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General Course Content

I. Preparatory
  A. Roles and Responsibilities of the EMT-Paramedic
  B. The Well-Being of the EMT-P
  C. Illness and Injury Prevention
  D. Medical/Legal Issues
  E. Ethics
  F. General Principles of Pathophysiology
  G. Pharmacology
  H. Venous Access and Medication Administration.
  I. Therapeutic Communications

II. Airway
  A. Airway Management and Ventilation

III. Patient Assessment
  A. History Taking
  B. Techniques of Physical Examination
  C. Patient Assessment
  D. Clinical Decision Making
  E. Communications
  F. Documentation

IV. Trauma
  A. Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury
  B. Hemorrhage and Shock
  C. Soft Tissue Trauma
  D. Burns
  E. Head and Facial Trauma
  F. Spinal Trauma
  G. Thoracic Trauma
  H. Abdominal Trauma
  I. Musculoskeletal Trauma

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