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Emergency MedicalServices 2 - 2014South Carolina 5532

This document provides the correlation betweenHealthCenter21 interactive e-learning curriculum, andthe Emergency Medical Services 2 - 2014 standards,published by the state of South Carolina.

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Medical MathematicsBasic Math Review WorksheetNumber BasicsKey CalculationsMeasurement SystemsMedicationsTemperature and TimeCharts and GraphsReflection Questions and DiscussionReview WorksheetCurrent Event

Special Populations -EMRObstetricsPediatricsGeriatrics

EMS OperationsIncident Management System and TriageAmbulance OperationsAir MedicalIncident ManagementMultiple-Casualty IncidentsVehicle ExtricationHazardous MaterialsTerrorism and DisastersReflection Questions and DiscussionOperations Scenario

Preparatory - EMRExplore: EMS Provider's PerspectivesEMS SystemEMS ProvidersSafety & WellnessBody MechanicsCommunication & DocumentationLegal & Ethical Issues

Shock and ResuscitationExplore: Proper Use and Care ofEquipmentShockResuscitationBasic Adult CPRPediatric CPRAirway ObstructionsReflection Questions and DiscussionShock and Resuscitation Scenario

Job Seeking SkillsJob Interview Role PlayingJob Seeking Scenario and DiscussionApplications and ResumesInterviews and ResignationsQuestions and DiscussionJob Interview PracticeCurrent Event

Cultural, Social and EthnicDiversityDiversity Comfort LevelCultural, Social and Ethnic DiversityReflection Questions and DiscussionCulture Guide ResearchDemographics ResearchCurrent Event

Patient Assessment -EMRScene Size-UpPrimary AssessmentVital SignsSecondary AssessmentReassessment

Preparatory - EMTExplore: EMS Provider's PerspectivesEMS SystemEMS Providers - EMR and EMTSafety and WellnessBody MechanicsSystem CommunicationDocumentationTherapeutic CommunicationLegal and Ethical IssuesCommunication ExerciseReflection Questions and DiscussionJob Search


Preparatory - EMTExplore: EMS Provider's PerspectivesEMS SystemEMS Providers - EMR and EMTSafety and WellnessBody MechanicsSystem CommunicationDocumentationTherapeutic CommunicationLegal and Ethical IssuesCommunication ExerciseReflection Questions and DiscussionJob Search

Computing SystemsComputing Systems Matching GameComputers, Information Processing andStorageOperating Systems and NetworksWeb Browsers, Email and SafeComputingHome ComputingReflection Questions and DiscussionResolve Computing Systems IssuesAdditional Network InvestigationCurrent Event

Health Care SystemsAnalyze Health Care FacilitiesHistory of Health CareSystems in Health CareHealth Care Delivery SystemsHealth InsuranceReflection Questions and DiscussionWrite a Goal Using System TheoryTalk ShowHealth Care Innovations DebateComparison InfographPayment MethodsCurrent Event

Health Care CareersResearch Jobs Wanted AdsCareers in Health CareChoosing a Career in Health CareReflection Questions and DiscussionCareer Research & PresentationCareer ProfilesHealth Care Careers HistoryProfessional TraitsCurrent Event

Personal QualitiesWork AttirePersonal CharacteristicsHealth Care TeamPersonal Management SkillsReflection Questions and DiscussionHealth Care Problem Solving ScenariosTeam InventionConflict Resolution ScenariosHealth Care Team MeetingCurrent Event

Health Career ExplorationHealth Care Career ExplorationIntroduction to Career ExplorationHealth Care Career PathwaysHealth Care CareersReflection Questions and DiscussionBiotechnology Research andDevelopmentDiagnostic ServicesHealth InformaticsSupport ServicesTherapeutic ServicesCurrent Event

Certification PrepCertification Prep

Legal and EthicalResponsibilitiesConfidentiality Role PlayCivil and Criminal LawPrivacy and SecurityAdvance Directives and Client RightsLiability and EthicsWorkplace LawReflection Questions and DiscussionAdvanced Directives (Create a Living Will)Ethics DebateCode of EthicsScope of PracticeCurrent Event


Legal and EthicalResponsibilitiesConfidentiality Role PlayCivil and Criminal LawPrivacy and SecurityAdvance Directives and Client RightsLiability and EthicsWorkplace LawReflection Questions and DiscussionAdvanced Directives (Create a Living Will)Ethics DebateCode of EthicsScope of PracticeCurrent Event

Legal and EthicalResponsibilitiesConfidentiality Role PlayCivil and Criminal LawPrivacy and SecurityAdvance Directives and Client RightsLiability and EthicsWorkplace LawReflection Questions and DiscussionCurrent EventAdvanced Directives (Create a Living Will)Ethics DebateCode of EthicsScope of Practice

