Basic Life Support Skills

Baxter Larmon, PhD, MICP. Dr: Larmon is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine and is the Director of the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care. He has more than 30 years of experience with emergency medical services (EMS). He is the founding director of the Prehospital Care Research Forum and served on the founding board of directors of the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE). Dr. Larmon is both nationally and internationally recognized as an EMS educator. He has spoken at more than 400 EMS conferences and has written more than 60 publications in emergency medicine. Heather Davis, MS, NREMT-P. Heather Davis is the Education Program Director for the Los Angeles County Fire Department where she manages the primary EMT and continuing education programs for over 3,000 EMTs and paramedics. Her previous position was as the Clinical Coordinator for the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care, where she continues to lecture and be active in primary paramedic education. Heather has been involved in patient care and education activities in rural Iowa, suburban New York, and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She has worked in disaster response, critical incident management, and tactical EMS. Heather serves on the Board of Directors for NAEMSE and is the Prehospital Trauma Life Support State Coordinator for California. She holds a master of science degree from New York Medical College and is a published author and national speaker.

  SECTION 1             AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

 

Chapter 1             Head-Tilt, Chin-Lift Maneuver

Chapter 2             Jaw-Thrust Maneuver

Chapter 3             Using a Pocket Mask

Chapter 4             Two Person Bag-Valve Mask

Chapter 5             Insertion of the Oropharyngeal Airway

Chapter 6             Insertion of the Nasopharyngeal Airway

Chapter 7             Oral Suctioning

Chapter 8             Suctioning through an Endotracheal Tube

Chapter 9             Oxygen Tank Assembly

Chapter 10             Administering Oxygen--Non-Rebreather Mask

Chapter 11             Administering Oxygen--Nasal Cannula

Chapter 12             Nasogastric (NG) Tube

Chapter 13             Sellick’s Maneuver

Chapter 14             Ventilatory Management--Assist with Endotracheal Intubation

Chapter 15             Ventilatory Management--Combitube

Chapter 16             Ventilatory Management--Stoma Patient

Chapter 17             Using a Pulse Oxymeter

 

SECTION 2             PATIENT ASSESSMENT

 

Chapter 18             Body Substance Isolation (BSI) Precautions

Chapter 19             Lifting and Moving Patients                         

Chapter 20             Introduction to Patient Assessment                                     

Chapter 21             Initial Assessment and Scene Size-Up                                

Chapter 22             Vital Signs                                                                        

Chapter 23             Trauma Patient with No Significant Mechanism of Injury

Chapter 24             Trauma Patient with a Significant Mechanism of Injury

Chapter 25             Detailed Physical Exam                                 

Chapter 26             Medical Patient--Responsive

Chapter 27             Medical Patient--Unresponsive

Chapter 28             Ongoing Assessment

 

SECTION 3             MEDICAL EMERGENCIES

 

Chapter 29             Administration of Activated Charcoal

Chapter 30             Administration of Glucose                 

Chapter 31             Metered Dose Inhaler                            

Chapter 32             Nitroglycerin                                         

Chapter 33             Epinephrine Auto Injector                     

Chapter 34             Nebulizer

Chapter 35             Automated External Defibrillator          

Chapter 36             Soft Restraints

Chapter 37             Assisting with Childbirth     

 

SECTION 4             TRAUMA EMERGENCIES

 

Chapter 38             Bleeding and Shock

Chapter 39             Dressing and Bandaging

Chapter 40             Long Bone Splinting

Chapter 41             Joint Splinting

Chapter 42             Hare Traction Splint

Chapter 43             Sager Traction Splint

Chapter 44             Sling and Swathe

Chapter 45             Cervical Collar

Chapter 46             Kendrick Extrication Device (KED)

Chapter 47             Immobilizing a Supine Patient

Chapter 48             Immobilizing a Standing Patient

Chapter 49             Helmet Removal

Chapter 50             Rapid Extrication