Essentials of Emergency Care

Module 1 Preparatory: introduction to EMS systems; well-being of the EMT-basic; medical/legal and ethical issues; the human body; lifting and moving patients. Module 2 Airway: airway management. Module 3 Patient assessment: baseline vitals and SAM-PLE history; assessment of the medical patient; assessment of the trauma patient; assessment of paediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients; communication and documentation. Modula 4 Medical/behaviourial emergencies: bleeding and shock; respiratory emergencies; cardiac emergencies; diabetic emergencies; allergies; poisoning and overdose emergencies; environmental emergencies; behaviourial emergencies. Module 5 Trauma: bleeding and shock; soft-tissue injuries; musculoskeletal injuries; injuries to the head and spine. Module 6 OG-GYN, infant, and children: obstetrics and gynaecology; infants and children. Module 7 Operations: ambulance operations; gaining access; overviews. Module 8 Advanced airways: advanced airway management.