Unit 1: Pediatric Patients
- Assess child patients of all ages
- Provide pediatric patients with treatments for medical and traumatic emergencies
- Understand how children differ from adults in their responses to illness and trauma
- Recognize common pediatric illnesses
- Identify and manage children in abuse situations
Unit 2: Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Describe the various stages of pregnancy and labor
- Provide assistance in the delivery of a baby
- Assess and administer care to the mother and newborn
- Provide care for medical and traumatic emergencies involving pregnant patients
- Identify and manage complications during childbirth
Unit 3: Special Populations
- Understand the impact of age-related changes to patient assessment and care
- Explain the science behind obesity and adapt care to the needs of bariatric patients
- Describe the process of palliative care and the role EMRs play in it
- Identify and assess patients with special needs
- Discuss tips on how to communicate clearly with non-English speaking patients
Unit 4: Mental Health and Crisis Intervention
- Identify the different types of mental illness that can afflict patients
- Learn how opioid addiction begins and how to treat patients in case of an overdose
- Understand how to keep yourself and the patient safe in situations where there is mental distress
- Delicately and professionally assess and provide support to victims of sexual assault
- Effectively communicate with suicidal patients so that they may get treatment
Unit 5: Advanced Trauma Management
- Assess and treat traumatic injuries to the head, neck, and face
- Assist patients who have chemical burns or trauma to the eye
- Identify complications arising from chest trauma, including pneumothorax
- Describe the steps needed to secure abdominal organs in the case of evisceration
- Prioritize injuries and manage multi-system trauma
Unit 6: Mass Casualty Incidents
- Explain how to assess the scene of a mass casualty incident, detailing specific issues arising with each type of disaster
- Understand the makeup of the incident command system and how it works to manage mass casualty incidents
- Determine the priority of patients injured in a mass casualty incident and categorize them by symptoms
- Work as a team member to provide treatment and transport for patients injured in mass casualty incidents
- Reflect on the emotional and mental stress that involvement in these events can play in the lives of EMRs
Unit 7: Moving and Transporting Patients
- Demonstrate proper body mechanics whether sitting, standing, or moving a patient
- Be able to use different methods to move a patient, such as clothes drag and chair transfer
- Identify equipment that can be used to move or transport patients, being able to distinguish each one’s specific use
- Understand the guidelines and responsibilities of driving an ambulance
- Explain the skills needed to work in onsite locations such as a first aid tent or on an industrial site
Unit 8: Special Situations
- Treat and assist a patient who needs to be extricated from a vehicle
- Understand how to handle the medical issues that may arise during deep-sea dives or other water emergencies
- Properly protect yourself and others from further injury during a chemical spill or terror attack
- Identify the risks that come with treating patients in industrial or agricultural settings
- Explain what information is needed to safely deploy a rescue helicopter and how to assist with patient transfer
