2019-2020 Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMSP 1356 - Patient Assessment and Airway Management


Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 2 Lab: 3
Knowledge and skills required to perform patient assessment, airway management, and artificial ventilation.
Prerequisite: ENGL 0304  or ESOL 0364  and ENGL 0306  or ESOL 0374  or ENGL 0302 ; EMSP 1160 EMSP 1501 , or current EMT-B certification. Corequisite: EMSP 1161  and EMSP 2306  
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Differentiate respiratory distress, failure and arrest. 2 - Establish and/or maintain a patient airway. 3 - Demonstrate oxygenation and ventilation of a patient. 4 - Perform a history and comprehensive physical exam on various patient populations. 5 - Interpret results of monitoring devices.