2016-2017 Course Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Course Catalog & Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMSP 2110 - Foundations of Paramedicine


Prerequisite: Program Admission; ALHS 1011  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 introduces the student to the role of the paramedic in today’s healthcare system, with a focus on the prehospital setting. This course will also prepare the student to integrate scene and patient assessment findings with knowledge of epidemiology and pathophysiology to form a field impression. This includes developing a list of differential diagnoses through clinical reasoning to modify the assessment and formulate a treatment plan. Topics include: EMS Systems; Research; Workforce Safety and Wellness; Documentation; EMS System Communication; Therapeutic Communication; Medical/Legal and Ethics; Life Span Development; Public Health; Incident Management; Air Medical; Scene Size-Up; Primary Assessment; History Taking; Secondary Assessment; Monitoring Devices; and Reassessment. Contact hours: Class - 2, Lab -2. Credit hours: 3 (Sp)