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EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER (HTHS 1200) | UVU CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT - SEMESTER

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
  • .5 Credit HS (A83202C)
  • 3 Credits CE

 

 

Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) introduces students to a variety of career options in emergency medicine.  This course provides students with basic emergency skills in the following:

  • CPR/AED/Rescue Breathing.
  • Environmental emergencies.
  • Splinting
  • Medical emergencies.

Students can become certified through the American Red Cross in the following:

  • Emergency Medical Response.
  • CPR/AED.
  • Emergency Oxygen.
  • Bloodborne Pathogens .

MEDICAL FORENSICS (CJ 1350) | UVU CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT - FULL YEAR

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
  • 1 Credit HS (A83520C)
  • 3 Credits CE

Medical Forensics is an exciting class that takes a look at Forensic Science and Crime Scene Investigations.  Topics discussed include:

  • Evidence deduction.
  • Trace evidence.
  • Fingerprints
  • Mortality, taphonomy.
  • Criminal Psychology.
  • Anthropology
  • Laboratory skills and microscopy.
  • Toxicology
  • Hair and fiber analysis.
  • Entomology
  • Blood spatter/DNA.
  • Careers in Forensic Science.

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (HTHS 1300) | UVU CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT - SEMESTER

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
  • .5 Credit HS  (A83212C)
  • 2 Credits CE

Medical Terminology helps students understand the Greek and Latin-based languages of medicine and healthcare.  This course is helpful to those considering a career in healthcare.  Students will gain an understanding of the following:

  • Word roots.
  • Prefixes
  • Symbols
  • Uses of terminology.
  • Suffixes
  • Abbreviations
  • Anatomical terms.
  • Body systems.

ADVANCED HEALTH SCIENCE - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY (HTHS 1110 & HTHS 1111) WEBER STATE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT - FULL YEAR

  • SUGGESTED GRADES: 12
  • 1 Credit HS. (A83543C, A83544C)
  • 8 Credits CE
  • A&P Block, Meets Daily, A & B Days
  • PreReq:  College Level Biology & Chemistry  -  Suggested: Medical Anatomy (MAPS)

This college course is a two-semester anatomy and physiology sequence that focuses on the structure and function of the human body.

First semester - HTHS 1110 - will focus on:

  • Atomic and molecular levels.
  • Cell biology.
  • Microbiology
  • Integumentary system.
  • Skeletal system.
  • Muscular system.

Second semester - HTHS 1111 - will focus on:

  • Nervous system.
  • Endocrine system.
  • Cardiovascular system.
  • Respiratory system.
  • Digestive system.
  • Urinary system.
  • Respiratory system.