EMS2035 — Paramedic Trauma Emergencies
Lecture Hour(s): 4 Formerly EMS 235 Expands on the paramedic student’s knowledge of trauma emergencies with the integration of assessment findings in formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan for an acutely injured patient. The course will provide an in depth evaluation of trauma to include: categorization of trauma patients, incidence of trauma, trauma systems, types of injury, trauma assessment, documentation in trauma, trauma scoring scales, trauma center designations and transfer of patients.
Prerequisites: BIO2101, EMS235