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University of Colorado System

Medical Emergencies: CPR, Toxicology, and Wilderness

In this course, you will develop the knowledge and skills to assess and stabilize certain types of patients for transport. By the end of this course, you will be able to: (1) Identify the signs and symptoms associated with a patient in shock, to describe the major categories of shock, to assess a patient with signs of shock and formulate a plan for treatment to stabilize the patient for transport, (2) Identify a patient in cardiac arrest and to describe the components of high performance CPR including placement of an AED, components of quality chest compressions, and options for oxygenation, (3) Identify a patient with under the influence of a drug of abuse or a toxicologic ingestion, assess a patient with a potential or known ingestion, and to formulate a plan for treatment and stabilization for transport including that of a violent patient, (4) Identify the symptoms associated with the most common environmental emergencies including hypothermia, hyperthermia, lightning strike and drowning, to assess patients with an environmental emergency and to describe initial treatment and stabilization for transportation and (5) Understanding your patient's story as well as to think critically about the complaint and symptoms associated with the gastrointestinal track, renal system, and the reproductive system.

Status: Automated External Defibrillator
Status: Emergency and Intensive Care
BeginnerCourse13 hours

Featured reviews

UM

5.0Reviewed Jun 1, 2020

It was very useful and informative. The pattern of assignment and evaluation of that was up to the point. And teaching was super

PI

5.0Reviewed Oct 2, 2019

well structure lecture with all the additional reading and video make more easy to comprehend.

MB

5.0Reviewed Aug 28, 2020

Very helpful course on diagnosis & management on certain diseases. Content is basic but the explanation is thorough and there are also supplementary readings. The quizzes can be quite difficult.

MZ

5.0Reviewed Jul 3, 2020

Excellent! Learned more than I could ever expect, awesome presentations by speakers too !

RA

5.0Reviewed Aug 30, 2019

I swear this is the best course I have ever seen , the type of questions and evaluation, the scenario of the scene, every thing is excellent.

CI

5.0Reviewed Mar 28, 2020

I am grateful and thankful for the support and help you provide , in such times and this are the real heroes doing heroic acts.

KM

5.0Reviewed Nov 3, 2020

Heartily Thanks to the people behind this course and to the University of Colorado!!! ;)

KC

5.0Reviewed May 7, 2020

Thanking Coursera for this platform as this enable me as well the rest of the aspiring EMT person to perform and been on par with excellence and knowledge wise in practicing at work place station.

SH

5.0Reviewed Aug 25, 2022

Great course! I recertified and I learned so much. The EMT Bootcamp was AMAZING! Thank you for the opportunity!

H

5.0Reviewed Apr 1, 2020

You should consider taking this course even if you don't plan on working as an EMT, the knowledge will be beneficial to you and the people around you.

KV

5.0Reviewed Aug 22, 2021

i found this course very intresting, increased my skill with very important topics. thank you very much for all the team and heartly thanks for coursera for providing education for global

DS

5.0Reviewed Nov 25, 2020

This course was very interesting also advance ,it teaches me a lot of important protocols in the medical field .

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