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

EMS 2681 - Special Considerations in Prehospital Care



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 implementation of a proper treatment plan for the geriatric patient, the patient who has sustained abuse or assault, the patient with a suspected emergency, the chronic care patient, and the patient with common complaints. Provides procedures to ensure safe and effective ground and air transport, including the integration of the principles of general incident management and Multiple Casualty Incident management (MCI), rescue awareness management, human hazards awareness management, and general incident management of hazardous materials emergencies.
Semester Hours: 1 credit hour
Semester Offered: Summer
Fees: None
Course Designations: AS only