EMSA 1501 - Advanced EMT Medical Emergencies

Credits: 5
**Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway**

F, Sp - Dyersburg/F, Sp - JNC
Prerequisites: EMSB 1102, EMSB 1111, EMSB 1602, Math Competencies 1-5

Co-requisites: EMSA 1111, EMSA 1201

This course is one of two lecture courses which include basic and limited advanced skills focused on the acute management and transportation of critical and emergent patients. This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder and Emergency Medical Technician-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, medical/legal/ethical considerations, anatomy and physiology, life span development, pathophysiology, patient assessment, critical thinking, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies. 5 hours lecture.

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