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The document discusses the roles and responsibilities of Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs). EMRs are trained to assess patients at the scene of an emergency, provide initial care, and move patients if needed. Their skills include assessing hazards, gathering patient information, providing CPR, controlling bleeding, and immobilizing injuries. EMRs must use personal protective equipment and have access to supplies such as bandages, splints, and basic extrication tools. The document outlines the various components that make up the broader EMS system within which EMRs operate.
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Ch01
- 1. Chapter 1 Introductionto EMS Systems
- 2. ► The EMSSystem ► The Emergency Medical Responder Introduction
- 3. The EMS SystemComponents of the EMS System ► Communication Centers ► Air Medical Transports ► Hospitals ► Law Enforcement
- 4. The EMS System► Specially Trained Personnel ► Ambulances ► Fire Departments ► Rescue Squads
- 5. The EMS SystemIn-Hospital Care System ► Emergency Departments ► Specialty Hospitals Traumas Strokes Burns Cardiac Problems Pediatrics
- 6. The EMS SystemMedical Oversight ► Medical Director ► Off-Line Medical Direction Protocols (Standing Orders) ► On-Line Medical Direction
- 7. The Emergency MedicalResponder Roles and Responsibilities “ Emergency Medical Responders are trained to reach patients, find out what is wrong, provide emergency care and, only when necessary and without causing further injury, move patients. These individuals are usually the first trained personnel to reach the patient.”
- 8. The Emergency MedicalResponder Roles and Responsibilities ► Personal Safety Disposable Gloves Barrier Devices Protective Eyewear Face Masks Gowns or Aprons Click the image to enlarge
- 9. The Emergency MedicalResponder Roles and Responsibilities ► Traits Teachable Responsible Honest and Realistic Tactful and Respectful
- 10. The Emergency MedicalResponder Roles and Responsibilities ► Traits Emotionally in Control Disciplined Understanding of Stress Healthy
- 11. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Assess For and Manage Hazards on Scene ► Gain Access to Patients in Vehicles ► Gain Access to Patients in Buildings ► Evaluate the Possible Cause of an Illness or Injury
- 12. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Gather Pertinent Information from Patient or Bystanders ► Properly Utilize Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ► Conduct an Appropriate Patient Assessment ► Gather Accurate Vital Signs
- 13. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Properly Document Assessment Findings ► Relate Signs and Symptoms to Illness or Injury ► Evaluate and Manage a Patient’s Airway and Breathing ► Perform CPR
- 14. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Properly Utilize an AED ► Control Bleeding ► Assess and Manage Shock ► Provide Care for Patients with Closed and Open Injuries
- 15. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Perform Basic Dressing and Bandaging ► Assess and Care for Possible Injuries to Bones and Joints ► Assess and Care for Possible Injuries to the Head and Face ► Assess and Care for Possible Injuries to the Neck and Spine
- 16. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Assess and Care for Possible Heart Attacks, Strokes, Seizures, and Diabetic Emergencies ► Identify and Care for Poisoning Cases ► Assess and Care for Burns ► Assess and Care for Heat- and Cold-Related Emergencies
- 17. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Assist a Mother in Delivering Her Baby ► Provide Initial Care for the Newborn ► Identify and Care for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Patients
- 18. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Move Patients (When Necessary) ► Perform Triage at a Multiple Casualty Incident ► Work within the Structure of an Incident Management System ► Work Under the Direction of More Highly Trained Personnel
- 19. The Emergency MedicalResponder Skills EMRs should be able to: ► Deliver Oxygen ► Apply or Assist in Applying a Traction Splint ► Apply or Assist in Applying a Cervical Collar ► Assist in Securing a Patient to a Long Spine Board or Similar Device Used to Immobilize a Patient’s Spine
- 20. The Emergency MedicalResponder Equipment, Tools, and Supplies The D.O.T. has recommended that EMRs have access to and be familiar with: ► Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ► Triangular Bandages ► Roller-Type Bandages ► Gauze Pads and Trauma Dressings ► Occlusive Dressings ► Adhesive Tape ► Bandage Shears
- 21. The Emergency MedicalResponder Equipment, Tools, and Supplies ► Eye Protector (Paper Cup or Cone) ► Stick (for Tourniquet) ► Blankets and Pillows ► Upper and Lower Extremity Splint Sets The D.O.T. has recommended that EMRs have access to and be familiar with:
- 22. The Emergency MedicalResponder Equipment, Tools, and Supplies ► Blood Pressure Kits ► Basic Extrication Tools, Such As: Jack Screwdriver Pliers Hammer Knife Rope The D.O.T. has recommended that EMRs have access to and be familiar with:
- 23. The Emergency MedicalResponder Advances in Technology GPS Navigation and Tracking Click the image to enlarge
Editor's Notes
- #2 This is the Title Screen for this lesson.
- #3 Compliment the students on entering the Emergency Medical Responder program. Explain that helping others in their time of greatest need—when they are sick, injured, or possibly even dying—is a tremendous honor and not something that just anyone can do well. Let the students know that they are entering a modern public-service system (known as EMS) that has a great history of invention, accomplishment, innovation, and excellence—all with a core focus on helping people and saving lives. Explain that regardless of their reason for attending the training—whether for job skills, advancement, requirement, or just personal interest—they are on their way to becoming an important and necessary component of their community’s EMS system.
- #5 Briefly explain each EMS component and how they assist with the overall mission of an EMS system.
- #6 Give a brief overview describing how a hospitals emergency department works to stabilize patients and then move them to the appropriate in-hospital department. Go over the basic types of specialty hospitals and identify any in your area.
- #7 Identify your local EMS system’s Medical Director and give examples of off-line and on-line medical direction.
- #9 Pass around these various PPE items as you are discussing them.
- #10 Describe how each of these traits is important for an Emergency Medical Responder to have.
- #11 Describe how each of these traits is important for an Emergency Medical Responder to have.
- #12 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #13 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #14 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #15 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #16 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #17 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #18 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #19 As you introduce these items, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #20 Check with your local system, these skills may or may not be required. If they are, reassure students that you will be covering each of these skills individually later in the course.
- #21 Pass around these various items as you are discussing them.
- #22 Pass around these various PPE items as you are discussing them.
- #23 Pass around these various PPE items as you are discussing them.
- #24 Explain the basics of GPS navigation and how it benefits patients, responding personnel and EMS agencies.