Paramedic Fundamentals

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Offered autumn at Missoula College and Missoula Emergency Services. Requires admission to Paramedicine program. Requires completion of all program pre-requisites and admission to program. Prepares the paramedic student in the basic knowledge and skills needed in the pre-hospital environment. Topics covered include roles and responsibilities of the paramedic, medical legal considerations, communications, rescue and disaster operations, initial patient assessment and management, airway management and ventilation, pathophysiology of shock, and emergency pharmacology.