EMT 1030 - Patient Assessment

1. Recognize hazards/potential hazards.
2. Describe common hazards found at the scene of a trauma and a medical patient. 
3. Determine if the scene is safe to enter.
4. Discuss common mechanisms of injury/nature of illness.
5. Discuss the reason for identifying the total number of patients at the scene.
6. Explain the reason for identifying the need for additional help or assistance.
7. Explain the rationale for crew members to evaluate scene safety prior to entering.
8. Serve as a model for others explaining how patient situations affect your evaluation of mechanism of injury or illness.
9. Observe various scenarios and identify potential hazards.
10. Summarize the reasons for forming a general impression of the patient.
11. Discuss methods of assessing altered mental status.
12. Differentiate between assessing the altered mental status in the adult, child and infant patient.
13. Discuss methods of assessing the airway in the adult, child and infant patient.
14. State reasons for management of the cervical spine once the patient has been determined to be a trauma patient.
15. Describe methods used for assessing if a patient is breathing.
16. State what care should be provided to the adult, child and infant patient with adequate breathing.
17. State what care should be provided to the adult, child and infant patient without adequate breathing.
18. Differentiate between a patient with adequate and inadequate breathing.
19. Distinguish between methods of assessing breathing in the adult, child and infant patient.
20. Compare the methods of providing airway care to the adult, child and infant patient.
21. Describe the methods used to obtain a pulse.
22. Differentiate between obtaining a pulse in an adult, child and infant patient.
23. Discuss the need for assessing the patient for external bleeding.
24. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin color.
25. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin temperature.
26. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin condition.
27. Describe normal and abnormal findings when assessing skin capillary refill in the infant and child patient.
28. Explain the reason for prioritizing a patient for care and transport.
29. Explain the importance of forming a general impression.
30. Explain the value of performing an initial assessment.
31. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing mental status.
32. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing the airway.
33. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing if the patient is breathing.
34. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing if the patient has a pulse.
35. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing the patient for external bleeding.
36. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing the patient’s skin color, temperature, condition and capillary refill (infants and children only).
37. Demonstrate the ability to prioritize patients.
38. Discuss the reasons for reconsideration concerning the mechanism of injury.
39. State the reasons for performing a rapid trauma assessment.
40. Recite examples and explain why patients should receive a rapid trauma assessment.
41. Describe the areas included in the rapid trauma assessment and discuss what should be evaluated. Differentiate when the rapid assessment may be altered in order to provide patient care.
42. Discuss the reason for performing a focused history and physical exam.
43. Recognize and respect the feelings that patients might experience during assessment.
44. Demonstrate the rapid trauma assessment that should be used to assess a patient based on mechanism of injury.
45. Describe the unique needs for assessing an individual with a specific chief complaint with no known prior history.
46. Differentiate between the history and physical exam that are performed for responsive patients with no known prior history and responsive patients with a known prior history.
47. Describe the needs for assessing an individual who is unresponsive.
48. Differentiate between the assessment that is performed for a patient who is unresponsive or has an altered mental status and other medical patients requiring assessment.
49. Attend to the feelings that these patients might be experiencing.
50. Demonstrate the patient assessment skills that should be used to assist a patient who is responsive with no known history.
51. Demonstrate the patient assessment skills that should be used to assist a patient who is unresponsive or has an altered metal status.
52. Discuss the components of the detailed physical exam.
53. State the areas of the body that are evaluated during the detailed physical exam.
54. Explain what additional care should be provided while performing the detailed physical exam. 
55. Distinguish between the detailed physical exam that is performed on a trauma patient and that of the medical patient.
56. Explain the rationale for the feelings that these patients might be experiencing.
57. Demonstrate the skills involved in performing the detailed physical exam.
58. Discuss the reasons for repeating the initial assessment as part of the ongoing assessment.
59. Describe the components of the on-going assessment.
60. Describe trending of assessment components.
61. Explain the value of performing an on-going assessment.
62. Recognize and respect the feelings that patients might experience during assessment.
63. Explain the value of trending assessment components to other health professionals who assume care of the patient.
64. Demonstrate the skills involved in performing the on-going assessment.
65. List the proper methods of initiating and terminating a radio call.
66. State the proper sequence for delivery of patient information.
67. Explain the importance of effective communication of patient information in the verbal report.
68. Identify the essential components of the verbal report.
69. Describe the attributes for increasing effectiveness and efficiency of verbal communications.
70. State legal aspects to consider in verbal communication.
71. Discuss the communication skills that should be used to interact with the patient.
72. Discuss the communication skills that should be used to interact with the family, bystanders, individuals from other agencies while providing patient care and the difference between skills used to interact with the patient and those used to interact with others.
73. List the correct radio procedures in the following phases of a typical call: To the scene, At the scene, To the facility, At the facility, To the station, At the station.
74. Explain the rationale for providing efficient and effective radio communications and patient reports.
75. Perform a simulated, organized, concise radio transmission.
76. Perform an organized, concise patient report that would be given to the staff at a receiving facility.
77. Perform a brief, organized report that would be given to an ALS provider arriving at an incident scene at which the EMT-Basic was already providing care.
78. Explain the components of the written report and list the information that should be included in the written report.
79. Identify the various sections of the written report.
80. Describe what information is required in each section of the prehospital care report and how it should be entered.
81. Define the special considerations concerning patient refusal. 
82. Describe the legal implications associated with the written report.
83. Discuss all state and/or local record and reporting requirements.
84. Explain the rationale for the EMS system gathering data.\
85. Explain the rationale for using medical terminology correctly.
86. Explain the rationale for using an accurate and synchronous clock so that information can be used in trending.
87. Complete a prehospital care report.