January 2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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January 2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EM 191 - Paramedic Preparation


This course introduces issues related to the practice of pre-hospital advanced life support as a career with a focus on issues common to all healthcare professions. Content areas include paramedic roles and responsibilities, well-being of the paramedic, illness and injury prevention, medical-legal-ethical issues, therapeutic communications, and medical terminology. Upon completion, students will have demonstrated competency in those respective components of the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT Paramedic. 2.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 30.00 Prerequisites: EM 189 /EM 189L Paramedic Anatomy and Physiology Lab . Corequisites: None.