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Medical Emergencies

Become an EMT,

In this course, you will develop the knowledge and skills to assess and stabilize certain types of patients for transport. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1) assess a basic medical patient 2) describe general pharmacologic principles and the skills associated with medication administration, 3) explain airway physiology, the assessment of the airway and available interventions for airway management, 4) identify, assess and formulate a plan to stabilize a patient with a respiratory emergency for transport, and 5) identify, assess and formulate a plan to stabilize a patient with a cardiovascular emergency for transport. 6) describe the most common neurologic and endocrine emergencies and what you can do for them as an EMT.
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Rating 4.8★ based on 17 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Colorado System via Coursera
Instructors Angela Wright, MD, Whitney Barrett, MD, Arthur Pliaconis, Kathrine Lopez
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Language English
Subjects Science
Tags Life Sciences Patient Care

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This is a great course with excellent content, put across in byte size topics with the option to take your knowledge further.As a former 1st responder with St John Ambulance I have found it a great way to refresh existing, but forgotten skills and knowledge challenging but fun This is a great course and have given me the necessay training that I require to further my education in health care positions throughout my career.

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Volunteer Patient Transport $39k

Transport Purchaser $55k

Transport Officer $62k

Patient Transport Group Leader $64k

Patient Transport Lead $70k

Medical Transport $76k

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Rating 4.8★ based on 17 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of Colorado System via Coursera
Instructors Angela Wright, MD, Whitney Barrett, MD, Arthur Pliaconis, Kathrine Lopez
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Science
Tags Life Sciences Patient Care

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