Introduction To Emergency Medicine

 The Intro to Emergency Medicine course builds a solid foundation for students in the basic concepts surrounding emergency medical care. It is prudent to have a strong foundation before trying to grasp the more advanced topics offered in our other courses. Topics covered in this course include:

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• Scene assessment and size up

• Intro to vital signs

• Visual assessment

• Approaching a patient

• Intro to patient assessment

• Head to toe assessment

• Medical vs Trauma assessment

• Basics of patient packaging and movement

• Basic first aid