PMED 143Traumatic Emergencies

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Prepares students to identify shock and hypoxia in traumatic patients. Students will learn to identify life-threatening and non-life threatening traumatic emergencies through assessment and evaluation, as well as provide proper treatment and transport of patients. Certification in International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) will be offered. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Region IV trauma protocols will also be reviewed. <BR>Concurrent enrollment in PMED 142. <BR>(PCS 1.2, 4 credit hours: 3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab)