EMS-2554 - EMS Operations (3)

Prerequisite: EMS 2524 EMS 2524L EMS 2534 EMS 2534L EMS 2544 ;

Co-requisite: EMS 2554L ;

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.