AHS 5011 - Sports Emergency Care I

3 cr

This course is the first in a two-course sequence related to emergencies that occur at athletic venues. Students will learn to evaluate and manage traumatic injuries that occur to the cervical spine, thorax, abdomen and face. Evaluation and management of fractures and dislocations will also be included. Students will learn how to triaging those conditions that are life threatening or otherwise emergent, and to make clinical judgments regarding the treatment or intervention plan.
Prerequisite: Students must be matriculated into the MAT program.
Fee $30
Graded only
Summer