Skill prerequisits

None

Required gear

Tactical clothes, green or blue head lighter.

Methods

• Medical scenarios with wound imitation
• Final examination: theory and practice
• Practical observation
• Written/oral questioning

Topics

At the end of the course, the students will be able to:

• Understand the role and responsibilities of the first person on the scene during an emergency incident
• Understand the principles of scene management in pre-hospital care
• Know the principles required for effective and safe patient assessment in the pre-hospital care setting
• Assess an incident for dangers and respond appropriately
• Assess the patient’s levels of consciousness
• Recognize and manage a patient with a catastrophic bleed
• Assess and manage a patient’s airway blockage and recognize and manage a patient with a suspected spinal injury
• Assess and manage a patient who is not breathing normally
• Assess a patient’s circulation and manage a patient who is in shock
• Assess a patient’s level of disability
• Know the principles of exposing the patient for further assessment and act upon environmental considerations
• Know how to recognize and manage a range of medical emergencies in the pre-hospital care setting
• Know how to recognize and manage a range of trauma-related emergencies in the pre-hospital care setting
• Understand the recognition features of red flag sepsis in the pre-hospital care setting
• Know how to recognize emergency care equipment to assist the healthcare professional
• Manage a pediatric patient who is not breathing normally