioners on the ambulances in the province must
be registered EMR (or equivalent) as a minimum.
The EMR program is offered in a number of delivery methods, with
the most popular being over a period of 12 weeks. The program
runs one weeknight a week for the 12 weeks, as well as two weekend
sessions for practical application of the new skills. The course
includes all required texts and student manuals as well as a CPR
update and includes skills such as bandaging and splinting, airway
management, automated external defibrillation and spinal immobilization.
The program is designed as an entry level program to work in the
ambulance profession and includes information on documentation,
ambulance driving and roles and responsibilities. Graduates of the Professional Medical Associates'
programs are eligible to complete the Provincial Registration Examination and become registered as Emergency Medical Responders with
the Alberta College of Paramedics and eligible to
work in the province of Alberta.
Goal:
The goal of this course is to provide the EMR with the
skills, knowledge and confidence to appropriately manage various
traumatic and medical emergencies with in the cooperation of the Fire
Service, while providing the opportunity to become registered
health care providers as members of the Alberta College of Paramedics. The benefit for potential students is that they
are eligible for registration as an EMR and benefit from continuing
education.
Delivery Method:
The program will be presented through a delivery model appropriate
to the needs of the organization. This may include lecture and
practical sessions, supplemental interactive multi-media presentations
and home-study and review packages. Programs are delivered by experienced EMT, or EMT-P personnel
with extensive field and training experience.
Practical Sessions:
The course will supplement theoretical knowledge with practical
application and practice time. The course will attempt to provide
as much practical time as possible, taking into account the ability
of the class. Other exercises may be added depending on the readiness
and interest level of the class. A listing of practical sessions
and topics includes:
- Scene Assessment and Triage
- Moving and Lifting Equipment
- Communication Exercises - Written and Verbal format
- Practical Anatomy and Physiology
- Patient Assessment and Critical Interventions
- Critical Interventions - Airway, Breathing and Oxygen Administration
- Critical Interventions - Circulation
- Basic Cardiac Life Support and Automated External Defibrillation
- Treatment of Traumatic Injuries - Bandaging, Splinting and
Spinal Immobilization
- Treatment of Medical Emergencies - Practical Exercise
- Integration Sessions - Scenario Practice
Length of Course:
Exact length of course will be dependent upon delivery method. Self-study and lecture/lab sessions will be approximately 120
hours of self-study and review, 30 to 40 hours of lectures and 35 hours of lab and practical time for a total of approximately
175 to 200 hours. Use of multi-media and/or computer based animation
and review programs potentially decreases lecture time, self-study
time, while maintaining the amount of practical and lab session
time. Specific time breakdowns are available in later sections
of this introduction.
Student Evaluation:
Students will be assessed on an on-going basis in practical sessions
as well as regular review quizzes and examinations. Final examinations
will be by way of practical and theory examinations, designed to cover all aspects of the
course and will be 100 questions in multiple choice format. Unit
examinations will be marked to assist the student in gauging their
performance throughout the course.
Learning Resources:
Course textbook is Emergency Care of the Sick and Injured, 9th edition,
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons. Further supplemental materials would include
readings of interest to students, copies of applicable legislation
as well as multi-media or computer based learning materials as
required and developed fully.
Instructor Core:
Instructors for the course would be EMT-Paramedic and EMT personnel employed by Professional
Medical Associates. Utilization of existing medical personnel
within the community, including EMR personnel, is utilized
in practical sessions in order to maintain a ratio of 4:1 during
practical sessions.
Course Outline:
1) Historical Perspective
2) Roles and Responsibilities of the EMR
3) Scene Management
4) Triage and Special Situations
5) Lifting and Moving Patients
6) Patient Transportation and Ambulance Operations
7) Medical Communications and Documentation
8) Structure and Function of the Human Body
9) Introduction to Patient Assessment
10) Prehospital Trauma Management
11) Prehospital Care of Medical Emergencies
12) Environmental Emergencies
13) Emergency Prehospital Emergencies
14) Total Patient Management
15) Special Patients
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