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EMSB 1601 - EMT Medical Emergencies and Operations

6 Credit(s)
EMT Medical Emergencies and EMS Operations is one of two lecture courses designed to provide the student with the knowledge of an entry-level Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder -National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the EMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, EMS operations, medical/legal/ethical considerations, fundamental anatomy and physiology, life span development, fundamental pathophysiology, patient assessment, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the EMT program. Corequisite(s): EMSB 1101  and EMSB 1111 .

Lecture Hours: 6 hours per week

General Education Requirement: No
TN Transfer Pathway: No


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