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2025-2026 College Catalog and Student Handbook 
  
2025-2026 College Catalog and Student Handbook

EMS 2680 - Behavioral Emergencies



Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Paramedic program and completion of the program’s semester one and two core courses, with a C or better. 
Corequisite(s): None
Focuses on psychiatric and behavioral emergencies, including the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders; biological, psychosocial, and socio-cultural components; and assessment and management of behavioral emergency patients, such as potentially suicidal patients and violent patients.
Semester Hours: 1 credit hour
Semester Offered: Summer
Fees: None
Course Designations: AS only