531-918 — Advanced Emergency Resuscitation
By teaching Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) methodologies and protocols, this course prepares paramedic students in the integration of comprehensive knowledge of causes and pathophysiology into the management of shock, respiratory failure, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, and peri-arrest states with an emphasis on early intervention to prevent respiratory and/or cardiac arrest if possible. (Prerequisites: 531-916 Paramedic Cardiology; 531-917 Paramedic Clinical Field 1. Concurrent enrollment in 531-919 Paramedic Medical Emergencies; 531-920 Paramedic Trauma; 531-921 Special Patient Populations; 531-922 EMS Operations; 531-923 Paramedic Capstone; 531-924 Paramedic Clinical Field 2)