Pharmacology - EMTEmergency MedicationsEMS PharmacologyReflection Questions and DiscussionCulture and Religion Research

Safety Precautions 2018Greet, Identify & Explain a ProcedureSafety Guidelines and RegulationsBody MechanicsEnvironmental SafetyReflection Questions and DiscussionCreate an Evacuation PlanSafety Guidelines PosterCurrent Event

Trauma - EMRBleedingSoft Tissue TraumaChest & Abdominal TraumaHead, Face, & Neck TraumaSpinal & Orthopedic TraumaEnvironmental TraumaMulti-System Trauma & OtherConsiderations

Trauma - EMTThe Golden HourBleedingSoft Tissue TraumaChest TraumaAbdominal and Genitourinary TraumaOrthopedic TraumaHead, Face, and Neck TraumaSpinal TraumaEnvironmental TraumaMulti-System TraumaTrauma ConsiderationsReflection Questions and DiscussionTrauma Scenario

Anatomy and PhysiologyExploreIntroduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyIntegumentary SystemSkeletal SystemMuscular SystemNervous SystemSensory SystemCardiovascular SystemLymphatic SystemRespiratory SystemDigestive SystemUrinary SystemEndocrine SystemReproductive SystemReflection Questions and DiscussionInformative BrochureBody Function WorksheetCurrent Event


Anatomy and PhysiologyExploreIntroduction to Anatomy and PhysiologyIntegumentary SystemSkeletal SystemMuscular SystemNervous SystemSensory SystemCardiovascular SystemLymphatic SystemRespiratory SystemDigestive SystemUrinary SystemEndocrine SystemReproductive SystemReflection Questions and DiscussionInformative BrochureBody Function WorksheetCurrent Event

Airway - EMRAirway ManagementArtificial VentilationRespiration Management

Special Populations - EMTSensitivity to Vision-Impaired PatientsObstetricsPediatricsGeriatricsSpecial ChallengesReflection Questions and DiscussionSpecial Populations Scenario

Medical - EMRCardiac and Respiratory EmergenciesAbdominal, Genitourinary, GynecologicalAltered Mental StatusBehavioral EmergenciesAllergic Reactions and Poisonings

Medical - EMTEmergency MedicationsInfectious DiseaseRespiratory EmergenciesCardiac EmergenciesAcute Abdominal PainNeurological EmergenciesDiabetic EmergenciesBehavioral EmergenciesAllergic ReactionsPoisoning EmergenciesGenitourinary and GynecologicalCommunication ExerciseReflection Questions and DiscussionMedical Scenario

Applied Educational SystemsHealthCenter21 www.aeseducation.com

1. Foundation Standard 1: Academic Foundation 4 / 4

1. Analyze structure and function based on medical illness or traumatic injuries. Multiple Locations

2. Apply mathematical computations related to healthcare procedures (metric andhousehold, conversions and measurements).

Medical Mathematics

3. Describe assessment and management of special patient populations. Special Populations - EMR

4. Understand the concepts of EMS operations. (See Topics for Review.) EMS Operations

2. Foundation Standard 2: Communications 2 / 2

1. Reinforce concepts of effective communication throughout patient care asdiscussed in EMS 1.

Multiple Locations

2. Apply procedures for accurate documentation and record keeping (see Topicsfor Review).

Preparatory - EMRShock & Resuscitation

3. Foundation Standard 3: Systems 2 / 2

1. Reinforce concepts of health care systems as discussed in EMS 1. Multiple Locations

2. Assess the impact of emerging issues on healthcare delivery systems, e.g.,Affordable Health Care Act, advanced directives, SC Do Not Resuscitate(DNR) order.

Preparatory - EMR

4. Foundation Standard 4: Employability Skills 2 / 3

1. Reinforce concepts of employability discussed in EMS 1. Multiple Locations

2. Develop components of a personal portfolio.

3. Identify innovative strategies for obtaining employment. Job Seeking Skills

5. Foundation Standard 5: LegalResponsibilities

1 / 1

1. Reinforce concepts of legal responsibilities discussed in EMS 1. Multiple Locations

6. Foundation Standard 6: Ethics 2 / 2

1. Reinforce concepts of ethics discussed in EMS 1. Preparatory - EMR

2. Research religious and cultural values as they impact healthcare and developplans/guidelines for addressing cultural diversity.

