Emergency Medical Care - EMS 135 at Piedmont Virginia Community College

https://courses.vccs.edu/colleges/pvcc/courses/EMS135-EmergencyMedicalCare

Effective: 2019-08-01

Course Description

Prepares the student to assess and manage patients with common medical emergencies.
Lecture 2 hours. Total 2 hours per week.
2 credits

The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.

General Course Purpose

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to a variety of medical related complaints, including pathophysiology, signs, symptoms and treatments.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Prerequisite: Current Virginia EMT and CPR certification as approved by the Virginia Office of EMS. Corequisite: EMS 136.

Course Objectives

Major Topics to be Included

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