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EMSP 243 Airway Management, Patient Assessment, and Trauma Clinical

Students will be able to establish and/or maintain a patent airway, oxygenate and ventilate a patient utilizing basic and advanced-level skills, take a proper history, perform a comprehensive physical examination on any patient, and communicate the findings to others. Students will be able to integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the respiratory emergency and trauma patient to include a transport decision. Students must maintain licensure as a Nationally Registered EMT-I99 (Maryland CRT 99) for the duration of the course and during Paramedic testing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EMSP 240 and EMSP 241

Corequisite

EMSP 242

Hours Weekly

9 hours weekly