Critical Care Paramedic
Critical Care Paramedic is designed to provide qualified individuals with increased knowledge and skills to transport critically injured/ill patients from one healthcare facility to another. Topics covered will include medicolegal issues, electrocardiography, renal failure & dialysis, critical care team approach, head injury and pressure monitoring, arterial lines, invasive airways, central lines, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, critical lab values, pharmacology, and ventilators.
Prerequisite: Iowa Paramedic Specialist certification, a valid Healthcare provider CPR card, and at least one year of experience and 250 patient contacts as a Paramedic (98).
At the completion of this course the student should be able to:
- Integrate concepts of cardiovascular and respiratory anatomy and physiology and pathophysiology into the assessment and management of the adult critical care patient.
- Formulate a treatment plan to include pharmacological, electrical and mechanical interventions for the patient with a cardiovascular and respiratory compromise.
- Integrate the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to implement a treatment plan for the multiple organ dysfunction patient.
- Manage the patient with central venous access catheter (CVAC) and/or total parenteral nutrition (TPN).