Course Curriculum
COPR Prep Course Content
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Stream Access & Course Details
- Start Here! | Welcome to the Course
- COPR Prep Course | PCP and ACP Review Outline [January 2026 Sheet]
- Stream Access | Upcoming Prep Dates and Times
- Your Exam Preparation Tutor
- Disclaimer!
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Pre-Course Bonuses
- PCP Basic Dump Sheet
- Step by Step Scenario Check List
- Pharmacology Cards
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Before You Start
- 3 Reasons you get multiple choice questions wrong
- The Exam Strategy Workbook
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Section 1 | The Foundations and Operations
- Introduction to Laws in EMS
- Patient Confidentiality
- Advanced Directives
- Adult Refusals
- Pediatric Refusals
- Negligence and Harm
- Mandatory Reporting
- Ambulance Operations
- Mass Casualty Operations
- A Deep Dive Into Vital Signs
- Consent and Refusals quiz
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Fluid Administration
- The Purpose of Fluid Administration
- Fluid Distribution
- Fluid Tonicity
- Crystalloids
- Hypertonic Fluids
- Parkland Formula
- Cardiogenic Shock: Relative and Contraindications
- Sepsis: Fluid Challenge vs Fluid Administration
- Compensatory Mechanism in Dehydration and Shock
- Adult Trauma
- Fluid compartments and Isotonic fluids
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Airway, Oxygen and Ventilation
- The Not So Basics of Oxygen and Ventilation
- Opening The Airway Skills
- Deep Dive Into ETCO2 (Using End Tidal CO2)
- Airway and Oxygenation Quiz
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Endocrine Emergencies
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Physiology
- Hypoglycemia and Mechanism of Glucose
- Insulin and Glucagon Physiology
- Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
- Mechanism of Insulin
- Hyperosmotic Hyperglycemia Non-Ketotic Pathology (HHNK)
- Endocrine Physiology
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Sepsis
- Sepsis
- Pathophysiology and Management of Sepsis
- Types of Exposure and Ways To Protect Yourself
- Pathophysiology of Viral Infections
- Pathophysiology of Bacteria Infection
- Infectious disease and sepsis quiz
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Electrocardiograms (ECGs)
- Introducing the ECG
- Limb Lead Placement
- What Drives the Heart?
- Rate and Regularity
- 1st Degree Heart Block
- 2nd Degree Heart Block
- 3rd Degree Heart Block
- Ventricular Rhythms
- Junctional Rhythms
- Sinus Rhythms
- The QT Interval
- The T Wave
- The P Wave and Interval
- The QRS
- Symptomatic Bradycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation and Rapid Ventricular Response (RVR)
- Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
- Torsades de Pointes
- The rules to ECG interpretation
- Introduction to 4 Lead ECGs
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Cardiac Emergencies
- Heart Failure
- What is Cardiac Arrest?
- How ETCO2 Help Manage Cardiac Arrest
- Defibrillation
- Maximizing Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
- Angina
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Inferior Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Pathophysiology of Anterior and Lateral Myocardial Infarction
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Angina, NSTEMI and STEMI Pathophysiology
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Cardiac Physiology
- Cardiac Disorders Quiz
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Respiratory Emergencies
- COPD
- Foreign Body Obstruction
- Asthma
- Pneumothorax
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pneumonia
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- The Mechanics of Breathing
- The Movement of Blood
- The Movement of Air
- The Alveoulus
- Perfusion
- Inspiration and Expiration
- Lung Volumes
- What Controls Respiration?
- Ventilation and Perfusion Ratio
- Respiratory Disorders Quiz
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Traumatic Emergencies
- Trauma Assessment
- Mechanics of Trauma
- Concussions
- Skull Fractures
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Epidural Bleed
- Intracranial Bleed
- Cerebral Herniation
- Scalp Lacerations
- Le Forte Fractures
- Eyes, Ears and Teeth Trauma
- Neck Trauma
- Flail Chest
- Sucking Chest Wound
- Cardiac Contusion
- Pulmonary Contusion
- Rare Chest Trauma
- Abdominal Trauma
- Pelvic Trauma
- Solid VS Hollow Organ Trauma
- Blast Trauma
- Blood Loss and Shock
- Tourniquet Application
- Pathophysiology and treatment of burns
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Drug and Overdose Emergencies
- Stimulant Overdose
- Beta-Blockers Overdose
- Organophosphate Poisoning
- Alcohol Poisoning and Withdrawl
- Aspirin (Salicylate) Overdose
- Opioid Overdose
- Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Overdose
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Overdose
- Original Overdoses
- New Age Overdoses
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Understanding Shock
- Pathophysiology of Shock
- Obstructive Shock
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Distributive Shock
- Hypovolemic Shock
- Neurogenic Shock
- Seizures
- Shock Quiz
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Neurologic Emergencies
- Strokes
- Seizures
- How the Nervous System Sends Transmissions
- The Central Nervous System
- The Peripheral Nervous System
- Action Potential
- The Synapse
- The Autonomic Nervous System
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Obstetrical Emergencies
- Fetal Circulation
- Obstetrical Assessment
- Supine Hypotensive Syndrome
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
- Miscarriage and Spontaneous Abortion
- Delivery of an Infant
- Delivery Emergencies
- Infant CPR
- Neonate Assessment and Management
- OBGYN Quiz
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Pediatrics
- Dealing With Pediatrics and Their Parents
- Pediatric Assessment Triangle
- Pediatric Blood Pressure
- Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Ventilation
- Pediatric Assessment Quiz
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Environmental Emergencies
- Thermoregulation
- Hypothermia
- Hypothermia Management
- What Is Frost Bite?
