Respiratory & Airway Part Two Lower Airway: Runs from the glottic opening to pulmonary capillary membrane. Trachea: Conducts air to the lungs. 10-15 cm long tube, between larynx and bronchi,…
Airway & Respiratory Anoxia: Lack of O2 Hypoxia: low levels of O2 to the cells, reduced O2 supply to the cells, leads toanaerobic metabolism> metabolic acidosis> cellular depression> cellular death…
Advanced Study | Respiratory & Airway Part One
Information in the run report Dispatch information Location /address, nature of call Priority level Run number Dispatch time Care being provided before arrival - first responders or bystanders Chief Complaint…
Communication | Part Six | Run Reports
Rules for Documenting If it wasn’t documented, you didn’t do it, and if you didn’t do it, don’t document it. Be accurate and complete, precise and comprehensive Be objective, don’t…
Communication | Part Five | Report Writing
Documentation Documentation: the process of recording patient information Proper documentation includes: Record of the scene Patient’s CC Patient’s condition Nature and extent of emergency care given Changes in the patient’s…
Communications | Part Four
Oral Report - description of the case given by the EMT to medical direction or receiving hospital. Standard format: ID# and level of training of provider Description of scene Patient’s…
Communications | Part Three
Types of Communication Simplex: one direction at a time, pro: finish your message without interruption Duplex: 2 separate frequencies are paired. Simultaneous transmission and reception Multiplex: transmits simultaneously 2 or…
Communications | Part Two
Communications The EMS Team communicates via written, electronic and verbal means with: Callers and dispatch center Among the EMTs Back up units Emergency Department EMS System Admin Public safety units…
Communications | Part One
Clinical Decision Making Ability to quickly integrate an enormous amount of information from multiple sources to form a correct treatment plan Practice Environment: the field is a unique environment to…
Patient Assessment | Clinical Decision Making
Transport Three R’s Right person, right place, right amount of time Receiving facility depends on: Patient Condition Available facilities: Special centers Multisystem trauma Burns AMI Spinal Pediatric Neonatal Hyperbaric chamber…