EMS 2560 - Medical Emergencies II

2 Credits
Explores medical emergencies and their effect on patients in the prehospital environment. This course is a continuation of Medical Emergencies I, and covers topics such as: The immune system, infectious diseases, endocrine emergencies, anaphylaxis, environmental emergencies, the acute abdomen, toxicology and psychiatric emergencies. This course also addresses special topics such as geriatrics, alcohol and drug abuse.

Pre-Requisites EMS 2460

Major Content Areas
Immunology and infectious disease

Communicable diseases

Abdominal emergencies

Environmental emergencies

Toxicological emergencies

Behavioral emergencies

Drug and alcohol addiction and emergencies

Special patient care and lifespan development

Hematology

Learning Outcomes
Discuss infectious disease and identify methods of personal protection.

Describe how the immune system works to protect against communicable diseases.

Describe common communicable diseases and how to protect yourself as well as your patient.

Identify common abdominal emergencies including possible causes and proper management.

Discuss and describe environmental emergencies such as hypothermia, hyperthermia, altitude sickness and barotrauma.

Discuss assessment and care of patients experiencing psychological/behavioral emergencies.

Recognize possible toxicological emergencies and describe personal protection and care of your patient.

Discuss signs and symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse.

Explain hematological emergencies and discuss care and treatment of patients with associated illness.

Discuss care and treatment of special patient situations.