EMS 440 - Medical Mathematics and Terminology

Description:
This course provides instruction in various methods of medical drug calculations and dosing of medications commonly utilized in emergency settings, as well as an introduction to medical terminology.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: admission to the paramedical major or program.

Credits: (2)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of medical etymologies, root words, prefixes, suffixes, and combined terms as they relate to emergency medical services.
Demonstrate an understanding of basic medical vocabulary and the application of medical terms as they relate to emergency medical services.
Demonstrate an understanding of basic mathematics, including fractional and decimal operations, fractional/decimal conversions, percentages, ratios, proportions, simple algebraic functions, as well as the metric and apothecary systems.
Demonstrate an understanding of various methods of drug dosage calculation, including ratios & proportions, forumla method, and dimensional analysis (among others).
Employ various drug calculation methods in solving real-life drug dosing scenarios as they relate to emergency medical services.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/28/2010