About this Specialization
Health care is an exciting and ever growing profession that can take you many different directions. You can apply the fundamentals you learn here about emergent patient care, stabilization, and disease processes toward becoming an EMT or further health care pursuits. In this specialization you will learn to care for stable and unstable patients before they get to a hospital, how to identify time sensitive diseases, and medical and traumatic conditions that affect both adults and pediatric patients. Course 1 ensures you can assess a scene and prepare to provide care, understand the framework for patient assessment, history of emergency medical services, and the personal requirements to be an EMT. Course 2 addresses airway, breathing and circulation, medications and medication administration that EMTs are allowed to provide, and how to identify a patient having a stroke or diabetic emergency. Course 3 covers skills related to high performance CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, toxicology, and wilderness emergency medicine. Course 4 offers skills for trauma emergencies and Course 5 focuses pregnancy, infants and pediatrics. Essential skills are demonstrated throughout the specialization. Finally, apply the course materials to real patient scenarios in the Capstone to help prepare you for national registry testing. For more information regarding educational requirements for licensure in U.S. states or U.S. territories see FAQ below.
| From | University of Colorado System via Coursera |
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| Hours | 128 |
| Instructors | Angela Wright, MD, Arthur Pliaconis, Whitney Barrett, MD, Kathrine Lopez |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science |
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Health Care Partner $23k
Health Care Security $38k
Resident Health Care $42k
Health Care Concierge $54k
Health Care Facility $57k
Regional Health Care $61k
Health care giver $62k
Health care Services $63k
Health care sales $65k
Health Care Analyst 1 $68k
Deputy Health Care $83k
Health Care Lawyer $170k
Courses in this Specialization
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In this course, you will get a thorough introduction to the emergency medical services system, and learn the foundation components to how it works as a whole. You will also learn... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Medical Emergencies: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation 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)... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Medical Emergencies: CPR, Toxicology, and Wilderness (You were viewing this course) 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)... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Welcome to Trauma Emergencies and Care. In this course, you will learn about some of the mechanics and physics of trauma on the human body, and how this can cause injury. You will... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Emergency Care: Pregnancy, Infants, and Children Welcome to the final course of lectures in your quest to master EMT basics. In this course, we will cover some of the highest-stress patient populations: pregnant patients and... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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Prepare for the EMT Certification Test Welcome to your final course in Become and EMT! Prepare for the National Registry exam. The title for this course is a little bit misleading. We do hope that at the completion... Coursera | University of Colorado System |
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| From | University of Colorado System via Coursera |
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| Hours | 128 |
| Instructors | Angela Wright, MD, Arthur Pliaconis, Whitney Barrett, MD, Kathrine Lopez |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Health Care Partner $23k
Health Care Security $38k
Resident Health Care $42k
Health Care Concierge $54k
Health Care Facility $57k
Regional Health Care $61k
Health care giver $62k
Health care Services $63k
Health care sales $65k
Health Care Analyst 1 $68k
Deputy Health Care $83k
Health Care Lawyer $170k
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