10 courses with the subject MED, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MED 110Introduction to Paramedicine4
This course provides paramedic students with the principles of advanced pre- hospital care and EMS operations under varying circumstances including operations and paramedic roles and responsibilities. There is an added emphasis on personal wellness and injury and illness prevention, the medical-legal aspects of emergency care and ethics, the Incident Command System, and managing resources at the emergency scene, particularly at scenes involving multiple ambulances and multiple agencies. Time is devoted to rescue operations, and an overview of hazardous material is presented. The student is made aware of their role in protecting the crime scene. An overview is provided in rural EMS, to raise awareness of the special circumstances that many providers face regarding distance, terrain, weather conditions, and EMS staffing. Semester Offered: F
Assessment and Human Systems This course covers the theory, skills, and terminology needed to perform physical assessment, including overview of basic anatomy and physiology, systematic assessment of the patient, the process of obtaining the patient's medical history, procedures in performing the physical examination and a concise method of recording the findings. This course covers the general principles of pharmacology, calculating drug doses and effects of drugs administered by paramedics in the treatment of patients in the clinical and field setting. This course provides a comprehensive laboratory experience designed to familiarize the student with the practical aspects of medical patient assessment, including primary and secondary survey. In addition, both drug dose calculations and medication administration are practiced. Semester Offered: F
for Paramedicine This course provides an analysis of normal anatomy and physiology and the disease processes of the female reproductive system, life span development, geriatric patients, and those patients who are challenged. This course also views interventions for the chronic-care patient, and those who may be victims of abuse and neglect. Semester Offered: F
The first half of this course focuses on pathophysiology common to all disease processes: shock, acid-base, and airway. The second half covers the pathophysiology of the pulmonary, nervous, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary systems. It reviews IV fluid administration and medical math, briefly reviews the anatomy and physiology of each topic covered, and uses a scenario- based approach to assessment and management. Semester Offered: S 130 180, MED 190
This course is intended to present to the paramedic student a comprehensive insight into traumatic injury to the human body, its causes, types and implications. The impact on trauma survival and the concept of well-developed regional trauma systems will be discussed. An emphasis will be placed upon the evaluation and management of both blunt and penetrating trauma in relationship to regional anatomy. Semester Offered: S 130 180, MED 190
This course includes the assessment and management of blood borne infectious diseases, respiratory infectious disease and their role in pandemics, toxicological emergencies, infectious diseases, Q U I N SIGAM O N D CO M M U N IT Y CO LLEG E 411
