Patient Care Procedures II

This course is a continuation of studies undertaken in Patient Care Procedures I. In this course, the student will acquire the skills necessary to perform specific assessments and pre-hospital care interventions to victims of trauma or to the critically ill. He/she will also learn how to recognize complications and minimize them, either at the scene or during transport by ambulance. The student will apply those selected laboratory skills for the provision of basic pre-hospital emergency care in various simulated laboratory settings. At the end of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate his/her ability to lift, transfer, position and transport patients along with appropriate equipment in the simulated and, pre hospital setting ( patients weighing up to 110Kg, , 210LB).