EMSP 1520 Advanced Patient Care for the AEMT (2-2-3)

This course provides students with opportunities to apply fundamental knowledge of basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation based on assessment findings for the following: acutely ill patients; patients in shock; respiratory failure or arrest; cardiac failure or arrest; post resuscitation management; and acutely injured patients. The course also provides students with a fundamental knowledge of growth, development, and aging and assessment findings to provide basic and selected advanced emergency care and transportation for patients with special needs. Topics include geriatrics; patients with special challenges; medical overview; neurology; immunology; infectious diseases; endocrine disorders; cardiovascular; toxicology; respiratory; hematology; genitourinary/renal; shock and resuscitation; chest trauma; abdominal and genitourinary trauma; orthopedic trauma; head, facial, neck, and spine trauma; nervous system trauma; and the integration of medical and trauma assessments.

Offered Spring

Prerequisite

class='sc-courselink' href='/catalogs/athens-technical-college/2019-2020/catalog/courses/emsp-emergency-medical-technician-paramedic-technology/1000/emsp-1110'>EMSP 1110 with a grade of C or higher, class='sc-courselink' href='/catalogs/athens-technical-college/2019-2020/catalog/courses/emsp-emergency-medical-technician-paramedic-technology/1000/emsp-1120'>EMSP 1120 or EMSP 1130 with a grade of C or higher, EMSP 1150 with a grade of C or higher