EMS 1555 - Paramedic Trauma Management

2 cr. hrs.
Credit Hours: 2

This course is designed to provide paramedic trauma management instruction for the Paramedic Certificate Program and meets the requirements of the most current National Education Standards. Course instruction includes trauma system/mechanism of injury, hemorrhage and shock, burns, soft tissue injuries, head trauma, spinal trauma, thoracic trauma, abdominal trauma, and musculoskeletal trauma.

Course Designations: (OA)

Prerequisite(s): EMT Certificate
Corequisite(s): EMS 1555L and EMS 1600.