EMTA 1022 - Emerg Medical Responder Lecture

• Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of the EMR from other out- of- hospital care providers.
• Define medical oversight and discuss the EMR’s role in the process. Define the EMR scope of care
• Define consent and discuss the methods of obtaining consent Discuss the implications for the EMR in patient refusal or transport
• Explain the importance, necessity, and legality of patient confidentiality.
• State the steps in the EMR would take in approaching a family confronted with death and dying
• Discuss the importance of body substance isolation (BSI)
• Communicate with empathy to patients being cared for, as well as with family members and friends of the patient.
• Complete disinfection/cleaning and all reporting documentation, given in a specific patient care scenario.
• Describe anatomy and function of the respiratory, cardiac, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems.
• List and name the major body systems and functions
• Discuss the guidelines and safety precautions that need to be followed when lifting a patient
• Explain the rationale for properly lifting and moving patients
• Discuss the various devices associated with moving a patent in the out-of- hospital arena.
• List the signs of inadequate breathing Describe the steps in the head-tilt, chin-lift
• Relate mechanism of injury to opening the airway
• Describe how to measure and insert a nasal and oral pharyngeal airway.
• Explain why basic life support ventilation and airway protective skills take priority over most other basic life support skills
• Demonstrate steps in using: Suctioning, Pocket Mask, foreign body airway obstruction, ventilation of infant and child, and adult, andBLS
• Discuss the components of the scene size-up Determine if the scene is safe to enter
• Discuss common mechanisms of injury/nature of illness
• Differentiate between a patient with adequate and inadequate breathing.
• Differentiate between specific emergency care for adults, children and infants 
• Explain the importance of forming a general impression of the patient.
• Demonstrate ability to differentiate various scenarios and identify potentialhazards
• Demonstrate the techniques for assessing the patient’s skin color, temperature, condition,and capillary refill
• List reasons for the heart to stop beating
• Define the components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Demonstrate a caring attitude toward patients with cardiac events who request emergency medical services
• State the advantages of two-rescuer CPR over one rescuer CPR. Demonstrate the proper use of CPR on adult and infant manikin Identify the patient who presents with a general medical complaint
• Identify the patient who presents with a specific medical complaint of altered mental status and list the treatments.
• Communicate with empathy to patients with a general medical complaint, as well as with family members and friends of the patient
• Identify and know the treatment modalities for a patient who has been exposedto heat
• Identify and know the treatment modalities for a patient who has been exposed to cold
• Differentiate between arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding State the emergency medical care for external bleeding
• List the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with signs and symptoms of internal bleeding
• State the types of open soft-tissue injuries
• Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a soft-tissue, impaled object, and burn injury.
• Demonstrate direct pressure and other methods to control bleeding. Describe the function of the musculoskeletal system
• List the emergency medical care for a patient with a painful, swollen, deformed extremity
• Demonstrate a caring attitude toward patients with a musculoskeletal injury who request emergency medical services.
• Demonstrate how to open the airway of a patient with a spine injury Demonstrate evaluating and stabilizing a cervical spine.
• State the unique challenges that mayarise when caring for the geriatric patient List the general characteristics of elderly patients
• Identify some of the most common age=related physical changes found in geriatricpatients.
• Identify the following structures: birth canal, placenta, umbilical cord, and amnioticsac
• Define the following terms: crowning, bloody show, labor, andabortion.
• List the steps in the emergency medical care of the mother pre and post delivery of a baby
• Demonstrate the steps to assist in a normal and abnormal delivery of a baby in the prehospital setting.
• Indicate various causes of respiratory emergencies in infants and children List Common causes of seizures in the infant and child patient
• Describe the medical-legal responsibilities in suspected child abuse Recognize the need for Emergency Medical Responder debriefing following a difficult infant or child transport
• Discuss the medical and nonmedical equipment needed to respond on a call Distinguish between simple and complex access
• Describe what the Emergency Medical Responder should do if there is reason to believe that there is a hazard at the scene.
• Discuss the role of the Emergency Medical Responder in the multiple-casualtysituation.
• Summarize the components of basic triage
• Given a scenario of mass-casualty incident, perform triage and treatment as needed.

• Students develop higher order thinking skills.
• Students can employ a variety of sources to locate, evaluate, and use Information.

• The EMS System
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Well-Being of the Emergency Medical Responder The HumanBody
• Lifting, Moving, and positioning Patients AirwayManagement
• Assessment of the Patient Resuscitation and Use of the AED Caring for MeicalEmergencies
• Caring for Bleeding, Shock, and Soft-Tissue Injuries
• Caring for Muscle and Bone Injuries Caring for the Geriatric PatientChildbirth
• Caring for Infants and Children EMS Operations
• Multiple-Casualty Incidents, Triage, and the Incident ManagementSystem.

Assessments

Written Exams

Grading guidelines

Written quizzes, unit exams will make up the total points for grading.