Critical Care 2023-10

Ended Dec 11, 2023
90 credits

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Course Overview:

This course will allow the student to be eligible to take the specialty certification exam for Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C) and Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C). The CCP course is designed to prepare paramedics to provide advanced critical care during ground and air transport of critically ill or injured patients. This course combines online and in-seat learning to enhance critical care thinking and advanced skills.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

recognize different flight physiologies
understand barophysiology and critical patient transfer considerations
recognize and perform critical care patient packaging
recognize critical airway and ventilation management issues including: surgical airways, ventilators, CPAP, and BiPAP
understand thoracotomy
perform and maintain chest tubes in critical care
maintain central venous lines
expand pharmacologic knowledge and it's role in critical care
interpret laboratory data
recognize advanced 12 Lead ECG with correct interpretation and treatment
understand and perform hemodynamic monitoring in the critical care patient

Instructor(s):

Beth Burkhart

Length:

10 weeks

Department:

EMS Education

Credit:

90 CEU

Audience:

EMS Professionals

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Accommodations

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