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Airway I |
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AIRWAY I |
| CLASS CODE: |
PARA 264 |
CREDITS:
1
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| DIVISION: |
AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES |
| DEPARTMENT: |
HEALTH SCIENCE |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Airway anatomy, physiology and management to include endotracheal intubation, combitube, LMA, PTL, EOA, EGTA tracheal suctioning, extubation, respiratory diseases and disorders with pharmacological management. |
| TAUGHT: |
Winter/Summer |
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: |
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| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: |
Students will: 1) establish and/or maintain a patient airway, oxygenate, and ventilate a patient, 2) integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with respiratory problems. |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
Paramedic majors only.
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| PREREQUISITES: |
Concurrent registration in PARA 260. Permission only. |
| OTHER: |
12 week class. |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
April 2004 |
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