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Trauma Emergencies

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Course Information

Course Description

This is the fourth of five courses in Advanced Pre-hospital Care which prepare students to take the licensure examination to become EMT-Paramedics. Each course consists of classroom instruction and practical skills demonstration and testing. This course details the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of trauma. It incorporates advanced pre-hospital care from the mechanism of injury analysis to shock/trauma resuscitation. The course is offered at associated hospitals in Lake County. This course is an approved program by the IDPH under the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Minimum Credit Hours

3

Maximum Credit Hours

3

Lecture - Lab Hours

(2.5-1)

PCS Code

1.2

Requirements

Corequisite: EMT 133

2022-2023 CLC Catalog