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EMT CHAPTER I

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EMR LICENSURE
Basic training to provide care before ambulance arrival or assistance roles
EMT LICENSURE
BLS training, automated external defibrillation, use of airway adjunts, and assisting patients with medications
AEMT LICENSURE
ALS training, Intravenous (IV) therapy, administration of emergency medications.
PARAMEDIC LICENSURE
Extensive ALS, endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, and cardiac monitoring.
Goals for the Course
Knowledge
Skills laboratories
Professionalism
Read the damn book
SCENE SIZE UP
1.Determining where it is safe to proceed
2.Determine whether additional resources are necessary
3.Identify the initial approach to mitigate the emergency.
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
Determine what is wrong with the patient and listen to complaints to assess which complaints are life threatening.
TREATMENTS
oxygenation and medication therapies, control bleeding, childbirth, emotional crisis.
PACKAGING
Transporting patient
IMMEDIATE AIDS
CPR, BLS, Bleeding control, etc.
AED
detects cardiac dysrhythmias
HOW MANY HOURS TO BECOME AN EMT?
150
ADDED DUTIES OF AEMT AND HOURS?
IV therapy, use of advanced airway adjuncts, and administration of limited medications. 200-300.
PARAMEDICS DUTIES AND HOURS?
ALS, 1000-1300.
Components of the EMS System #1
Public Access
Components of the EMS System #2
Clinical Care
Components of the EMS System #3
Medical Direction
Components of the EMS System #4
Integration of Health Services
Components of the EMS System #5
Information Systems
Components of the EMS System #6
Prevention
Components of the EMS System #7
EMS Research
Components of the EMS System #8
Communication Systems
Components of the EMS System #9
Human Resources
Components of the EMS System #10
Legislation and Regulation
Components of the EMS System #11
Evaluation
Components of the EMS System #12
System Finance
Components of the EMS System #13
Public Education
Components of the EMS System #14
Education Systems
The Emergency Medical Services System #1
Incident Recognition
The Emergency Medical Services System #2
Access 9-1-1
The Emergency Medical Services System #3
Dispatch
The Emergency Medical Services System #4
First Responders
The Emergency Medical Services System #5
Basic Life Support
The Emergency Medical Services System #6
Advanced Life Support
The Emergency Medical Services System #7
Transport Ground/Air
The Emergency Medical Services System #8
Emergency Department/Facilities
The Emergency Medical Services System #9
Speciality Care
The Emergency Medical Services System #10
Patient Rehabilitation
The Emergency Medical Services System #11
Prevention Awareness
The Emergency Medical Services System #12
Public Education
Public Safety Access Point
call center staffed by trained personnel for managing request for police, fire, ambulance.
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