EMS 242: Paramedic Patient Assessment

Credits 2
Theory Credit
2
Skills Laboratory/Clinical Practice
2

This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to perform a comprehensive patient assessment, make initial management decisions, and to communicate assessment findings and patient care verbally and in writing. Content areas include: airway management, history taking, and techniques of the physical examination, patient assessment, clinical decision making, communications, documentation and assessment based management.

Prerequisites

EMS 189 or BIO 201

Corequisites

EMS 240, EMS 241, EMS 243 and EMS 244