Trainee Paramedic

This course is aimed at suitably qualified personnel who wish to extend their knowledge and skills within the pre-hospital environment to an advanced level and to achieve U.K state registration.

Benefits

Participants will be able to assess and triage emergency situations and apply advanced life support skills and techniques as required.

Objectives

Develop knowledge of human anatomy and physiology with particular emphasis on the cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems. The student should also demonstrate full and thorough patient assessment and apply advanced life support techniques in response to identified patient needs.

Pre-Course preparation

It is recommended that before attending the course that candidates study
Emergency care in the streets(N Caroline) Pre-Course preparatory notes (SAC) Ambulance Service Paramedic Training(IHCD) Ross and Wilson, Anatomy and Physiology Scottish Ambulance Service SOPs or individual service protocols

Learning Methodology

A mixture of lecture and learner centred classroom sessions with directed practice and study throughout the duration of the pre-clinical training with in-hospital experiential training during the clinical phase.

Duration and Location

A distance learning preparatory package to be covered at the student's own speed with support from named college and divisional staff. Six weeks residential training at the Scottish Ambulance College (Pre-Clinical Training) followed by at least four weeks experiential training within the hospital environment (Clinical Training). Progression is dependent on successful completion of all elements.

Paramedic Course Details

Pre-Clinical Training

This part of the course is six weeks long and is divided into three modules each with specific learning outcomes and examined by external medical staff to ensure that the highest possible standards are maintained.

Module G

This module deals with advanced life support and in particular the following areas,

• Defibrillation
• ECG Monitoring
• Cardiac Rhythm Recognition
• Drug Administration
• Intravenous Cannulation
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Laryngeal Mask Airway
• Respiratory emergencies

Module H

This module deals with trauma life support and in particular the following areas,

• Intravenous Fluid Therapy
• Needle Decompression
• Trauma care/kinetics
• Head injury care
• Trauma in pregnancy
• Drug administration
• Drug overdose and poisoning
• Spinal injuries

Module I

This module deals with both emergency paediatric care and the management of obstetric emergencies in particular the following areas.

• Recognition of paediatric emergencies
• Treatment of paediatric emergencies
• Paediatric trauma care
• Paediatric advanced life support
• Paediatric drug administration
• Obstetric emergencies
• Emergency obstetric drugs
• Resuscitation of the pregnant woman
• Resuscitation of the newly born

Clinical Training

This is a minimum of four weeks in duration and is designed to achieve competence in the hospital environment in the technique developed during the pre-clinical part of the course. It consists of secondment to the following hospital departments.

Anaesthetic department/ theatre

• Assessment and management of the unconscious patient
• Successful placement of 25 endotracheal tubes
• 6 successful laryngeal mask placements
• 25 successful intravenous cannulations
• 10 properly prepared infusions
• The care and management of paediatric patients
• The preparation and administration of relevant drugs

Coronary care/ intensive therapy unit

• Assessment and management of cardiac patients
• The recognition of changes in a patients condition and the ability to respond accordingly
• ECG monitoring and assessment
• The preparation and administration of relevant drugs

Accident and emergency department

• Assessment and management of a patient during the initial care of patients in an accident and emergency situation
• The recognition of changes in a patients condition and the ability to respond accordingly
• Conduct the necessary life support measures
• The procedures concerned with the admission and treatment of the accident and emergency patient
• The care and management of paediatric patients
• The preparation and administration of relevant drugs

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