Cultural, Social & EthnicDiversity

7. Foundation Standard 7: Safety Practices 3 / 3

1. Reinforce safety practices discussed in EMS 1. Multiple Locations


2. Research methods of controlling the spread and growth of microorganisms. Preparatory - EMR

3. Apply principles of basic emergency response in natural disasters and otheremergencies.

EMS Operations

8. Foundation Standard 8: Teamwork 1 / 1

1. Reinforce and implement teamwork skills as discussed in EMS 1. Multiple Locations

9. Foundation Standard 9: Health MaintenancePractices

2 / 2

1. Reinforce health maintenance practices discussed in EMS 1. Preparatory - EMR

2. Investigate complementary and alternative health practices as they relate towellness and disease prevention.

Preparatory - EMR

10. *Foundation Standard 10: Technical Skills 1 / 1

1. Reinforce technical skills discussed in EMS 1. Multiple Locations

11. Foundation Standard 11: InformationTechnology Applications

3 / 5

1. Reinforce information technology applications discussed in EMS 1. Patient Assessment - EMRPreparatory - EMRPreparatory - EMT

2. Practice privacy and confidentiality of health information. Multiple Locations

3. Implement basic computer literacy skills. Multiple Locations

4. Describe appropriate methods to correct inaccurate information/errorspersonally entered into an electronic medical record (EMR).

5. Adhere to information systems policies and procedures as required by national,state, local, and organizational levels.

12. EMS Topics - Communication 22 / 24

1. List the proper methods of initiating and terminating a radio call. Preparatory - EMT

2. State the proper sequence for delivery of patient information. Multiple Locations

3. Explain the importance of effective communication of patient information in theverbal report.

Preparatory - EMR

4. Identify the essential components of the verbal report. Preparatory - EMR

5. Describe the attributes for increasing effectiveness and efficiency of verbalcommunications.

Preparatory - EMR


6. State legal aspects to consider in verbal communication. Preparatory - EMR

7. Discuss the communication skills that should be used to interact with thepatient.

Preparatory - EMR

8. Discuss the communication skills that should be used to interact with the family,bystanders, and individuals from other agencies while providing patient careand the difference between skills used to interact with the patient and thoseused to interact with others.

9. List the correct radio procedures in the following phases of a typical call: to thescene, at the scene, to the facility, at the facility, to the station, and at thestation.

Preparatory - EMRPreparatory - EMT

10. Explain the rationale for providing efficient and effective radio communicationsand patient reports.

Preparatory - EMRPreparatory - EMT

11. Perform a simulated organized, concise radio transmission. Preparatory - EMT

12. Perform an organized, concise patient report that would be given to the staff ata receiving facility.

Preparatory - EMT

13. Perform a brief organized report that would be given to an ALS providerarriving at an incident scene at which the EMT-Basic was already providingcare.

Preparatory - EMT

14. Explain the components of the written report and list the information thatshould be included on the written report.

Preparatory - EMT

15. Identify the various sections of the written report. Preparatory - EMT

16. Describe what information is required in each section of the pre-hospital carereport and how it should be entered.

Preparatory - EMT

17. Define the special considerations concerning patient refusal. Preparatory - EMT

18. Describe the legal implications associated with the written report. Preparatory - EMT

19. Discuss all state and/or local record and reporting requirements.

20. Explain the rationale for patient care documentation. Preparatory - EMT

21. Explain the rationale for the EMS system gathering data. Preparatory - EMT

22. Explain the rationale for using medical terminology correctly. Preparatory - EMT

23. Explain the rationale for using an accurate and synchronous clock so thatinformation can be used in trending.

Preparatory - EMT

24. Complete a pre-hospital care report. Preparatory - EMT

13. EMS Topics - Systems 6 / 7

1. Explain the factors influencing healthcare delivery systems. Health Care Systems


2. Understand the healthcare delivery system (public, private, government, andnon-profit).

Health Care Systems

3. Define emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Preparatory - EMR

4. Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of EMS professionals from otherhealthcare professionals.

Preparatory - EMT

5. Define quality improvement and discuss the EMS professional’s role in theprocess.

6. Define medical direction, and discuss the EMS professional’s role in theprocess.

Preparatory - EMR

7. Characterize the various methods used to access the EMS system in yourcommunity.

Preparatory - EMR

14. Employability Skills 6 / 6

1. Classify the personal traits and attitudes desirable in a member of thehealthcare team.

Health Care CareersPersonal Qualities

2. Summarize professional standards as they apply to hygiene, dress, language,confidentiality and behavior.

Personal Qualities

3. Apply employability skills in healthcare (attendance policy and timemanagement).

Personal Qualities

4. Discuss levels of education, credentialing requirements, and employmenttrends in healthcare.

Certification PrepHealth Career Exploration

Preparatory - EMR

5. Compare careers in the health science career pathways (diagnostic services,therapeutic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnologyresearch and development).

