EMSA 1501 - *Advanced EMT Medical Emergencies

The Advanced EMT Medical Emergencies is one of two lecture courses that include basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients. This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder and Emergency Medical Technician- National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the AEMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, medical/legal/ethical considerations, anatomy and physiology, life span development, pathophysiology, patient assessment, critical thinking, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies.

Semester Availability: (Subject to Change) Fall, Spring
Prerequisites: Admission to the Advanced EMT program.
Corequisites: EMSA 1111, EMSA 1112, EMSA 1201, EMSA 1202, and EMSA 1502
Contact Hours: 75 lecture hours per semester

Vocational/Career Program Designation: *Designated primarily for vocational/career programs
This course may be accepted as transfer credit by some colleges and universities, but that decision is made by the receiving institution. This course is collegiate level work, but it has been developed with a purpose other than being a university parallel course.
Division: Health Sciences
Department: Emergency Medical Technician

Credits: (5)

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