EMS 232 Medical Emergencies III (3 credits)
Prerequisite Enrollment in the Paramedic Program. Completion of EMS 231 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
Course Description
This course addresses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnostic assessment findings to formulate a treatment plan.
Course Content
Integration of patient assessment findings and formulation of treatement plans.
Student Outcomes
- Integrate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathopysiology to formulate a field impression and implement a treatement plan.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:
- Conduct a patient evaluation.
- Communicate essential continuing patient care information to responding and hospital personnel.
- Administer emergency treatment rendered at an advanced life support level.
Core Abilities Outcomes:
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking
Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 30
Total Contact Hours 30
Potential Methods
Peer evaluation
Instructor evaluation
Written assessments
Group assessments
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