This course describes the initial treatment of a burn patient and how to manage, evaluate, and prepare the patient for transfer to a burn center following an ABCDEF model (airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure, examination, and fluid resuscitation).

Since the discovery of HIV, scientists have made major inroads in understanding modes of transmission, infectivity, and pathogenicity. Therapeutic alternatives, especially antiretroviral drugs, have been tested and approved and are providing benefit to many who are HIV-infected.

Anemia may be common in the elderly patient, but it should not be accepted as normal aging. The scientific evidence suggests that consequences of untreated geriatric anemia are significant. Anemia leads to poorer quality of life and increased morbidity and mortality.

Learn to identify and respond to major terrorist or mass casualty events with critical approaches. This course is essential for emergency medical personnel.