Apr 26, 2024  
2022-2023 College Catalog 
    
2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EMT 089 - Skills Reinforcement for EMT 100

2 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
1 lecture period 3 lab periods

Overview, techniques, and skills for pre-hospital emergency response. Includes equipment operations, communication, documentation, packaging, and patient assessment.

Recommendation: Concurrent enrollment in EMT 100 .
Information: Course supplements lecture time and laboratory experience for EMT 100 .


Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate airway assessment and management techniques.
  2. Demonstrate the proper placement and operations of an Automatic External Defibrillation for adult, child, and infant.
  3. Demonstrate the use of personal protective equipment for Body Substance Isolation.
  4. Demonstrate patient packaging and techniques for vehicular extrication.
  5. Demonstrate proper assessment of medical patient.
  6. Demonstrate proper assessment of trauma patient.

Outline:
  1. Introduction to Emergency Care Training
  2. Scene Assessment and Response
    1. Standard precautions
    2. Hazardous materials
  3. Assessment Baseline Vitals
  4. Operations
    1. Ambulance
    2. Equipment
    3. Communication and documentation
    4. Extrication
  5. Airway Assessment, Obstruction, and Respiratory Arrest 
    1. Practical use of airway adjuncts
    2. Practical use of oxygen therapy
  6. Patient Assessment and Evaluation
    1. Triage
    2. Trauma
    3. Medical
  7. Evaluation and Treatment of Injuries 
    1. Bleeding, wounds, and shock
    2. Soft tissue injury care
    3. Musculoskeletal care
  8. Joint Immobilization
  9. Long Bone Immobilization
  10. Traction Splinting
    1. Spinal care
  11. Long Spine board
  12. KED’s
  13. Helmet Removal
  14. Evaluation and Treatment of Medical Emergencies 
    1. Poison
    2. Bites and stings
    3. Cardiac
    4. Respiratory compromise
    5. Altered loc
    6. Diabetes
    7. Acute abdominal problems
    8. Seizures
  15. Emergency Childbirth 
  16. Environmental Emergencies