INTRODUCTION TO PREHOSPITAL MEDICINE AND DETERMINANTS OF UTILIZATION OF THE PREHOSPITAL SYSTEM

2 credits.

Provides a unique opportunity to gain experience in the prehospital system while applying public health knowledge to identify factors influencing patient use of this system. Exposure to prehospital care and insight into the environments where patients live and work. Includes observation of patient care, post-transport interviews in the emergency department, and analysis of social and environmental determinants that lead to activation of the prehospital system.