EMS-2524 - EMS Medical Management* (3) Prerequisite: EMS 1484 EMS 1484L EMS 1544
Co-requisite: EMS 2524L
This course focuses on the cognitive knowledge associated with EMS medical management. The following topics/skills are included, but not limited to: assessment and management of medical emergencies, respiratory, neurologic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal/urologic, hematologic, environmental, behavioral and gynecological emergencies; allergic reactions, substance abuse and poisoning, neonatology, pediatrics, geriatrics, infectious and communicable diseases are also covered.
Knowledge of skills includes, but is not limited to: CPAP/BiPAP, administration of pharmacology associated with medical emergencies, protection and restraint of violent patients, delivery of newborns with and without complications, newborn and pediatric care and management, tracheotomy care, vascular access devices used in home health.
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