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COPD and Respiratory Emergencies for EMS Personnel

Learn essential skills for EMS personnel in managing COPD and respiratory emergencies. Master assessment, treatment, and critical interventions.

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About this course

As an emergency medical professional, you will be called upon to respond to patients experiencing respiratory distress, and many of these calls will involve geriatric patients. The fact that older patients typically have multiple acute and chronic health conditions that can contribute to or exacerbate respiratory symptoms can make it more difficult to identify the underlying problem and provide the appropriate treatment. This course looks at the most common causes of acute respiratory distress in older patients as well as the steps that you should take to manage various types of geriatric respiratory emergencies.

Review Date:02/24/2021
Ce Broker Id:20-803842
Activity Type:Knowledge-based
Target Audience:
Emergency Medical Responder
Paramedic
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Technician
Category:Immunology, Emergency, Pulmonology

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AchieveCE is an approved provider (Provider #50-20641) of continuing education for EMS professionals.

  • Florida Emergency Medical Services

  • Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services

  • Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board

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John VillaMD, FACEP, FAAFP

John Francis Villa, MD, FACEP, FAAFP is an Emergency Medicine Specialist in Florida with more than 25 years in emergency medicine and family medicine.

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