PMD-1000 Introduction to Paramedicine and Medical Emergencies

4 Credits
Introduces the paramedic student to the roles and responsibilities central to the delivery of emergency pre-hospital advanced life support-level care. Includes paramedic and technical report writing, laws governing practice, psychosocial issues and ethical considerations and aspects of the pre-hospital EMT systems and emergency field communications. Provides knowledge and skills essential to advanced life support care of patients with medical emergencies. Covers cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous system, abdominal cavity, endocrinology, environmental emergencies, and allergies-anaphylaxis as a physiologic base for assessment and intervention.
Prerequisite(s): EMT-B, program admission, and departmental approval.
3 class/2 lab hours.
Note: All courses incorporate Statewide Protocols for Paramedic as applicable.