EMSA 1501 - Adv EMT Medical Emergencies

Institution:

Dyersburg State Community College

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Description:

(Prerequisites: EMSB 1602, EMSB 1102, EMSB 1112) (Co-requisites: EMSA 1201, EMSA 1111) This course is one of two lecture courses which include basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients. This course includes the following topcs: Emergency Medical Responder and Emergency Medical Technician-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, medical/legal/ethical considerations, anatomy and physiology, life span development, pathophysiology, pateitn assessment, critical thinking, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies. 5 credit hours

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dscc.edu

Phone Number:

(731) 286-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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