EMT Refresher Class: Section A - Airway Assessment and Management

COMPETENCIES

Station 1

Student can identify proper application and use of:

• Oral airway (adult, pediatric, infant patients)
• Nasal airway (adult patients)
• Suction airway (adult, pediatric, infant patients)
• One-rescuer BVM ventilation (adult, pediatric, infant patients)

Station 2

Student can properly:

• Place O2 cylinder into service (safely and without leaks)
• Assist ALS with CPAP (apply device to patient's face, connect circuit to CPAP generator)
• Assist ALS by assembling the nebulizer, connecting to oxygen regulator, use of local protocols
• Demonstrate use of nasal cannula, non-rebreather, simple and Venturi tasks

Station 3

Student shall perform the following properly:

• Size up scene, perform primary and secondary assessments, obtain vital signals
• Prepare verbal and written patient care report

Scenario Skills Evaluation

• One shall be a pediatric patient and one shall be an adult patient
• Team of two or three EMTs
• Proper equipment and realistic scenario describing the circumstances of the patient's injury/illness

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Event Type: EMT & EMS

Keyword: emergency