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TCC Catalog 2016-17 
    
TCC Catalog 2016-17 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMS2346C Critical Care Ground Transport

6 credit hour(s) | Fall | Spring
Prerequisite(s): must be licensed healthcare professional holding an associate or higher degree (registered nurse, paramedic, respiratory therapist) that routinely participates in interfacility transports involving critical care patients.
This course includes instruction in all common aspects of critical care assessment and management, including pathophysiology, pharmacology, 12-lead ECG interpretation, interpretation of laboratory values, interpretation of routine diagnostic images, ventilator management, aortic balloon pump management, differential diagnosis and critical thinking. Lecture/Lab: 80 clock hours. Clinical: 24 clock hours. Simulation lab: 12 clock hours. Does not count toward A.A. degree.