Course Title: Vehicle Extrication
Title Abbreviation: VEHICLE EXTRICATION
Department: FIRE
Course #: 241
Credits: 3
Variable: No
IUs: 3
CIP: 430203
EPC: 828
REV: 2018
Course Description
Techniques of rescue company operations to gain entry to damaged vehicles, disentangle and prepare patients for transport, and extricate to safety and care. Includes scene management, heavy rescue apparatus, and equipment and practical applications.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 33
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Supplementary Elective
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions. 2.4 Evaluate decisions by analyzing outcomes and the impact of actions.
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