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Medical Occupations > Tools and Skills

The following is a list of tools and skills that a Medical Occupations student will learn:

Tools: 

• Sphygmomanometer
• Stethoscope
• Wheelchairs
• Mechanical Lift
• Geri Chairs
• Hospital Bed
• Bed Units:  Overbed Table, Bedside Stand
• Computers
• Computer Scanners
• Anatomical Models
• Linens
• Simulation Manikins
• Electronic Blood Pressure/Pulse and Pulse-Ox Unit

Skills:

• All aspects of patient care
• Certification in Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Certification in Standard First Aid
• Ethics and patient rights
• Basic medical terminology
• Basic Anatomy
• Universal precautions/infection control
• Clinical observation and problem solving
• Basic computer use/communications