EMSP 2434 - Medical Emergencies (4 Credit Hours)

Campus Location: BHC, CVC

This course provides a detailed study of the knowledge and skills necessary to reach competence in the assessment and management of patients with medical emergencies.

Prerequisites: Required: (1) Admission into the Emergency Medical Services Program, (2) Current BLS (CPR) certification by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, (3) Completion of Texas Department of State Health Services approved Emergency Medical Technician course or certification by the Texas Department of State Health Services or National Registry of EMT as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic or higher.
Corequisites/Concurrent: Students will be required to submit to and pass a criminal background search and a drug screen as prescribed by the program and college. Failure to comply will result in the student being dropped from all EMSP courses.
This course is cross-listed as EMSP 2534. The student may register for either EMSP 2434 or EMSP 2534 but may receive credit for only one of the two.
Course Hour Configuration
(3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

CTE

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