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EMSP 2471 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC Anatomy and Physiology for Paramedics This is a Local Need Course. Prerequisite: (Recommended) SCIT 1407 or BIOL 2401. Course Description: Advanced applied human anatomy and physiology designed specifically to assist students identify critical care injuries during medical and trauma emergencies. Primary focus will be impacts to digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic/immune, renal/excretory, reproductive, skeletal and muscular systems. In addition, endocrine functions will be presented with an emphasis on emergency medical treatments necessary to achieve homeostasis. Applied clinical human anatomy and physiology designed specifically to prepare Paramedics in determining proper care plans of critical care injuries and medical emergencies. Normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology will be covered with a focus on how disease and trauma impacts the digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic/immune, renal/excretory, endocrine, reproductive, skeletal and muscular systems. Labs will simulate field conditions where knowledge gained can be applied to emergency medical treatments necessary to achieve homeostasis. (3 Lec., 2 Lab.) * Note: This Course Description includes updates that were added after it was originally published on April 4, 2017. (Original) | (Current) |
Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.
