EMS-2524 - EMS Medical Management* (3)

Prerequisite: EMS-1484
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.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Integrate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression and implement a comprehensive treatment/disposition plan for a patient with a medical complaint.

CO2 - Integrate assessment findings with principles of pathophysiology and knowledge of psychosocial needs to formulate a field impression and implement comprehensive treatment/disposition plan for patients with special needs: Obstetrics, Neonatal Care, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Patients with Special Challenges.

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