EMT basic skills

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The following is a list of skills that the NHTSA / NREMT Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) is required to master.

Contents 1 Curriculum 1.1 CPR 1.2 Airway Oxygen and Ventilation Skills - Upper Airway Adjuncts and Suction 1.3 Bag-Valve-Mask - Apneic Patient 1.4 Bleeding Control/Shock Management 1.5 Cardiac arrest management / AED 1.6 Immobilization Skills - Joint Injury, Long Bone Injury, Traction Splinting 1.7 Mouth to Mask with Supplemental Oxygen 1.8 Oxygen Administration 1.9 Patient Assessment / Management-Medical[1] 1.10 Patient Assessment/Management-Trauma 2 References

[edit] Curriculum

[edit] CPR

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

[edit] Airway Oxygen and Ventilation Skills - Upper Airway Adjuncts and Suction

• Oropharyngeal airway
• Suction
• Nasopharyngeal airway

[edit] Bag-Valve-Mask - Apneic Patient

• Bag valve mask

[edit] Bleeding Control/Shock Management

• Body substance isolation
• Arterial pressure points
• Dressing wounds

[edit] Cardiac arrest management / AED

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Automated external defibrillator

[edit] Immobilization Skills - Joint Injury, Long Bone Injury, Traction Splinting

• Splinting

[edit] Mouth to Mask with Supplemental Oxygen

[edit] Oxygen Administration

• Oxygen therapy
• Bag valve mask
• Nasal cannula
• Non-rebreather mask
• Simple face mask

[edit] Patient Assessment / Management-Medical[1]

• General
  • Allergies?
  • Medications?
  • Past pertinent history?
  • Last oral intake?
  • Event leading to present illness (rule out trauma)?
  • Physical Examination
  • Vitals
  • Interventions?
  • Transport?
  • Detailed physical examination?

• Respiratory or Cardiac
  • Onset?
  • Provokes?
  • Quality?
  • Radiates?
  • Severity?
  • Time?
  • Interventions?

• Altered Mental Status
  • Description of the episode
  • Onset?
  • Duration?
  • Associated Symptoms?
  • Evidence of Trauma?
  • Interventions?
  • Seizures?
  • Fever?

• Allergic Reaction
  • History of Allergies
  • What were you exposed to?
  • How were you exposed?
  • Effects?
  • Progression?
  • Interventions?

• Poisoning / Overdose
  • Substance?
  • When did you ingest / become exposed?
  • How much did you ingest?
  • Over what time period?
  • Interventions?
  • Estimated Weight?

• Environmental Emergency
  • Source?
  • Environment?
  • Duration?
  • Loss of Consciousness?
  • Effects - general or local?

• Obstetrics
  • Are you pregnant?
  • How long have you been pregnant?
  • Pain or contractions?
  • Bleeding or discharge?
  • Do you feel the need to push?
  • Last menstrual period?

• Behavioral
  • How do you feel?
  • Determine suicidal tendencies
  • Is the patient a threat to self or others?
  • Is there a medical problem?
  • Interventions?

[edit] Patient Assessment/Management-Trauma

• Airway
• Breathing
• Circulation
• Focused or Rapid Assessment

[edit] References

• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians [2].