Credit Hours:3 Lecture Hours:3 Lab Hours:1 Contact Hour Total:64 Utilization of medications in treating emergency situations. A comprehensive course covering all aspects of the utilization of medications in treating emergency situations. Course is designed to complement Cardiology, Special Populations, and Medical Emergency courses. The student will display a command of general pharmacological terminology, general drug mechanisms, administration routes and administration procedures, and drug dose calculations. Students will demonstrate understanding of the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, indications, contraindications, possible side effects, and common drug interactions of a variety of medications used in out-of-hospital medical care. Prerequisite(s): Admissions into the Paramedic Technology Certificate cohort. Corequisite(s):EMSP 1338, EMSP 1355, EMSP 2260, and EMSP 1356Notes: Starting with Fall 2015, this course will replace EMSP 2348 for the Fall 2015 cohort and beyond. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Workforce Education Course Manual (WECM) course