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EMS-1410 - Introduction to EMS* (3)


Prerequisite: ENG 0900  ; and MTH 0900T   or MTH 0940   or higher ; and  RDG 0800   or FYS 1010T  ; and admission to the paramedic certificate program

Co-requisite: BIO 1040  

This course provides an introduction to Emergency Medical Services practice. As a foundation course, the following topics will be covered in cognitive format: the EMS system, research, roles and responsibilities, EMS communication systems, infection control, principles of pharmacology, medication administration, practitioner well-being, illness and injury prevention, ethics and legal issues, documentation, professionalism, Maryland EMS practice protocols, principles of pathophysiology, therapeutic communication, and human life-span development.





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