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Life Span Emergencies
Course | Course Title | Class | Lab/ Shop | Clinical/ Co-op | Credit |
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EMS 270 | Life Span Emergencies | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Prerequisites: EMS 120 and EMS 130 and EMS 131 | |||||
Corequisites: None | |||||
Effective Term: Summer 1997 | |||||
This course, required for paramedic certification, covers medial/ ethical/legal issues and the spectrum of age-specific emergencies from conception through death. Topics include gynecological, obstetrical, neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric emergencies and pharmacological therapeutics. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize and treat age-specific emergencies and certify at the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider level. |
This Course can be found in these Programs of Study
- Emergency Medical Science - Associate in Applied Science (Day)