PE-0131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Basic Life Support, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, Cardiac Monitoring
24 Jan 2017
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Chapter 1 lecture - ems systems: most states have four training and licensure levels: Emt - training in bls including automated external de brillation (aeds), airway adjuncts, assisting patients with certain medications. Aemt - advanced life support (als), iv therapy. Paramedic - als, endotracheal intubation, emergency pharmacology, cardiac monitoring, other advanced skills assessment and treatment skills: medical director - provides oversight, policy director, medical control - physicians that is communicating with you during the call, in. Massachusetts they must communicate live via radio or telephone. Chapter 2 lecture - workforce safety and wellness: ems is stressful so minimize stress as best you can. Take care of yourself but eating well, sleeping, and exercising (common sense: caring for critically ill and injured. Response of the critical patient include: anxiety, fear, pain. Be con dent so they have con dence in you: physical signs of death.
