Trauma Emergencies

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Limitations on Enrollment: Formal admission to the Paramedic Certificate Program, annual physical exam and tuberculin test, current immunizations, personal liability insurance, background check, drug screening, current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider basic cardiac life support card. Corequisite: EMT 124. Pathophysiology, assessment and management of trauma emergencies in the field. Basic and advanced management principles and continuum of trauma care. Focus on prehospital and definitive management of patients with shock as the result of traumatic injury. (CSU, AVC)