Health Care Careers

6. Observe and participate in service learning/work-based learning (virtual, guestspeakers, etc.) and HOSA activities.

Teacher

15. Legal Responsibilities 9 / 9

1. Define terms and standards related to legal responsibilities. Preparatory - EMR

2. Define the EMS professional’s scope of practice. Preparatory - EMRPreparatory - EMT

3. Discuss advance directives and local or state provisions regarding EMSapplication.

Preparatory - EMR

4. Define types of consent. Preparatory - EMR

5. Discuss the methods of obtaining consent. Preparatory - EMR

6. Discuss the issues of abandonment, negligence, and battery and theirimplications for EMS professionals.

Preparatory - EMR


7. Explain the importance, necessity, and legality of patient confidentiality (e.g.,Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] and FamilyEducation Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA]).

Preparatory - EMR

8. Differentiate the actions and responsibilities of EMS professionals wheninteracting with law enforcement.

EMS OperationsPatient Assessment - EMR

9. Identify forms of unsafe or hostile work environments. EMS OperationsPatient Assessment - EMR

16. Ethics 8 / 9

1. Define basic terms and standards related to ethical practices. Preparatory - EMR

2. Identify code of ethics. Patient Assessment - EMR

3. Differentiate between ethics and morals. Legal & EthicalResponsibilities

Preparatory - EMR

4. Differentiate between ethical and legal issues impacting healthcare. Legal & EthicalResponsibilities

Preparatory - EMR

5. Recognize ethical issues and their implications related to healthcare. Legal & EthicalResponsibilities

Preparatory - EMR

6. Apply procedures for reporting activities and behaviors that affect the health,safety, and welfare of others.

7. Understand cultural diversity as it impacts healthcare. Cultural, Social & EthnicDiversity

Pharmacology - EMT

8. Demonstrate respectful and empathetic treatment of ALL patients/clients(customer service).

Multiple Locations

9. Evaluate the cultural use of verbal and nonverbal language in a variety ofhealthcare scenarios.

Cultural, Social & EthnicDiversity

17. Safety Practices 8 / 8

1. Discuss the principles of infection control, personal protective equipment(PPE), and body substance isolation (BSI).

Patient Assessment - EMR

2. Apply principles of body mechanics. Multiple Locations

3. Apply safety techniques in the work environment. Multiple Locations

4. Recognize basic safety labels and placards (biohazards, poisons, etc.). EMS OperationsSafety Precautions 2018

5. Understand implications of hazardous materials. EMS Operations

6. Describe fire safety in a healthcare setting. Safety Precautions 2018


7. Discuss principles of basic emergency response in natural disasters and otheremergencies.

EMS Operations

8. Explain the need to determine scene safety. EMS OperationsPatient Assessment - EMR

18. Teamwork 5 / 5

1. Understand roles and responsibilities of team members. EMS OperationsPreparatory - EMR

2. Recognize characteristics of effective teams. EMS OperationsPersonal Qualities

3. Recognize methods for building positive team relationships. Personal Qualities

4. Analyze attributes and attitudes of an effective leader. Personal Qualities

5. Apply effective techniques for managing team conflict. Personal Qualities

19. Health Maintenance Practices 7 / 7

1. Discuss possible emotional reactions that EMS professionals, patient, andfamily may experience when faced with trauma, illness, death, and dying.

Preparatory - EMR

2. Recognize the signs and symptoms of critical incident stress. EMS OperationsPreparatory - EMR

3. Explain how to recognize the causes and signals of personal stress. Preparatory - EMR

4. Discuss positive steps that the EMS professional takes to help reduce/alleviatestress and promote health and wellness.

Preparatory - EMR

5. Identify behaviors and factors affecting the EMS professional’s health and well-being negatively.

Preparatory - EMR

6. Discuss the relationship between health, lifestyles, and personal risk factors. Preparatory - EMR

7. Demonstrate proper body mechanics. Preparatory - EMR

20. Technical Skills 51 / 51

1. Review understanding of technical skills in previous sequences. Shock,Bleeding, and Soft Tissue

Shock & Resuscitation

1. Differentiate between arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding. Trauma - EMR

2. State the emergency medical care for external bleeding. Trauma - EMR

3. Establish the relationship between body substance isolation (BSI) andbleeding.

Trauma - EMR

4. List the signs of internal bleeding. Trauma - EMR

5. List the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with signs andsymptoms of internal bleeding.

Trauma - EMR


6. Establish the relationship between body substance isolation (BSI) and softtissue injuries.

Trauma - EMR

7. State the types of open soft tissue injuries. Trauma - EMR

8. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a soft tissue injury. Trauma - EMR

