6.00 Credits
EMT Medical Emergencies and EMS Operations is the one of two lecture courses designed to provide the student with the knowledge of an entry-level Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This course includes the following topics: Emergency MedicalResponder-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of theEMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, EMSoperations, medical/legal/ethical considerations, fundamental anatomy and physiology, lifespan development, fundamental pathophysiology, patient assessment, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies.