Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Programsm
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    Program Goals

    The Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Programsm is designed to prepare paramedics and nurses to function as members of a critical care transport team. Critical patients requiring transport between facilities need a different level of care from hospital or emergency field patients.

    Participants will gain an understanding of the special needs of critical patients during transport, become familiar with the purpose and mechanisms of hospital procedures and equipment, and develop the skills to maintain the stability of hospital equipment and procedures during transport.
    Curriculum Design

    The CCEMTPsm Program is designed to provide the basic educational foundation required for specialists transporting critical care patients. In addition, it may serve as a springboard for those institutions looking to expand into critical care.

    The CCEMTPsm Resource Guide is a curriculum divided into broad modules. Each module has a specific instructional goal, a rationale (establishing a connection with the desired benefits of the program), a list of necessary equipment to demonstrate various critical care techniques, the required readings and the learning objectives.

    Each lesson contains a focus statement (providing a specific direction about the topic and how it will contribute to the development of the participants), a list of learning objectives, demonstration equipment, additional readings, handouts, and a lesson outline.

    CCEMTPsm is currently being updated and revised  to prepare participants to perform the specialized skills necessary to transport critical patients using the most up-to-date technology and information.

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    Participants

    The Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Programsm brings paramedics and nurses together in an effort to bridge the gap between prehospital and hospital care. The result is a specialized care provider that has an understanding of both aspects of patient care, and uses the understanding to provide the highest level of care to critical patients during transport.

    All locations offering the CCEMTPsm course must require that all participants have a current paramedic or nursing license.

    CCEMTPsm Educational Site Licensed locations have the option of requiring or recommending the following prerequisites. Participants at CCEMTPsm Outreach locations are required to submit these prerequisites.

    Paramedic requirements: Recommended minimum of one (1) year as a paramedic, current certifications in CPR, ACLS, BTLS/PHTLS, and PALS/PEPP/PPC.

    Nurse requirements: Recommended minimum of one (1) year as a nurse, current certifications in CPR, ACLS, PALS/PEPP/ENPC, and BTLS/PHTLS/TNCC/TNATC.

    Course Pre-Requisites

    The Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Programsm pre-requisites are:

    Paramedic requirements:
    Current recommended certifications in CPR, ACLS, BTLS or PHTLS, PALS/PEPP/PPC, and a recommended minimum of one year experience in that role.

    Nurse requirements:
    Current recommended certifications in CPR, ACLS, BTLS/PHTLS/TNCC/TNATC, PALS/PEPP/ENPC, and a recommended minimum of one year experience in that role.

    Course Outline

    The Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Programsm covers the most common and serious conditions requiring transport from a community hospital to a tertiary care facility.

    CCEMTPsm lectures are broken into the following modules:
     

    Module A Critical Care Environment
    Module B Breathing Management
    Module C Surgical Airway Management
    Module D Hemodynamic Management
    Module E Cardiac Management
    Module F Pharmacological Management
    Module G GI, GU and Renal Management
    Module H Neurological Management
    Module I Complications of Transport
    Module J Special Considerations
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    This continuing education activity is approved by UMBC, an organization accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). 
    Please contact Sandy Hubbard at (410) 455-6241 for more information.

     
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