EMSA 2570 - Pharmacology for the Paramedic 2

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Demonstrate the administration of medications through various routes. 
2. Discuss appropriate doses for medications through various routes.
3. Define medication administration safety precautions.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be proficient at calculations that would administer the correct dosage of medication to a real or simulated patient.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Calculate a patient’s weight in metric units.
2. Define the correlation between the medication dose and concentration.
3. Calculate prescribed medication dosages and administer them at appropriate times during patient assessment simulations.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will define the underlying physiology that is being targeted by antihypertensive drugs.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Define the relationship among the renin‐angiotension system, blood pressure, and antihypertensive medicines.
2. Define the relationship among physiology, hemodynamics, diuretics, and electrolyte balance.

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of this course, students will identify the underlying physiology that is being targeted by endocrine drugs.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Describe the pathophysiology of diabetes and manage a patient who presents with hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, or acidosis.
2. Discuss other commonly occurring endocrine disorders and be familiar with the medications frequently prescribed for them.

Outcome 5:
Upon completion of this course, students will identify the physiological changes that occur during fetal development, both in mother and child, and during pediatric development, and be able to modify current drug therapies or implement specific drug therapies.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Discuss the pathophysiological changes that occur during pregnancy.
2. Demonstrate the modification of medication administration to accommodate the pregnant patient.
3. Treat gynecological or obstetrical complications with appropriate medication therapy.
4. Discuss the changes that occur in the pediatric patient and modify medication therapies to accommodate them.

Outcome 6:
Upon completion of this course, students will be familiar with the drugs that are commonly prescribed in frequently occurring medical conditions, factoring their presence into the patient’s management plan.

Objectives:

The student will:

1. Describe the actions of commonly prescribed medications.
2. Assess medical conditions and predict possible medication interactions when presented with the patient’s prescription.
3. Manage the patient who has misused prescribed medication.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

Module 2: Pediatric Obstetric and Gynecological Pharmacology

Module 3: Medical Emergency Pharmacology

Module 4: Environmental Emergency Pharmacology