PAR 110 - Introduction to Paramedic Practice

Institution:

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

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Description:

Introduction to the Paramedic practice which includes: roles and responsibilities, emergency medical systems (EMS), medical/legal considerations, EMS communications, fundamentals of patient assessment, airway and ventilation, pathophysiology of shock, respiratory, infectious diseases, behavioral emergencies, trauma paramedics and pharmacology. Lecture: 7 hrs; Laboratory: 2 hrs. Pre-requisites: Admission to paramedic program, completion of a medical terminology course, co-requisite of a mathematics course and completion of Anatomy and Physiology or completion of BIO 137 and co-requisite of BIO 139.

Credits:

8.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.elizabethtown.kctcs.edu

Phone Number:

(270) 769-2371

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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