EMSA 1350 - Introduction to EMTB/A

Credits: 3

EMSA 1350 is one of the two lecture courses designed to provide the student with the knowledge of an entry-level Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). This course includes the following topics: Emergency Medical Responder-National Educational Standards competencies, roles and responsibilities of the EMT, workforce safety, wellness, public health, communications, documentation, EMS operations, medical/legal/ethical considerations, fundamental anatomy and physiology, life span development, fundamental pathophysiology, patient assessment, airway management, respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, acute diabetic emergencies, abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies, urologic emergencies, anaphylactic reactions, and behavioral emergencies. (NT)

Lecture Hours: 45

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the AAEMT program
Corequisite(s): EMSA 1150, EMSA 1250, EMSA 1260, EMSA 2250, EMSA 2260, and EMSA 2650