PMED 0229 - PARAMEDIC CONCEPTS III

4 Credit Hours

The didactic content of this course will cover kinematics of trauma, pathophysiology of trauma, trauma systems, assessing and management hemorrhage and shock, soft tissue trauma, head, facial and neck trauma, spinal trauma, thoracic trauma, abdominal trauma, musculoskeletal trauma, burns, blunt and penetrating trauma, and blast injuries. The student will utilize and build upon previous semesters’ content in assessing and managing the trauma patient during scenariobased sim/lab.

Pre-requisites: Completed PMED 0260 with a grade “C” of higher;
Co-requisites: PMED 0245.