9. Discuss the emergency medical care considerations for a patient with apenetrating chest injury.

Trauma - EMR

10. Discuss the emergency medical care considerations for a patient with an openwound to the abdomen.

Trauma - EMR

11. Describe the emergency medical care for a patient with an impaled object. Trauma - EMR

12. State the emergency medical care for an amputation. Trauma - EMR

13. Describe the emergency medical care for burns. Trauma - EMR

14. List the functions of dressing and bandaging. Trauma - EMR

15. Explain the rationale for body substance isolation when dealing with bleedingand soft tissue injuries.

Trauma - EMR

16. Demonstrate direct pressure as a method of emergency medical care forexternal bleeding.

Trauma - EMR

17. Demonstrate the use of diffuse pressure as a method of emergency medicalcare for external bleeding.

Trauma - EMR

18. Demonstrate the use of pressure points as a method of emergency medicalcare for external bleeding.

Patient Assessment - EMRTrauma - EMR

19. Demonstrate the care of the patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of internalbleeding.


20. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with opensoft tissue injuries.

Trauma - EMR

21. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with anopen chest wound.

Trauma - EMR

22. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with openabdominal wounds.

Trauma - EMR

23. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with animpaled object.

Trauma - EMR

24. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient withamputation.

Trauma - EMR

25. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of an amputated part. Trauma - EMR

26. List signs and symptoms of shock (hypoperfusion). Shock & Resuscitation


27. State the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with signs andsymptoms of shock (hypoperfusion).


28. Explain the sense of urgency to transport patients who are bleeding and whoshow signs of shock (hypoperfusion).


29. Demonstrate how to document bleeding and/or shock (hypoperfusion)emergencies.


30. List the types of closed soft tissue injuries. Trauma - EMR

31. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a closed soft tissueinjury.

Trauma - EMR

32. State the types of open soft tissue injuries. Trauma - EMR

33. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with an open soft tissueinjury.

Trauma - EMR

34. List the classifications of burns. Trauma - EMR

35. Define superficial burn. Trauma - EMR

36. List the characteristics of a superficial burn. Trauma - EMR

37. Define partial thickness burn. Trauma - EMR

38. List the characteristics of a partial thickness burn. Trauma - EMR

39. Define full thickness burn. Trauma - EMR

40. List the characteristics of a full thickness burn. Trauma - EMR

41. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a superficial burn. Trauma - EMR

42. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a partial thicknessburn.

Trauma - EMR

43. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with a full thickness burn. Trauma - EMR

44. Describe the emergency care for a chemical burn. Trauma - EMR

45. Describe the emergency care for an electrical burn. Trauma - EMR

46. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient withsuperficial burns.

Trauma - EMR

47. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with partialthickness burns.

Trauma - EMR

48. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with fullthickness burns.

Trauma - EMR

49. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with achemical burn.

Trauma - EMR


50. Demonstrate how to document patients with soft tissue emergencies. Trauma - EMT

21. Injuries to Muscles and Bones 18 / 18

1. Describe the function of the musculoskeletal system. Anatomy & PhysiologyTrauma - EMR

2. Differentiate between an open and a closed painful, swollen, deformedextremity.

Trauma - EMR

3. List the emergency medical care for a patient with a painful, swollen, deformedextremity.

Trauma - EMR

4. Relate the mechanism of injury to potential injuries of the head and spine. Trauma - EMR

5. State the signs and symptoms of a potential spine injury. Trauma - EMR

6. Describe the methods of determining whether or not a responsive patient mayhave a spine injury.

Trauma - EMR

7. List the signs and symptoms of injury to the head. Trauma - EMR

8. Describe the emergency medical care for injuries to the head. Trauma - EMR

9. Explain the rationale for the patient’s feeling a need for immobilization of thepainful, swollen, deformed extremity.


10. Demonstrate a caring attitude toward a patient with a musculoskeletal injurywho requested emergency medical services.


11. Place the interests of the patient with a musculoskeletal injury as the foremostconsideration when making any and all patient care decisions.


12. Communicate with empathy to a patient with a musculoskeletal injury, as wellas with family members and friends of the patient.


13. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of a patient with apainful, swollen, deformed extremity.

Trauma - EMR

14. List the major bones or bone groupings of the spinal column, the thorax, theupper extremities, and the lower extremities.

