EMS 270 - Life Span Emergencies

Class Hours 2
Lab Hours 3
Clinical Hours 0
Work Experience 0
Credit Hours 3
Minimum State Prerequisites: Take All: EMS 122 and EMS 130
Minimum State Corequisites: None
Local Prerequisites: None
Local Corequisites: None

This course covers medical/ethical/legal issues and the spectrum of age-specific emergencies from conception through death required for paramedic certification. Topics include gynecological, obstetrical, neonatal, pediatric, and geriatric emergencies and pharmacological therapeutics. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize and treat age-specific emergencies.

College Transfer: N/A