EMSP 1520 Adv. Patient Care for AEMT
This course provides opportunities to apply fundamental knowledge of basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for the following: an acutely ill patient; a patient in shock respiratory failure or arrest cardiac failure or arrest and post resuscitation management; and an acutely injured patient. In addition it provides a fundamental knowledge of growth development and aging and assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for a patient with special needs. Topics include: Geriatrics; Patients with Special Challenges; Medical Overview; Neurology; Immunology; Infectious Disease; Endocrine Disorders; Cardiovascular; Toxicology; Respiratory; Hematology; Genitourinary/Renal; Shock and Resuscitation; Chest Trauma; Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma; Orthopedic Trauma; Head Facial Neck and Spine Trauma: Nervous System Trauma; and Integration of Medical/Trauma Assessments.