2024-2025 Catalog

EMS 2029 Paramedic Pharmacology

3 Credit hours      45 Contact hours

Introduces the paramedic student to advanced emergency pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. This course will include laws affecting the use and distribution of medications, medication dosing, clinical calculations, routes of administration and discussion of common medication classifications to include indications, contraindications and side effects.

Prerequisite

Permission from the department.

Corequisite

EMS 2025, EMS 2026, EMS 2033, and EMS 2035. (Students must enroll in the same section as EMS 2025 for a total of 16 credits.)