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   EMS 2035 - Paramedic Trauma Emergencies

4.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 2036  
Prerequisites: Requires college-level math placement; and Next Generation Accuplacer Writing scores 246-300; or equivalent ACT score 18 or SAT score 470; or passed any CCR course, ENG 0092 , or 1000-level ENG course with a grade of C- or higher. The college may also use previous academic history, including high school information, for placement.
Expands on the paramedic student’s knowledge of trauma emergencies with the integration of assessment findings in formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan for an acutely injured patient.  The course will provide an in-depth evaluation of trauma to include: categorization of trauma patients, incidence of trauma, trauma systems, types of injury, trauma assessment, documentation in trauma, trauma scoring scales, trauma center designations, and transfer of patients.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222, EMS-235
LEC 60 Contact hours



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