EMSP 1356 Patient Assessment and Airway Management
CIP Code:510904
Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:2 Lab Hours:3 Contact Hour Total:80 Knowledge and skills required to perform patient assessment, airway management, and artificial ventilation. At the completion of this module, the student will be able to take a proper history and perform a comprehensive physical exam on any patient; develop a patient care plan; communicate with others; and establish and/or maintain a patient airway, oxygenate, and ventilate a patient. Prerequisite(s): A student must be college ready in reading, writing, and math according to TSI college-ready standards. Student must meet requirements for acceptance into the Paramedic Program. Student must have successfully completed, or be co-enrolled in, one semester of college level Human Anatomy and Physiology (AandP), with a “C” or better. Corequisite(s):EMSP 1338, EMSP 1355, EMSP 2348, EMSP 2260. If the student has not successfully completed the AandP requirement, co-enrollment is required during the first semester. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course