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EMS 155 - Advanced Life Support - Medical Care ♦

(4 credits) Continues the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services Intermediate and/or Paramedic curricula. Includes ALS pharmacology, drug and fluid administration with emphasis on patient assessment, differential diagnosis and management of multiple medical complaints. Includes, but are not limited to conditions relating to cardiac, diabetic, neurological, non-traumatic abdominal pain, environmental, behavioral, gynecology, and toxicological disease conditions.

Prerequisite(s): Current EMT certification, EMS 151 . Corequisite(s): EMS 153  and EMS 170 .

Lecture: 3 hours
Lab: 2 hours
Total: 5 hours per week


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