Trauma - EMR

15. State the reasons for splinting. Trauma - EMR

16. List the general rules of splinting. Trauma - EMT

17. List the complications of splinting. Trauma - EMT

18. Demonstrate how to document patients with musculoskeletal injuries. Trauma - EMT

22. Injuries to the Head and Spine 36 / 38

1. State the components of the nervous system. Anatomy & Physiology

2. List the functions of the central nervous system. Anatomy & Physiology


3. Define the structure of the skeletal system as it relates to the nervous system. Anatomy & Physiology

4. Relate mechanism of injury to potential injuries of the head and spine. Trauma - EMR

5. Describe the implications of not properly caring for potential spine injuries. Trauma - EMR

6. State the signs and symptoms of a potential spine injury. Patient Assessment - EMRTrauma - EMR

7. Describe the method of determining if a responsive patient may have a spineinjury.

Trauma - EMR

8. Relate the airway emergency medical care techniques to the patient with asuspected spine injury.

Airway - EMRTrauma - EMR

9. Describe how to stabilize the cervical spine. Trauma - EMR

10. Discuss indications for sizing and using a cervical spine immobilization device. Trauma - EMT

11. Establish the relationship between airway management and the patient withhead and spine injuries.

Trauma - EMR

12. Describe a method for sizing a cervical spine immobilization device. Trauma - EMT

13. Describe how to log roll a patient with a suspected spine injury. Patient Assessment - EMRTrauma - EMR

14. Describe how to secure a patient to a long spine board. Trauma - EMT

15. List instances when a short spine board should be used. Trauma - EMT

16. Describe how to immobilize a patient using a short spine board. Trauma - EMT

17. Describe the indications for the use of rapid extrication. Trauma - EMT

19. List steps in performing rapid extrication. Trauma - EMT

20. State the circumstances when a helmet should be left on the patient. Trauma - EMRTrauma - EMT

21. Discuss the circumstances when a helmet should be removed. Trauma - EMRTrauma - EMT

22. Identify different types of helmets. Trauma - EMR

23. Explain the preferred methods to remove a helmet. Trauma - EMR

24. Discuss alternative methods for removal of a helmet. Trauma - EMR

25. Describe how the patient's head is stabilized to remove the helmet. Trauma - EMR

26. Differentiate how the head is stabilized with a helmet compared to without ahelmet.

Trauma - EMR

27. Explain the rationale for immobilization of the entire spine when a cervicalspine injury is suspected.

Trauma - EMR


28. Explain the rationale for utilizing immobilization methods apart from the strapson the cots.

Trauma - EMT

29. Explain the rationale for utilizing a short spine immobilization device whenmoving a patient from the sitting to the supine position.

Trauma - EMT

30. Recognize reasons for different protocol in helmet removal (e.g., football helmetversus motorcycle helmet).

Trauma - EMR

31. Demonstrate the four person log roll for a patient with a suspected spinal cordinjury.

32. Demonstrate how to log roll a patient with a suspected spinal cord injury usingtwo people.

Trauma - EMT

33. Demonstrate securing a patient to a long spine board. Trauma - EMT

34. Demonstrate using the short board immobilization technique. Trauma - EMT

35. Demonstrate procedure for rapid extrication. Trauma - EMT

36. Demonstrate preferred methods for stabilization of a helmet. Trauma - EMRTrauma - EMT

37. Demonstrate helmet removal techniques. Trauma - EMRTrauma - EMT

38. Demonstrate alternative methods for stabilization of a helmet.

39. Demonstrate how to document patients with head and spinal injuries. Trauma - EMT

23. Infants and Children 24 / 26

1. Identify the developmental considerations for the following age groups: a.infant, b. toddler, c. pre-school, d. school age, and e. adolescent.

Special Populations - EMT

2. Describe differences in anatomy and physiology of the infant, child, and adultpatient.

Special Populations - EMR

3. Differentiate the response of the ill or injured infant or child (age specific) fromthat of an adult.


4. Indicate various causes of respiratory emergencies. Special Populations - EMR

5. Differentiate between respiratory distress and respiratory failure. Special Populations - EMR

6. List the steps in the management of foreign body airway obstruction. Special Populations - EMR

7. Summarize emergency medical care strategies for respiratory distress andrespiratory failure.


8. Identify the signs and symptoms of shock (hypoperfusion) in the infant andchild patient.


9. Describe the methods of determining organ perfusion in the infant and childpatient.


10. State the usual cause of cardiac arrest in infants and children versus adults. Shock & ResuscitationSpecial Populations - EMR

