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Emergency Medical Responder 1b

0.5 Credits

18 weeks

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Being an emergency medical responder is dynamic and challenging. EMRs are first responders who are prepared for action! Explore how to care for diverse patients in unique and even difficult situations. From advanced trauma to childbirth, from mass casualties to special conditions. EMRs are trained to care for, treat, move, and transport patients in various situations and play a vital role as part of an EMS response team.

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Major Topics and Concepts

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

Competencies

Pediatric Patients

Students will demonstrate an understanding of pediatric patients by describing types of pediatric illnesses, explaining treatments, and summarizing human stages of development.

Pregnancy

Students will demonstrate an understanding of pregnancy by describing stages of pregnancy, explaining pregnancy complications, and summarizing post delivery care.

Special Populations

Students will demonstrate an understanding of special populations by describing types of patients, summarizing patient assessment, and explaining patient care needs.

Mental Health

Students will demonstrate an understanding of mental health by describing types of mental health illnesses, explaining patient support techniques, and summarizing opioid addiction.

Andvanced Trauma Management

Students will demonstrate an understanding of advanced trauma management by describing traumatic injury assessments, explaining trauma treatments, and summarizing types of complications.

Mass Casualty Incidents

Students will demonstrate an understanding of mass casualty incidents by describing mass casualty scene assessment, and explaining management of mass casualty incidents.

Transporting Patients

Students will demonstrate an understanding of transporting patients by describing methods to transport patients, explaining proper body mechanics for patient transportation, and summarizing responsibilities in patient treatment areas.

Special Emergency Situations

Students will demonstrate an understanding of special emergency situations by describing patient treatment in special emergency situations and explaining risk protection methods.