Consider the following topics when selecting CE for the labeled CE content areas. Additional information can be found in 1998 paramedic curriculum text books.
PREPARATORY:
- EMS systems
- Roles and responsibilities
- Well-being of the medic
- Illness and injury prevention
- Medical/Legal issues
- Ethics
- General principles of pathophysiology
- Pharmacology
- Venous access
- Medication administration
- Therapeutic communication
- Life span development
AIRWAY MGMT & VENTILATION:
- Airway mgmt & ventilation
PATIENT ASSESSMENT:
- History taking
- Techniques of physical examination
- Patient assessment
- Clinical decision making
- Communications
- Documentation
TRAUMA:
- Trauma sys & mechanism in injury
- Hemorrhage & shock
- Soft tissue trauma
- Burns
- Head & facial trauma
- Spinal trauma
- Thoracic trauma
- Abdominal trauma
- Musculoskeletal trauma
PEDIATRICS:
MEDICAL:
- Pulmonary
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Endocrinology
- Allergies and anaphylaxis
- Gastroenterology
- Renal/Urology
- Toxicology
- Hematology
- Environmental Conditions
- Infectious and communicable diseases
- Behavioral and psychiatric disorders
- Gynecology
- Obstetrics
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Neonatology
- Pediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Abuse and assault
- Patients with special challenges
- Acute interventions for the chronic care pt
CLINICALLY RELATED OPERATIONS:
- Ambulance operations
- Medical incident command
- Rescue awareness and operations
- Hazardous materials incidents
- Crime scene awareness
Examples of topics which are NOT ALLOWABLE include:
- ambulance vehicle maintenance
- administrative budgeting of EMS operations
- billing
- fundraising
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