11. List the common causes of seizures in the infant and child patient. Special Populations - EMR

12. Describe the management of seizures in the infant and child patient. Special Populations - EMR

13. Differentiate between the injury patterns in adults, infants, and children. Special Populations - EMR

14. Differentiate between the critically ill/injured and non-critically ill/injured infant orchild.

Patient Assessment - EMRSpecial Populations - EMT

15. Discuss the field management of the infant and child trauma patient. Trauma - EMR

16. Summarize the indicators of possible child abuse and neglect. Shock & Resuscitation

17. Describe the medical legal responsibilities in suspected child abuse. Special Populations - EMR

18. Explain the rationale for having knowledge and skills appropriate for dealingwith the infant and child patient.


19. Attend to the feelings of the family when dealing with an ill or injured infant orchild.


20. Understand the provider's own response (emotional) to caring for infants orchildren.

Preparatory - EMR

21. Demonstrate the te chniques of foreign body airway obstruction removal in theinfant.


22. Demonstrate the techniques of foreign body airway obstruction removal in thechild.


23. Demonstrate the assessment of the infant and child. Special Populations - EMR

24. Demonstrate bag-valve-mask artificial ventilations for the infant.

25. Demonstrate bag-valve-mask artificial ventilations for the child. Special Populations - EMR

26. Demonstrate oxygen delivery for the infant and child. Special Populations - EMR

24. Diabetes/Altered Mental Status 6 / 8

1. Identify the patient with altered mental status taking diabetic medications andthe implications of a diabetes history.

Medical - EMR

2. State the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with an alteredmental status and a history of diabetes taking diabetic medicine.

Medical - EMR

3. Establish the relationship between airway management and the patient withaltered mental status.

Medical - EMR

4. State the generic and trade names, medication forms, dose, administration,action, and contraindications for oral glucose.

Pharmacology - EMT

5. Explain the rationale for patient self-administering oral glucose.


6. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care for the patient with analtered mental status and a history of diabetes taking diabetic medicine.

Medical - EMT

7. Demonstrate the assessment and documentation of patient responseto oralglucose.

Pharmacology - EMT

8. Demonstrate how to document diabetic emergencies.

25. Allergies 12 / 12

1. Recognize the patient experiencing an allergic reaction. Medical - EMR

2. Describe the emergency medical care of the patient with an allergic reaction. Medical - EMR

3. Establish the relationship between the patient with an allergic reaction andairway management.

Medical - EMR

4. Describe the mechanisms of allergic response and the implications for airwaymanagement.

Medical - EMR

5. State the generic and trade names, medication forms, dose, administration,action, and contraindications for the epinephrine auto-injector.

Pharmacology - EMT

6. Differentiate between the general category of those patients having an allergicreaction and those patients having a severe allergic reaction requiringimmediate medical care, including immediate use of epinephrine auto-injector.

Medical - EMR

7. Explain the rationale for patient self-administering epinephrine using an auto-injector.

Medical - EMR

8. Demonstrate the emergency medical care of the patient experiencing anallergic reaction.

Medical - EMR

9. Demonstrate familiarity with use and types of epinephrine autoinjectors. Pharmacology - EMT

10. Demonstrate the assessment and documentation of patient response to anepinephrine injection.

Medical - EMT

11. Demonstrate proper disposal of equipment. Pharmacology - EMT

12. Demonstrate how to document allergic reaction emergencies. Pharmacology - EMT

26. Poisoning/Overdose 9 / 9

1. List various ways that poisons enter the body. Medical - EMT

2. List signs/symptoms associated with poisoning. Medical - EMT

3. Discuss the emergency medical care for the patient with possible overdose. Medical - EMT

4. Describe the steps in the emergency medical care for the patient withsuspected poisoning.

Medical - EMRMedical - EMT

5. Establish the relationship between the patient suffering from poisoning oroverdose and airway management.



6. Recognize the need for definitive medical care for the patient with poisoning oroverdose.


7. Demonstrate the steps in emergency medical care of the patient with possibleoverdose or suspected poisoning.

Medical - EMT

8. Demonstrate completing pre-hospital care reports for patients withpoisoning/overdose emergencies.

Medical - EMT

9. Demonstrate how to document poisoning/overdose emergencies. Medical - EMT

27. Environmental Emergencies 11 / 12

1. Describe the various ways that the body loses heat. Trauma - EMR

2. List the signs and symptoms of exposure to cold. Trauma - EMR

3. Explain the steps in providing emergency medical care to a patient exposed tocold.

Trauma - EMR

4. List the signs and symptoms of exposure to heat. Trauma - EMR

5. Explain the steps in providing emergency care to a patient exposed to heat. Trauma - EMR

6. Recognize the signs and symptoms of water-related emergencies. Trauma - EMR

7. Describe the complications of near drowning. Trauma - EMR

8. Discuss the emergency medical care of bites and stings (land andmmarine). Trauma - EMT

9. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient withexposure to cold.

Trauma - EMR

10. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient withexposure to heat.

Trauma - EMR

11. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a near drowningpatient.

