PHSA - BCEHS - COVID-19: Introduction to Clinical Assessment for Student Paramedics

This course gives students in educational establishments external to BCEHS access to BCEHS’s response in addressing changes required for safe delivery of care during COVID-19.

This course is an introduction to COVID-19 from an epidemiological perspective. This course reviews the history of known transmission, virulence of the virus and its various clinical manifestations. As the ways in which COVID-19 presents itself are better understood, it is imperative paramedics understand what to look for in their clinical assessments. This course presents the most up to date evidence to assist paramedics in assessment and prehospital care of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.