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Apr 19, 2024
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2020-2021 Course Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EMSP 1150 - Shock and Trauma for the EMT
Prerequisite: ALHS 1011 and ALHS 1090 or BIOL 2113 and BIOL 2113L and BIOL 2114 and BIOL 2114L , ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1101 , MATH 1012 or MATH 1111 or MATH 1103 and PSYC 1010 or PSYC 1101
This course is designed to prepare the EMT student to apply pre-hospital emergency care to patients who have sustained injuries resulting from various mechanisms of injury including: Abdominal and Genitourinary trauma; Orthopedic trauma; Soft Tissue trauma; Head, Facial, Neck, and Spine Trauma and Nervous System trauma. Special considerations in trauma related injuries will be presented including the physiology of shock as well as multi-system trauma and environmental emergencies. Topics include: Shock and Resuscitation; Trauma Overview; Bleeding; Chest Trauma; Abdominal and Genitourinary Trauma; Orthopedic Trauma; Soft Tissue Trauma; Head, Facial, Neck, and Spine Trauma; Nervous System Trauma; Special Considerations in Trauma; Environmental Emergencies; and Multi-System Trauma. Contact hours: Class - 2, Lab -2. Credit hours: 3 (F, Sp)
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