EMT Lesson Plans

Chapter 23-29: Trauma Lab II National EMS Education Standard Competencies Various Trauma Chapters Applies knowledge of general anatomy and physiology to patient assessment and management in order to assure appropriate care for injuries of various types. Skills Objectives 1. Demonstrate proper emergency medical care of a patient who has experienced a tension pneumothorax. (p 979) 2. Demonstrate proper emergency medical care of a patient who has experienced a cardiac tamponade. (pp 979–980) 3. Demonstrate proper emergency medical care of a patient with increased ICP. (p 915) 4. Demonstrate proper emergency medical care of a patient with Cushing’s Syndrome. (p 915) 5. Demonstrate how to perform manual in-line stabilization on a patient with a suspected spinal injury. (pp 908–909, Skill Drill 26-1) 6. Demonstrate how to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury to a long backboard. (pp 909–911, Skill Drill 26-2) 7. Demonstrate how to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury who was found in a sitting position. (pp 911–914, Skill Drill 26-3) 8. Demonstrate how to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury who was found in a standing position. (pp 915– 916, Skill Drill 26-4) 9. Demonstrate how to apply a cervical collar to a patient with a suspected spinal injury. (pp 917–918, Skill Drill 26-5)

10. Demonstrate how to remove a helmet from a patient with a suspected head or spinal injury. (pp 920–922, Skill Drill 26-6) 11. Demonstrate the alternate method for removal of a football helmet from a patient with a suspected head or spinal injury. (p 923)