Essential reference for EMR certification and continued 2-year recertification, as well as professional reference while working in the field. Such an important and often tough job needs a great tool that makes it easy to increase knowledge retention and professionalism for a successful career or upward career pathway. Author Christina Martinka ALB, MBE, NRP, CCP-C, FP-C has a wide range of clinical experience, being faculty at Harvard, instructor for EMT and paramedic programs, along with a long list of specialties and board certifications. Using her experience to create the best tool possible covering the most important information you need to know from scene size-up and patient assessment and treatment, communication, operations and more. This guide is a go-to for emergency medical responders in training and an excellent refresher for EMRs already in the field. Perfect for recertification. Extremely durable and slickly organized in just 6 laminated pages, formatted in easy access color coded outline format, it lays flat for easy storage and is an unbeatable price.
6 page laminated guide includes:
- Introduction
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Scope of Practice & Legal Considerations
- Consent for Care
- Body Systems
- Scene Size-Up & Safety Considerations
- Plan of Action
- Scene Safety
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Infectious Disease, Exposure Control & Sanitization
- Determining & Triaging Potential Patients
- What Resources Are Required for the Scene?
- Performing a Patient Assessment
- Primary (Initial) Assessment
- Secondary Assessment & History
- Rapid Trauma Assessment
- Reassessment
- Call for ALS If:
- Detailed Physical Exam
- Patient Treatment
- Airway/Respiratory
- Cardiovascular System
- Trauma Emergencies
- Medical Emergencies
- Neurological Emergencies
- Toxicology Emergencies
- Environmental Emergencies
- Special Populations
- Patient Transport
- Common Methods
- Safety Considerations
- Communication
- Types
- Radio Etiquette
- Communication Center / Dispatch
- Operations
- Documentation
- Laws to Follow
- Provider Well-Being
- Death & Dying
- Stressful Events on Scene
