EMS 2632 - Critical Care Paramedic Practicum

Career and Technical Education

Class Hours: 12 hours Clinical
Semester Credit Hours: 2

The Critical Care Practicum course is centered on competency based performance and the completion of a minimum of 90 hours of clinical rotations. Students must successfully complete the defined competencies in order to complete the requirements of the Critical Care Practicum course. In many cases the competencies required will take more time than is allotted during the clinical rotations. In this case, students will be required to complete enough clinical time to successfully document completion of all required competencies. Competencies should be completed on human subjects. This can be accomplished on live human subjects or during a cadaver lab. High fidelity simulation plays an important role in the hands on education and should be incorporated as part of the laboratory component of the critical care course work. In some instances, high-fidelity simulation may be used to supplement competency procedures performed on human subjects.