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EMSA 1250 - EMT First Responder

2 credit(s)


This course is a lecture course designed to provide the student with the knowledge of an entry-level Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).  This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the EMR, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, EMS operations, medical/legal/ethical considerations, fundamental anatomy and physiology, life span development, fundamental pathophysiology, patient assessment, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions and behavioral emergencies.  Two hours lecture per week. (Corequisite(s): EMSA 1150, 1260, 1350, 2250, 2260 and 2650.) F,S



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