Trauma - EMR

12. Demonstrate how to document environmental emergencies.

28. Behavioral Emergencies 10 / 10

1. Define behavioral emergencies. Medical - EMR

2. Discuss the general factors that may cause an alteration in a patient's behavior. Medical - EMR

3. State the various reasons for psychological crises. Medical - EMR

4. Discuss the characteristics of an individual's behavior that suggest that thepatient is at risk for suicide.

Medical - EMR

5. Discuss special medical/legal considerations for managing behavioralemergencies.

Medical - EMR


6. Discuss the special considerations for assessing a patient with behavioralproblems.

Medical - EMR

7. Discuss the general principles of an individual's behavior that suggest that heor she is at risk for violence.

Medical - EMR

8. Discuss methods to calm behavioral emergency patients. Medical - EMR

9. Explain the rationale for learning how to modify your behavior toward thepatient experiencing a behavioral emergency.

Medical - EMR

10. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of the patientexperiencing a behavioral emergency.

Medical - EMR

29. Obstetrics/Gynecology 25 / 26

1. Identify the following structures: uterus, vagina, fetus, placenta, umbilical cord,amniotic sac, and perineum.

Anatomy & PhysiologySpecial Populations - EMR

2. Identify and explain the use of the contents of an obstetrics kit. Special Populations - EMR

3. Identify pre-delivery emergencies. Special Populations - EMR

4. State indications of an imminent delivery. Special Populations - EMR

5. Differentiate the emergency medical care provided to a patient with pre-deliveryemergencies and a normal delivery.

Special Populations - EMT

6. State the steps in the pre-delivery preparation of the mother. Special Populations - EMRSpecial Populations - EMT

7. Establish the relationship between body substance isolation and childbirth. Special Populations - EMR

8. State the steps to assist in the delivery. Special Populations - EMR

9. Describe care of the baby as the head appears. Special Populations - EMR

10. Describe how and when to cut the umbilical cord. Special Populations - EMR

11. Discuss the steps in the delivery of the placenta. Special Populations - EMR

12. List the steps in the emergency medical care of the mother postdelivery. Special Populations - EMR

13. Summarize neonatal resuscitation procedures. Special Populations - EMR

14. Recognize signs and symptoms of a birthing emergency. Special Populations - EMR

15. Differentiate a normal birth and an abnormal birth. Special Populations - EMR

16. Discuss the emergency medical care of a patient with a gynecologicalemergency.

Medical - EMR

17. Explain the rationale for understanding the implications of treatingtwo patients(mother and baby).


18. Demonstrate the steps to assist in the normal cephalic delivery. Special Populations - EMR


19. Demonstrate necessary care procedures of the fetus as the head appears. Special Populations - EMR

20. Demonstrate infant neonatal procedures. Special Populations - EMR

21. Demonstrate post delivery care of infant. Special Populations - EMR

22. Demonstrate how and when to cut the umbilical cord. Special Populations - EMT

23. Attend to the steps in the delivery of the placenta. Special Populations - EMR

24. Demonstrate the post-delivery care of the mother. Special Populations - EMR

25. Demonstrate the steps in the emergency medical care of the mother withexcessive bleeding.


26. Demonstrate how to document obstetric/gynecological emergencies.

30. Gaining Access 5 / 5

1. Describe the purpose of gaining access. EMS Operations

2. Discuss the role of the First Responder in gaining access. EMS Operations

3. Identify what equipment for personal safety is required for the First Responder. EMS Operations

4. Evaluate various methods of gaining access to the patient. EMS Operations

5. Distinguish between simple and complex access. EMS Operations

31. Overviews 14 / 14

1. Explain the First Responder’s role during a call involving hazardous materials. EMS Operations

2. Describe what the First Responder should do if there is reason to believe thatthere is a hazard at the scene.


3. Describe the actions that a First Responder should take to ensure bystandersafety.


4. State the role the First Responder should perform until appropriately trainedpersonnel arrive at the scene of a hazardous materials situation.

EMS Operations

5. Break down the steps to approaching a hazardous situation. EMS Operations

6. Discuss the various environmental hazards that affect EMS. EMS Operations

7. Describe the criteria for a multiple-casualty situation. EMS Operations

8. Evaluate the role of the First Responder in the multiple-casualty situation. EMS Operations

9. Summarize the components of basic triage. EMS Operations

10. Define the role of the First Responder in a disaster operation. EMS Operations

11. Describe basic concepts of incident management. EMS Operations


12. Explain the methods for preventing contamination of self, equipment, andfacilities.

EMS Operations

13. Review the local mass casualty incident plan. Teacher

14. Perform triage given a scenario of a mass casualty incident. EMS Operations

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