Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
MFRI-0069
Organization's ID:
ALS
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
40 Hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Emergency Medical Services, Fire Science, Community Health Practice or Allied Health
Description

Objective:

To provide the student with the tools required to integrate the pathophysiological principles and the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for a medical or trauma patient.

Learning Outcomes:

  • A cardiovascular emergency or a traumatic injury
  • Describe the appropriate use of continuous positive airway pressure
  • Describe the appropriate management of a difficult airway and demonstrate the use of advanced airway management techniques
  • Integrate the pathophysiological principles and the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the patient with an exposure to a biological, chemical or nuclear warfare agent, a neurological emergency, a disor
  • Discuss and apply in simulation the principles of crew resource management
  • Describe the pharmokinetics of the common prehospital medications
  • Describe the appropriate management of the chronic care patient in crisis
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Lectures
Supplemental Materials