— Principles of Paramedic Care

Catalog description

Lecture Hours: 4; Lab Hours: 0 This course presents preparatory and fundamentals of community paramedicine. Topics include EMS systems, roles and responsibilities, communication, documentation and the medical legal aspects of out of hospital care with an emphasis on personal well-being, injury prevention, research and ethics. The foundation of patient assessment is strengthened with concepts in cellular pathophysiology, pharmacology, and airway assessment. PREREQUISITE: Student must be currently Louisiana licensed and National registered as EMT or Advanced EMT or receive permission of the instructor. BIOL 1010 and BIOL 1020 or their equivalents with a “C” or better with in the last 3 years; and eligibility for ENGL 1010 and MATH 0990 .