| Special Considerations | |||
| SPEC CONSIDER | |||
| CLASS CODE: | PARA 270 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | HEALTH SCIENCE | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | Assessment and management of neonate, pediatric, geriatric, special patients, challenged patients, and abused and assaulted patients. Includes: Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification preparation and Critical Care and Acute Interventions in the home care patient. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Assessment and management of neonate, pediatric, geriatric, special patients, challenged patients, and abused and assaulted patients. Includes: Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Certification preparation and Critical Care and Acute Interventions in the home care patient. | ||
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| OBJECTIVES: | To train the paramedic student to assess and manage pediatric, geriatric and other special patients and to prepare the student to take the Pediatric Advanced Life Support examination. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | Three lecture hours per week. Two lab hours per week. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | PARA 260. Permission Only | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2000 | ||