Medical · SELF-PACED COURSE

Toxicology & Poisonings

  • EMT
  • AEMT
  • Paramedic

Use exposure history and toxidrome patterns to organize initial care; agent-specific courses add depth.

60 minutesMinimum study time
20 lessons6 modules · Self-paced
12 monthsOf course access
Learning recordAfter required completion

COURSE OVERVIEW

Learning That Fits Your Schedule

Work through the lessons, required activities and knowledge checks. Your saved place lets you return between sessions. Complete the final assessment and evaluation to receive a learning completion record.

Online coursework does not replace supervised hands-on competency. Follow your scope of practice, local protocols and medical direction.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

What You’ll Learn

  • Connect exposure route, scene safety and an uncertain timeline to an appropriate initial assessment.
  • Prioritize airway, ventilation, perfusion, glucose, temperature and neurological threats in a suspected poisoning.
  • Interpret common and mixed toxidrome patterns without treating one sign or antidote response as a definitive diagnosis.
  • Choose safe decontamination and consultation priorities and recognize delayed or patient-specific exposure risks.
  • Apply serial findings, treatment response and patient-centered communication to progressive cases and handoff.

YOUR LEARNING PATH

Inside the Course

01Exposure, Safety and History
02Immediate Physiological Threats
03Toxidromes and Uncertainty
04Decontamination and Consultation
05Delayed Risk and Vulnerable Patients
06Cases and Handoff

CE approval & acceptance

This course currently awards 0 approved CE hours. Check acceptance details.

Course material is being revised. Clinical review is not yet complete.