MODULE 1 PREPARATORY
Lesson 1-1 Introduction to Emergency Medical Care Familiarizes the EMT-Basic candidate with the introductory aspects of emergency
... [Show More] medical care. Topics covered include the Emergency Medical Services system, roles and responsibilities of the EMT-Basic, quality improvement, and medical direction.
Lesson 1-2 Well-Being of the EMT-Basic Covers the emotional aspects of emergency care, stress management, introduction to Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), scene safety, body substance isolation (BSI), personal protection equipment (PPE), and safety precautions that can be taken prior to performing the role of an EMT-Basic.
Lesson 1-3 Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues Explores the scope of practice, ethical responsibilities, advance directives, consent, refusals, abandonment, negligence, duty to act, confidentiality, and special situations such as organ donors and crime scenes. Medical/legal and ethical issues are vital elements of the EMT-Basic's daily life.
Lesson 1-4 The Human Body Enhances the EMT -Basic's knowledge of the human body. A brief overview of body systems, anatomy, physiology and topographic anatomy will be given in this session.
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Lesson 1-5 Baseline Vital Signs and SAMPLE History Teaches assessing and recording of a patient's vital signs and a SAMPLE history.
Lesson 1-6 Lifting and Moving Patients Provides students with knowledge of body mechanics, lifting and carrying techniques, principles of moving patients, and an overview of equipment. Practical skills of lifting and moving will also be developed during this lesson.
Lesson 1-7 Evaluation: Preparatory Module Conduct a written and skills evaluation to determine the student's level of achievement of the cognitive, psychomotor and affective objectives from this module of instruction. MODULE 2 AIRWAY
Lesson 2-1 Airway Teaches airway anatomy and physiology, how to maintain an open airway, pulmonary resuscitation, variations for infants and children and patients with laryngectomies. The use of airways, suction equipment, oxygen equipment and delivery systems, and resuscitation devices will be discussed in this lesson.
Lesson 2-2 Practical Skills Lab: Airway Provides supervised practice for students to develop the psychomotor skills of airway care. The use of airways, suction equipment, oxygen equipment and delivery systems, and resuscitation devices will be included in this lesson.
Lesson 2-3 Evaluation: Airway Module Conduct a written and skills evaluation to determine the student's level of achievement of the cognitive, psychomotor and affective objectives from this module of instruction.
MODULE 3 PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Lesson 3-1 Scene Size-Up Enhance the EMT -Basic's ability to evaluate a scene for potential hazards, determine by the number of patients if additional help is necessary, and evaluate mechanism of injury or nature of illness. This lesson draws on the knowledge of Lesson 1-2. [Show Less]