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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Medical Emergencies: CPR, Toxicology, and Wilderness by University of Colorado System

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About the Course

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....

Top reviews

KC

May 6, 2020

Thanking Coursera for this platform as this enable me as well the rest of the aspiring EMT person to perform and been on par with excellence and knowledge wise in practicing at work place station.

MB

Aug 27, 2020

Very helpful course on diagnosis & management on certain diseases. Content is basic but the explanation is thorough and there are also supplementary readings. The quizzes can be quite difficult.

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By soufiane s

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Jul 15, 2023

you are the best

By waqas k

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Feb 15, 2022

absoulotly great

By Sandhya S

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Jun 17, 2021

excellent course

By Melva M P

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Apr 19, 2021

Very educational

By Leema R M

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Jul 30, 2020

very informative

By Juanruiz R

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Mar 23, 2020

EXCELENTE CURSO

By Melveeta “ H

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Aug 19, 2023

Great material

By RSG S

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Oct 20, 2020

good course...

By Isaac P A - G

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Oct 26, 2023

nice programe

By Sora H

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Dec 21, 2020

Thank you all

By Jean B

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Dec 18, 2020

Great course

By Faberly M B

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Dec 5, 2020

Great course

By Sebastián O B C

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Oct 27, 2020

Great course

By Мария К

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Aug 23, 2020

thanks a lot

By Adam A

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Jul 27, 2023

I loved it!

By Nada h

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Aug 10, 2020

very useful

By Mrs.Joslin C

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Jul 29, 2020

informative

By beena v

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Jul 10, 2020

good course

By Truong N

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Oct 29, 2023

Excellent

By Wed A a

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Jun 2, 2022

exellent

By JISNA K J

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Aug 2, 2020

Very good

By Artemis A

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Jun 29, 2023

Amazing

By SONIA T S

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Oct 25, 2020

Gracias

By Rafik B

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Aug 19, 2022

awsome

By Devendra D

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Oct 17, 2020

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