- Levels of Hyperthermia
- High Altitude Illness
- Submersion and Drowning Emergencies
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Behavioural Emergencies
- Mental Health and Consent Principles
- Patterns of Violence, Abuse and Neglect
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation, Excited Delirium and Anxiety
- Depression
- Acute Psychosis
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Acid - Base Physiology
- pH Balance
- Phosphate and Protein Buffer Systems
- Bicarbonate - Carbonic Acid Buffer System
- How is CO2 Regulated?
- How is H+ Regulated?
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Pharmacology
- Foundations of Pharmacology
- Cardiac Pharmacology
- Diabetic Pharmacology
- Respiratory Pharmacology
- Epinephrine Mechanism of Action
- Pharmacology Quiz
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PCP Exam Preparation
- Exam Strategy Introduction
- Going too Fast
- Grasping the Content
- Understanding the Qestion
- PCP Knowledge Assessment Examination
- Core Content Exam (Physiology and Pathophysiology Focus)
- Core Content Exam (Treatment Focus)
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ACP Exam Preparation
- Exam Strategy Introduction
- Going too Fast
- Grasping the Content
- Understanding the Question
- ACP Knowledge assessment
- Core Content Exam (Physiology and Pathophysiology)
- Core Content Exam (Treatment)
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January 2026 COPR Prep Session Recordings
- COPR Prep Day 1 | January 26th, 2026
- COPR Prep Day 2 | January 27th, 2026
- COPR Prep Day 3 | January 28th, 2026
- COPR Prep Day 4 | January 29th, 2026
- COPR Prep Day 5 | January 30th, 2026
See What Students Are Saying
Here's what some of our past students say about how our COPR prep helped them.
Lead Educator, Geoff Murphy
Master Your Medics CEO
Geoff Murphy is currently a flight paramedic and has been in EMS for over 15 years.
"I remember going through paramedic school, teaching myself through reading textbooks over and over again. Frustrated that I was only making progress in small steps, understanding just the surface of medicine."
When Geoff became a teacher 12 years ago, he became committed to teaching students why we do the things we do. Geoff wanted to teach Paramedics to dig below the surface of medicine and truly understand it.
Geoff has taught thousands of students at several colleges and has consulted with educational institutions to improve their courses.
Course Developer, Mike Turconi
Recipient of COPR’s ACP Award of Excellence for 2020
Michael Turconi grew up in the outskirts of Milan, Italy. He completed high school in a military boarding institution. Michael joined the Army with the objective of becoming a Special Forces soldier. He volunteered for Special Forces selection in 2012 and fulfilled a lifelong passion for medicine by specializing as a NATO Special Operations Combat Medic (NSOCM). He deployed three times to Iraq as the senior medic for Special Forces Operational Detachment 51 of the 9th Regiment “Col Moschin”. Michael was recognized as the International Medic of the Year 2017 by the Special Operations Medical Association (Charlotte, USA) and awarded a Silver Cross for Merit by the Italian Army.
Michael immigrated to Canada in 2018 and pursued paramedic equivalency in Newfoundland receiving his PCP designation in 2019. In October 2020 Michael joined Eastern Health Paramedicine and Medical Transport (PMT) in St. John’s where he currently works as an ACP.
Michael is a Board Certified Flight and Tactical Paramedic (FP-C, TP-C), a Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructor and holds a Bachelor of Science in Paramedic Studies with First Class Honours obtained at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. Michael has published multiple peer reviewed papers and contributed to the US Department of Defence Joint Trauma System Clinical Practice Guidelines on sepsis management in the field. He has also participated as a speaker and lecturer at conferences in USA, Italy, Ireland, Germany and Australia.
Parallel to paramedic practice, Michael collaborates with numerous private and government organizations as a consultant in military and tactical medicine. He also collaborates as an instructor for the online platform Master Your Medics.
