Medical Emergencies: CPR, Toxicology, and Wilderness
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Course Summary
This course covers a range of medical emergencies, including CPR, toxicology, and wilderness medicine, and is designed for healthcare professionals, first responders, and anyone interested in learning life-saving techniques.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to assess and manage medical emergencies, including cardiac arrest, drug overdoses, and environmental injuries
- Explore wilderness medicine and how to manage emergencies in remote settings
- Gain hands-on experience with CPR and other life-saving techniques
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to assess and manage common medical emergencies
- Proficiency in CPR and other life-saving techniques
- Understanding of wilderness medicine and emergency management in remote settings
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
- Willingness to participate in hands-on training
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-Paced
- Hands-On Training
Similar Courses
- Emergency First Aid
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Dr. Angela Chen
- Dr. Michael Smith
Related Books
Description
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.
Outline
- Cardiac Arrest and Shock
- Mastering Medicine - Part 2
- States of Shock and Principles of Resuscitation
- Introduction to Shock
- Categories of Shock
- Stages of Shock
- Evaluation and Treatment of Shock
- Cardiac Arrest Overview
- Cardiac Arrest Principles
- High Performance Resuscitation
- Other Cardiac Arrest Considerations
- Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
- Chest Compressions
- High Performance CPR
- Epinephrine Auto-injector
- Bag Valve Mask (BVM)
- About Us: Become an EMT Specialization Team at Denver Health Paramedics
- Course Information
- Categories of Shock
- High Performance CPR
- NREMT - AED Checklist
- Cardiac Arrest and Shock Assessment
- Toxicology and Substance Abuse
- Introduction to Toxicology and Substances
- Common Substances of Abuse: Alcohol
- Common Substances of Abuse: Stimulants, Opiates, and Cannabis
- Other Substances of Abuse
- The Assessment of the Poisoned Patient
- Treatment of the Poisoned Patient
- Psychiatric Diseases
- Behavioural Emergencies
- Managing the Violent Patient
- Intramuscular Medication Administration
- Intranasal Medication Administration
- Common Substances of Abuse
- Other Substances of Abuse
- Psychiatric Diseases
- Behavioural Emergencies
- Toxicology and Substance Abuse Assessment
- Not All Who Wander Are Tox
- Not All Who Wander Are Tox
- Environmental Emergencies
- Hypothermic Patient
- Management of the Hypothermic Patient
- Hyperthermic Patient
- When Lightning Strikes
- Altitude and Water
- Geriatric Patients
- Patient with Special Challenges
- Envenomation
- Hypothermia
- Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
- Geriatric Patient
- Not All Who Wander Are Tox Assessment
- Blood and Guts
- Other Emergency Situations
- My Stomach Hurts
- Digestive Tract Disorders
- Liver Disease and the Aorta
- Renal Emergencies
- Ovaries and Testes
- Abdominal Pain
- Blood Disorders
- What We've Learned So Far
- Epistaxis
- Referred Pain
- Renal Emergencies
- Abdominal Pain
- Anatomy of the Abdomen
- Practice Assessment (Optional)
- Epistaxis
- Blood and Guts Assessment
Summary of User Reviews
Discover how to respond to medical emergencies, perform CPR, and handle toxicology and wilderness situations with this highly rated course on Coursera.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Many users found the course content to be highly informative and engaging.Pros from User Reviews
- Excellent course content
- Great for beginners and professionals alike
- Highly engaging and informative
- Well-structured and easy to follow
- Great value for money
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the pace of the course to be too slow
- Course materials could be more interactive
- Limited opportunities for interaction with instructors
- Not enough practical exercises
- Some users found the course to be too basic
Angela Wright, MD
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First Aid for Remote and Rural Locations
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Wilderness First Aid for those who enjoy the remote areas, or choose to live in rural and remote areas....
Medical Emergencies: CPR, Toxicology, and Wilderness
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In this course, you will develop the knowledge and skills to assess and stabilize certain types of patients for transport. Cardiac Arrest and Shock...
