EMS-2554 - EMS Operations (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 0900 , and MTH 0900T or higher, and RDG 0800 or IDS 1010T

Co-requisite: EMS 1410 , EMS 1484 and EMS 1484L

This course focuses on the cognitive knowledge associated with ambulance operations. The following topics/skills are included, but not limited to: assessment based management, triage, incident command functions, medical incident command, terrorism practices, weapons of mass destruction, vehicle stabilization and extrication, specialized extrication, decontamination, in-water immobilization, personal protection, crime scene awareness. Knowledge of skills includes, but is not limited to: vehicle stabilization, crime scene preservation, and ambulance operations.