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3.00 Credits
The course introduces the paramedic student to the complex and critical discipline of emergency pharmacology. The course will discuss the role of awareness of blood borne pathogens, the history of pharmacology, the sources of drugs, their classifications and various preparations used. Students will learn the basics of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. They will understand the role of fluids, electrolytes and intravenous therapy. Dosing and drug calculations and administration will be learned. Students will learn the use of disease specific medications. Lecture ( 30.00) Laboratory ( 30.00) Prerequisites: EMT-100 Corequisites: BIO-103 and PRM-103
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6.00 Credits
The course prepares the student to recognize and manage medical emergencies and render appropriate patient care. The course will discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the most frequently encountered medical emergencies. Subject areas and skills include, but are not limited to; patient assessment, oxygen therapy, basic and advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring, medication administration, intravenous therapy, needle thoracotomy, pulse oximetry, patient management for; cardiac arrest, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies, and medical emergencies. Lecture ( 60.00) Laboratory ( 60.00) Prerequisites: PRM-103, PRM-104 and BIO-103 Corequisites: PRM-106 and PRM-107
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3.00 Credits
The course introduces the paramedic student to the complex and critical discipline of emergency electrocardiography (ECG). The course will discuss the history and role of the ECG in care of the pre-hospital emergency patient. Students will learn the basics of waveforms, segments, and complexes. They will understand the meaning of normal and abnormal ECG tracings. Students will learn the application and use of ECG monitoring leads versus diagnostic 12 lead ECG's. Lecture ( 30.00) Laboratory ( 30.00) Prerequisites: PRM-103 and PRM-104 Corequisites: PRM-105 and PRM-107
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2.00 Credits
The course prepares the student to recognize the need for and the management of appropriate patient care via clinical observation and the practical application of learned skills. Clinical ( 96.00) Prerequisites: PRM-103 and PRM-104 Corequisites: PRM-105 and PRM-106
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5.00 Credits
This course will provide the educational and clinical experience required to prepare the student to achieve certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic. Clinical practice allows the paramedic student to apply learned theory and skills while under the guidance of a preceptor. Skills include, but are not limited to, patient assessment, oxygen therapy, basic and advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring, medication administration, intravenous therapy, needle thoracotomy and pulse oximetry. Students will utilize their patient management skills for cardiac arrest, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies, and medical emergencies. Clinical ( 225.00) Prerequisites: PRM-105, PRM-106 and PRM-107
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8.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to recognize and manage medical emergencies and render appropriate patient care. The course will discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the most frequently encountered medical emergencies. Subject areas and skills include, but are not limited to, patient assessment, oxygen therapy, basic and advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring, ECG interpretation, medication administration, intravenous therapy, needle thoracotomy, pulse oximetry, patient management for cardiac arrest, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies, and medical emergencies. Lecture ( 90.00) Laboratory ( 60.00) Prerequisites: PRM-101, PRM-102, BIO-111 and BIO-210 Corequisites: PRM-121
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4.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to recognize the need for, and the management of, appropriate patient care via clinical observation and the practical application of learned skills. Lecture ( 30.00) Laboratory ( 60.00) Prerequisites: PRM-101, PRM-102, BIO-111 and BIO-210 Corequisites: PRM-110
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the educational experience required to prepare the student to achieve certification as an Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic. Clinical practice allows the paramedic student to apply learned theory and skills while under the guidance of a preceptor. Lecture ( 15.00 Laboratory ( 60.00) Prerequisites: PRM-121 and PRM-110
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5.00 Credits
This course prepares the student to recognize and manage medical emergencies and render appropriate patient care. The course will discuss the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of the most frequently encountered medical emergencies. Subject areas and skills include, but are not limited to; patient assessment, oxygen therapy, basic and advanced airway management, cardiac monitoring, medication administration, intravenous therapy, needle thoracotomy, pulse oximetry, patient management for environmental emergencies, psychiatric emergencies, pediatric emergencies, geriatric emergencies, obstetrical and gynecological emergencies, and neonatal emergencies. Lecture ( 60.00), Laboratory ( 45.00) Prerequisites: PRM-108 Corequisites: PRM-204 and PRM-205
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3.00 Credits
The course prepares the student to recognize and manage the trauma patient and to evaluate the mechanism of injury to assess the underlying potential for serious injury. Lecture ( 30.00) Laboratory ( 30.00) Prerequisites: PRM-108 Corequisites: PRM-203 and PRM-205
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