EMT Lesson Plans

Chapter 8: Patient Assessment

Na onal EMS Educa on Standard Competencies Assessment Applies scene informa on and pa ent assessment ndings (scene size-up, primary and secondary assessment, pa ent history, and reassessment) to guide emergency management. Skills Objec ves 1. Demonstrate the steps in the assessment and treatment of the pa ent with suspected poisoning. (pp 676–679) 2. Demonstrate the steps required to administer ac vated charcoal. (pp 674–675, 678–679 3. Demonstrate the steps in the assessment and treatment of the pa ent with suspected overdose. (pp 678–679) 4. Demonstrate the steps required to administer naloxone (pp 674–675, 678–679 5. Demonstrate the steps in the assessment and treatment of a pa ent with altered mental status 6. Demonstrate the steps required to administer oral glucose 7. Demonstrate how to use the OPQRST assessment to obtain more speci c informa on about a pa ent’s breathing problem 8. Demonstrate how to assist a pa ent with the administra on of an MDI. (pp 503–504, Skill Drill 13-1) 9. Demonstrate how to assist a pa ent with the administra on of a small-volume nebulizer. (pp 504–505, Skill Drill 13-2) 10. Demonstrate the steps in the assessment and treatment of a pa ent with atrauma c chest pains 11. Demonstrate the steps required to administer aspirin and assist with nitroglycerin 12. Demonstrate the steps in the assessment and treatment of a pa ent with allergic reac on 13. Demonstrate the steps required to administer epinephrine by auto-injector 14. Demonstrate the process of history taking to obtain more informa on related to a pa ent’s chief complaint based on a case scenario. (pp 495–496)