Critical Care Transport Course

PAR3110 6 0
Description:
Topics covered include; 1) History and role of critical care transport; 2) General principles of critical care transport, 3) Patient care principles 4) Trauma emergencies; 5) Medical emergencies; 6) Environmental emergencies 7) Special populations, and 8) Medical, legal and patient care issues in critical care transport. While the course is primarily oriented to ground transportation, the content presented will allow a student take the National Flight Nurse/Paramedic exam. Prerequisite: Paramedic or registered nurse (2-3 years experience nominal) or department approval.
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Critical Care Transport Course (hybrid) - PAR 3110
Meeting the needs and dynamic schedules of today’s busy clinical provider, this 8 week hybrid course is a comprehensive advanced level class designed to improve patient assessment and management of critically ill patients.

  • 7 weeks of didactics delivered via CANVAS, WSU’s online Learning Management System.
    • April 28 through June 13, 2014
  • 1 week of traditional didactics and labs. This is a union of the knowledge acquired online over the previous 7 weeks, coupled with the skills acquisition that can only be effectively accomplished in a face-to-face format.
    • June 16 through 20, 2014
  • Created to instruct providers in hemodynamic monitoring, advanced airway techniques, 12 lead EKG interpretation and diagnostic studies.
  • A Weber State University Critical Care Transport Course Completion Certificate awarded upon completion. If you are an admitted WSU student your achievement will be logged on a transcript.
  • The course is designed to be excellent preparation for both the Flight Paramedic Certification (FP-C) and Critical Care Paramedic Certification (CCP-C) examinations.
  • The course (PAR 3110) is approved for 6 upper division college credits.
  • Provides all National Registry refresher hours.
  • Qualifies as a state approved Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic to Paramedic transition course as required for National EMS Certification as a Paramedic (NRP).
  • Student lodging will be available at no additional cost for students coming from outside the greater Salt Lake City/Ogden area.
  • Participants must be current in CPR, ACLS, PALS or PEPP (current cards required).
  • There will be a 100-question Anatomy and Physiology self-assessment exam.


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