Trauma Patient Management in Paramedicine

Catalog description

Designed to provide an overview of pathophysiologic principles, epidemiology, comprehensive assessment, differential diagnosis, and pharmacology for various trauma conditions. Develops psychomotor skills in the paramedic scope of practice through sequenced lab simulations. Prepares students to implement a management plan in the Paramedic scope of practice for hemorrhage, soft tissue trauma, burns, face and neck trauma, head and spine trauma, chest trauma, abdominal and genitourinary trauma, orthopedic trauma, and environmental emergencies. Prerequisites: Admission into the Paramedic Education Program.