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strategy, methods of attack and pre-planning fire problems. HED 226. WELLNESS. 3 hrs.
FSC 210. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE. 3 hrs. This course provides health-related education to those individuals seeking advancement in the area
This course highlights and assesses the problems and hazards to fire personnel when a building is of personal wellness. The course has 5 major components: (1) fitness and health assessment, (2)
attacked by fire or is under stress from other factors dealing with collapse. physical work capacity, (3) education, (4) reassessment and (5) retesting.
FSC 240. FIRE CAUSE DETERMINATION. 3 hrs. HED 231. FIRST AID. 3 hrs.
This course covers the burning characteristics of combustibles, interpretation of clues, burn patterns This course provides instruction to the immediate, temporary care which should be given to the victims
leading to points of origin, identification of incendiary indications, sources of ignition and ignited of accidents and sudden illness. It also includes standard and advanced requirements of the American
materials, and preservation of fire science evidence. Red Cross and/or the American Heart Association. CPR training also is included.
FSC 250. FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTION. 3 hrs. HED 232. CARE AND PREVENTION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES. 3 hrs.
This is a study of the organization and function of the fire prevention team. Course content includes This course provides a study of specific athletic injuries, their treatment, and preventive measures. Descriptions Course
inspections, survey and mapping procedures, recognition of fire hazards, and public relations as af-
fected by fire prevention. HEALTH SCIENCES (HPS)
FSC 270. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. 3 hrs. HPS 101. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION I. 1 hr.
This is a study of portable fire extinguishing equipment, sprinkler systems, protection systems for This course includes theory and application in basic life support. Emphasis is placed on the areas
special hazards, and fire alarms and detection systems. of single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of the adult, two-rescuer CPR, managing
FSC 292. ELEMENTS OF SUPERVISION/FIRE SERVICE SUPERVISION. 3 hrs. obstructed airways, and infant and child CPR. Upon completion of the course, the student should be
This course covers the responsibility of supervisors; organization, human relations, grievance training, able to recognize situations that require CPR and effectively implement CPR
rating, promotion, quality-quantity control and management-employee relations. HPS 105. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. 3 hrs.
FSC 293. FIRE SERVICE ADMINISTRATION. 3 hrs. PREREQUISITE: Exemption from placement testing or appropriate placement scores in reading.
This is a study of the principles, practices and objectives of fire administration; of fire defenses and This course is an application for the language of medicine. Emphasis is placed on terminology as-
insurance rates; of personal management, and of records, reports, and evaluation. sociated with health care, spelling, pronunciation, and meaning associated with prefixes, suffixes, and
roots as they relate to anatomical body systems. Upon completion of this course, the student should
GEOGRAPHY (GEO) be able to correctly abbreviate medical terms and appropriately use medical terminology in verbal
*GEO 100. WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. 3 hrs. and written communication.
This course surveys various countries and major regions of the world with respect to location and HPS 110. INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE. 2 hrs.
landscape, world importance, political status, population, type of economy, and its external and internal This interdisciplinary course focuses on topics in health care which are common to health care
organization problems and potentials. disciplines. Emphasis is placed on communication, client/employee safety, psychosocial aspects of
health care, health care delivery systems, professionalism, ethical/legal issues in health care, historical
GERMAN (GRN) perspectives of various health care professions, and medical terminology.
GRN 101. Introductory German I. 4hrs. HPS 113. SPANISH FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. 3 hrs.
PREREQUISITE: Exemption from placement testing or appropriate placement scores in writing This course provides an introduction to Spanish with a focus on the basic communication skills and
and reading. vocabulary needed by health professionals when a non-English speaking Hispanic enters a health care
This course provides an introduction to German. Topics include the development of basic commu- setting. Topics include soliciting identification information, history taking, performance of physical
nication skills and the acquisition of basic knowledge of German-speaking areas. exam and giving instructions on general care and follow-up.
GRN 102. Introductory German II. 4hrs. HPS 114. BASIC PHARMACOLOGY. 2 hrs.
PREREQUISITE: GRN 101 or equivalent. This course is an introduction to basic pharmacology. Content includes classifications, indications,
This continuation course includes the development of basic communication skills and the acquisi- contraindications, desired effects, and side effects of medications used during diagnostic procedures
tion of basic knowledge of the cultures of German-speaking areas. and the prevention and treatment of common illnesses. Upon completion of the course, the student
should be able to relate basic pharmacological concepts to the maintenance of health.
HEALTH EDUCATION (HED)
HED 221. PERSONAL HEALTH. 3 hrs. HOME ECONOMICS (HEC)
This course introduces principles and practices of personal and family health; it includes human HEC 140. PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION. 3 hrs.
reproduction, growth and development, psychological dimensions of health, human sexuality, nutrition This course introduces students to the principles of nutrition and the role and functions of nutrients in
and fitness, aging, death and dying. man’s food. Basic information concerning food selection and nutrition as a factor in health, ecology,
HED 222. COMMUNITY HEALTH. 3 hrs. and economy is included. Implications of nutrition for children may be stressed.
This course introduces principles and practices of community health; it includes drug use and abuse,
communicable diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, consumer health, health organization, and
environmental concerns.