30531382Start College Now Emergency Medical Responder
Course Information
Description
Prepares students for National Registry of EMT Emergency Medical Responder exam, which is required for state licensure. Provides training in multiple aspects of emergency medical care required at the scene of an accident or sudden illness. Includes skills from the American Heart Association Health Care Provider BLS CPR, the Scope of Practice of the EMR, and the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with approved Wisconsin additions.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Lift and move a patient
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, or Graphic product, Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Implement safety procedures including appropriate body substance isolation precautions
    Use correct positioning and body mechanics as specified by your instructor
    Perform emergency moves, urgent moves, and non-urgent moves as outlined in the State of WI Practical Skills Manual

  2. Investigate the respiratory process and the anatomy of the airway
    Assessment Strategies
    Scenario, Skill Demonstration, Simulation, Exam
    Criteria
    Create a properly functioning oxygen delivery system
    Position an unconscious patient
    Facilitate the patency of a patient’s airway through the use of basic and advanced airway adjuncts
    Create a properly functioning suction system
    Facilitate the removal of a foreign body
    Provide adequate resuscitation and/or ventilatory assistance

  3. Administer emergency medications
    Assessment Strategies
    Scenario, Skill Demonstration, Simulation, Exam
    Criteria
    Explore the properties, dosages, indications, contraindications, actions, and side effects of emergency medications
    Assess a patient requiring the use of an emergency medication
    Describe the 6 R’s in the administration of a medication
    Manage a patient requiring the use of an emergency medication

  4. Manage a patient with a spinal injury
    Assessment Strategies
    Scenario, Skill Demonstration, Simulation, Exam
    Criteria
    Summarize the anatomy of the head, neck, and spine
    Identify spinal immobilization and stabilization devices
    Use spinal immobilization and stabilization devices
    Demonstrate airway access techniques for a patient wearing a helmet
    Assess a patient requiring spinal immobilization
    Immobilize a patient requiring spinal immobilization

  5. Monitor vital signs
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration, Scenario
    Criteria
    Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin color, temperature and condition
    Describe the methods used to assess the patient’s respiratory status and discriminate between normal and abnormal respiratory effort
    Obtain a pulse in adult and pediatric patients using a variety of methods
    Describe the methods used to assess pupils
    Differentiate between normal and abnormal pupil size and reactivity
    Explain the difference between auscultation and palpation for obtaining a blood pressure
    Describe the basic concept of pulse oximetry monitoring

  6. Conduct a primary and secondary patient assessment
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Skill Demonstration, Scenario, Simulation
    Criteria
    Explain the importance of forming a general impression of the patient
    Demonstrate the methods of assessing a patient’s mental status
    Diagnose the reasons for management of the cervical spine based on MOI
    Pinpoint the need for assessing the patient for external bleeding
    Analyze the reasons for prioritizing a patient’s care and transport
    Identify patients with a significant mechanism of injury
    Differentiate between a rapid physical scan and a full-body secondary assessment
    Demonstrate a rapid physical scan
    Demonstrate a focused physical exam and secondary assessment when assessing a patient based on mechanism of injury or nature of illness
    Perform an ongoing reassessment

  7. Manage bleeding, shock, and soft tissue injuries
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Demonstrate direct pressure as a method of emergency medical care for external bleeding
    Use pressure points and tourniquets as a method of emergency medical care for external bleeding
    Perform various bandaging techniques utilized to manage external bleeding
    List the signs and symptoms of shock and how to treat it
    Manage chest and abdominal trauma
    Regulate a patient’s wounds and burns
    Demonstrate a focused physical exam and secondary assessment when assessing a patient based on mechanism of injury or nature of illness
    Perform an ongoing reassessment

  8. Manage a patient with an obstetrical emergency including childbirth
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration, Simulation
    Criteria
    Describe the anatomy and function of the female reproductive system
    Identify assessment findings of a patient with an obstetrical emergency
    Prepare for and assist with the delivery of a newborn
    List the steps in resuscitating a newborn

  9. Examine wellness, safety, and the various medical, legal, and ethical issues of being an EMR
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written
    Criteria
    Define the roles and responsibilities of an EMR
    Demonstrate the proper use of safety equipment needed for an EMR
    Describe the legal duty to act as an EMR
    Explain consent, advance directives, abandonment, negligence, and confidentiality

  10. Respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies in adults, children, and infants
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Describe the components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
    Perform chest compressions on adults, children, and infants
    Manage artificial respirations on adults, children, and infants
    Manipulate an automated external defibrillator (AED)
    Manage a patient that is choking

  11. Conduct a medical assessment
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration, Scenario
    Criteria
    Conduct a physical examination on a patient with a medical condition
    Assess and manage a patient having a seizure, stroke, or heart attack
    Explain the causes and treatment of a patient with an altered mental status
    Assess and manage a patient having congestive heart failure, shortness of breath, asthma, or diabetic issues

  12. Manage a patient having an environmental or behavioral emergency
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration, Scenario
    Criteria
    Conduct an assessment on a patient with an exposure to heat or cold
    Treat a patient with a submersion injury
    Treat a patient with a lightning injury
    Identify the signs and symptoms of an abused patient
    Manage a patient having a behavioral crisis

  13. Treat injuries to muscles and bones
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Splint injuries
    List the signs and symptoms of open and closed head injuries
    Manage fractures, dislocations, sprains, and strains
    Check for circulation, sensation, and movement in an injured extremity

  14. Apply assessment and treatment strategies for pediatric and geriatric emergencies
    Criteria
    Describe how to implement the pediatric assessment triangle
    Explain the differences between performing airway skills on a child and an adult
    Identify the steps you should take for a child or elderly person who has signs of abuse
    List the physiologic changes that occur with aging
    Explain the purpose of advanced directives, do not resuscitate orders, and hospice care

  15. Implement strategies and practices related to vehicle extrication, transportation, and incident management
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Demonstrate how to gain access to a patient trapped in a vehicle
    Explain special rescue operations
    Set up a helicopter landing zone
    Define terrorism and weapons of mass destruction
    Demonstrate triage of a mass-casualty incident

This Outline is under development.