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Title: Scenario 1: You Are the Emergency Medical Responder


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Scenario 1 You Are the Emergency Medical
Responder
Lesson 41 Putting It All Together
  • You are called to a local office building because
    a pregnant woman is thought to be in labor. The
    woman is 33 years old and is pregnant with her
    second child. When you arrive, the woman is
    sitting in a chair in the employee lounge with a
    co-worker nearby. She states that she has been
    having contractions off and on for the past 30
    minutes.

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Scenario 2 You Are the Emergency Medical
Responder
  • The mother of a 5-year-old girl calls 9-1-1
    because her daughter has been vomiting and having
    diarrhea for the past 24 hours. When you arrive
    on the scene, the mother states, She hasnt been
    able to keep anything down, including sips of
    water or juice, and now Im having trouble
    getting her to stay awake to try and drink.

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Scenario 3 You Are the Emergency Medical
Responder
  • You and a partner arrive at the home of a family
    who has called 9-1-1 because the elderly uncle
    has passed out while sitting at the dinner
    table. The niece states that he was eating dinner
    and then all of a sudden his head dropped down.
    We called to him but he wouldnt answer. I think
    he stopped breathing, but when we lifted his chin
    up he started to breathe but just barely The
    patient is a 92-year-old gentleman with severe
    arthritis of his neck, back and upper
    extremities. He wears a hearing aid in his right
    ear.

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Putting It All Together
  • Pregnancy three trimesters gt labor gt birth
  • Newborn care
  • Umbilical cord
  • APGAR score
  • Clearing of mouth and nasal passages
  • Resuscitation if indicated
  • Care of mother
  • Delivery of placenta
  • Continued physical and emotional support

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Putting It All Together (contd)
  • Pediatric patients
  • Pediatric Assessment Triangle (appearance,
    breathing, skin circulation)
  • Head-to-toe physical exam
  • Geriatric patients
  • Normal, age-related changes in physical and
    mental functioning
  • Special needs patients
  • Mental illness, intellectual disabilities or
    chronic illness
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