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Apr 28, 2024
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PAS 535 - Emergency Medicine
This rotation provides an in-depth exposure to the illnesses and injuries sustained by children and adults that necessitate emergency care. The educational experience emphasizes the further development of the clinical skills necessary to perform focused medical interviews and physical examinations. This rotation will also provide the PA student with exposure to, and experience with, clinical procedures unique to the emergency environment and the diagnosis and treatment of patients of all ages in an acute setting. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in recognizing signs and symptoms of common emergencies, taking appropriate action to sustain life, collecting relevant data, and providing accurate assessment and management of a variety of acute and life threatening medical, surgical and psychiatric illnesses and injuries. The PA student will learn the indications, limitations, and the evidence-based methodology of emergency medicine procedures and therapeutic strategies. Students will demonstrate knowledge and competencies appropriate to clinical problems encountered and the clinical procedures common to emergency medicine.
5 Credits.
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