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Course Criteria
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6.00 Credits
Develops a nutrition-care management project.
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1.50 - 3.00 Credits
Two-week required rotation of seven eight-hour emergency department (ED) shifts. A variety of Loma Linda University Community Hospital ED, Loma Linda University Medical Center ED, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital ED shifts (pediatric side); and an administrative shift--including time in the radio room, on the triage desk, and with the transport nurse. Didactic sessions include attendance at emergency medicine residency conferences and grand rounds, and one-on-one learning experience with the senior administrative resident each Monday morning. Also included are hands-on suture lab, EKG reading tutorial, and case studies in reading common emergency radiographs.
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1.50 - 18.00 Credits
Two-week or four-week rotation of four eight-hour emergency department (ED) shifts weekly. Shifts include a variety of Loma Linda University Community Hospital ED, Loma Linda University Medical Center ED, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital ED shifts (pediatric side); and an administrative shift--including time in the radio room, on the triage desk, and with the transport nurse. Didactic sessions include attendance at emergency medicine residency conferences and grand rounds, and one-on-one learning experience with the senior administrative resident each Monday morning. Also included are a hands-on suture laboratory, EKG reading tutorial, and case studies in reading common emergency radiographs.
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3.00 Credits
General overview of pharmacology--including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and therapeutics of drugs. Basic definitions, sources of information, classification of drugs, and principles and mechanisms of drug actions. Emphasizes prehospital drug categories.
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2.00 Credits
Develops basic ECG interpretation skills. Focuses on anatomy and physiology, underlying pathophysiology and basic rhythm recognition. Overview of related treatments. Emphasizes skills needed by bedside practitioner to differentiate between benign and life-threatening dysrhythmias.
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3.00 Credits
Assists the health care provider to develop assessment skills and to increase knowledge of medical management of the patient with acute and chronic cardiovascular disorders. Focuses on anatomy and physiology, underlying pathophysiology, advanced history taking and physical assessment, cardiovascular pharmacology, electrical modalities, cardiac diagnostic testing, and current research. Emphasizes the emergency care of patients with myocardial infarction and trauma to the cardiovascular system. Assignment includes interaction with cardiac patients and observation of diagnostic studies in the clinical setting.
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2.00 Credits
Designed for health care providers who are familiar with basic ECG monitoring and are seeking to learn principles of application and interpretation of the 12-lead system. Emphasizes recognition of the acute myocardial infarction. Additional topics include identifying: axis deviation, acute ischemic conditions, electrolyte imbalances, bundle-branch block, and infarct impostors. Practical application of information to bedside care of cardiac patients, emphasizing patient assessment, data collection, and use of the 12-lead to guide rapid intervention. Certificate issued upon successful completion of the course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of a basic ECG interpretation examination.
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2.00 Credits
Seminar-style discussion on current issues and controversies in emergency medicine. May include topics such as prehospital use of thrombolytic therapy, managed care, primary-care advanced-scope paramedic practice, etc.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces prehospital medical services. Roles and responsibilities of paramedics and EMTs. EMS systems design, constraints, and operating problems. EMS environment and scene issues. Medical-legal issues. History and current state of prehospital care and medical oversight.
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2.00 Credits
Investigates the dimensions of emergency medical services. Influence of environment on oxygen delivery. Develops paradigms for EMS. Decision making in the constrained environment. Stress models and role theories. Discusses EMS as sequential environments from public health to critical care.
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