EMSA 1501 Advanced EMT Medical Emergencies

5 Credit Hour(s)

The Advanced EMT Medical Emergencies is one of two lecture courses which includes basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergency patients. This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder and Emergency Medical Technician-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentations, medical/legal/ethical considerations, anatomy and physiology, life span development, pathophysiology, patient assessment, critical thinking, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic relations, and behavioral emergencies.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 0810 or equivalent and READ 0810 or equivalent. Admission to the program.
Corequisite(s): One Semester Track: EMSA 1111, EMSA 1112, EMSA 1201, EMSA 1202, and EMSA 1502. Two Semester Track: EMSA 1111 and EMSA 1201.

One Semester Track: EMSA 1111 , EMSA 1112 , EMSA 1201 , EMSA 1202 , and EMSA 1502 . Two Semester Track: EMSA 1111 and EMSA 1201 .