EMS 130 - Respiratory Management and Function

Institution:

Southeastern Technical College

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Description:

(Prerequisites: EMS 126, EMS 127A-B, EMS 128,EMS 129) This course is designed to help the paramedic assess and treat wide varieties of respiratory related illnesses in the pediatric and adult patient. Topics include: a review of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology of foreign body airway obstruction, recognition of respiratory compromise, use of airway adjunctive equipment/procedures, current therapeutic modalities for bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, hyperventilation syndromes, and spontaneous pneumothorax. This section also provides expanded information for adult respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary thromboembolism, neoplasms of the lung, pneumonia, emphysema, pulmonary edema, and respiratory infections. This course provides instruction on topics in Division 2 (Airway), Section 1 (Airway Management and Ventilation) and Division 5 (Medical), Section 1 (Respiratory) of the USDOT/NHTSA Paramedic National Standard Curriculum.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.southeasterntech.edu

Phone Number:

(912) 538-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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