Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

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Emergency Medical Technician-Basic

• Course B54-99-09

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Whats on the Agenda?

• Introduction
• Instructor
• Students
• Website
• Class Syllabus
• Introduction to Emergency Medical Care
• Medical/Legal/Ethical issues
• The Human Body (introduction)
• Quiz

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Introductions

• Introduction
• Instructor
• Students
• Website
• Class Syllabus

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Introduction to Emergency Medical Care

• Chapter 1
• The EMS System
• Components
• Medical Director
• Medical Direction

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• Medical Director

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• Medical Direction
• Off-line
• On-line

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Well-Being of the EMT-B

• Chapter 2
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
• Diseases of Concern

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Diseases of Concern

• West Nile Virus
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (sars)
• Avian Flu

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Communicable Diseases of Concern

• Hepatitis
• TB
• HIV/AIDS

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Infection Control and the Law

• Ryan White CARE Act

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Emotion and Stress

• Physiological Aspects
• General Adaptation Syndrome

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Stress

• Types
• Causes
• Signs and Symptoms
• Dealing
• CISM

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Death and Dying

• Stages
• Dealing

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Scene Safety
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Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues

• Scope of Practice
• Consent and refusal
• Other legal aspects

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The Human Body (introduction)

• Anatomical Terms
• Body Systems

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Anatomical Terms

• Anatomical Position
• Midline
• Medial
• Lateral
• Bilateral

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• Descriptive anatomical terms
• Anterior
• Posterior
• Ventral
• Dorsal
• Superior
• Inferior
• Proximal
• Distal
• Palmar
• Plantar
• Mid-Clavicular Line
• Abdominal Quadrants

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• Positional Terms
• Prone
• Supine
• Fowlers
• Trendelenberg