EMS-1484 - EMS Patient Assessment and Advanced Airway Management (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 0900 ; and MTH 0900 or MTH 1000T ; and IDS 1010T or RDG 0800

Co-requisite: EMS 1410 EMS 1484L

This course focuses on the cognitive domain associated with EMS patient assessment and airway management. The following topics are addressed: history taking, physical examination, patient assessment, clinical decision-making, methods of lifting and moving patients, personal protection equipment, contaminated equipment disposal, obtaining blood samples, medication administration, intravenous access, airway anatomy, airway management, ventilation and oxygenation.

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