COURSE OUTLINE

Prerequisites:   Clearance of a Felony Affidavit.  Health Care Provider which is taught in day 1.

Course Length – 6 -10 hour days

Class Size:   The maximum number of students that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be ten (10) in the classroom session.

Day 1

8:00 Course Information
Course Objective

• To provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to assist them with emergency medical techniques should an unfortunate event occur. 
• Students will be given the knowledge and taught these skills in a classroom and practical setting. 
• Students shall demonstrate these necessary skills during practical examination and demonstrate knowledge during written examination.

Course Design

• Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
• Demonstrations
• Practical Simulations

Successful Course Completion:

• Requires a minimum score of 70% or greater, unless otherwise specified by the student’s employer. 
• Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by the total number of exam questions and quizzes.
• Successful demonstration of practical skills using National Registry Skills Examination.

Course Content Summary

• Classroom
• Practicals

Breaks – 5 to 15 minutes (approximately every hour)

Lunch – 1 hour

Day 1

8:00 – 3:00 Health Care Provider/CPR

• Adult CPR
• FBAO
• AED
• Child CPR
• FBAO
• Infant CPR
• FBAO

3:00 – 4:00 Obtaining Blood Pressures

4:00 – 5:00 Introduction to EMS system

• Components of EMS system
• Activating the EMS system
• Hospital care system
• Medical oversight

Day 2
 
8:00- 10:00 The well – being of the First Responder

• First responders and stress
• Death and dying
• Signs and symptoms of stress
• Dealing with stress
• Body substance isolation

10:00 – 12:00 Legal and ethical issues

• Scope of care
• Standard of care
• Ethical responsibilities
• Consent to treat

12:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 The human body

• Positional and directional terminology
• Body regions
• Body cavities
• Abdominal quadrants

2:00 – 3:00 Lifting and moving patients

• Body mechanics and lifting techniques
• When to move a patient
• Emergency moves

3:00 – 4:00 Evaluation: Preparatory

• Hands – on skills
• Discussion

4:00 – 6:00 Introduction to Airway

• Mechanics of breathing
• Assessing Airway

Day 3

8:00 – 10:00 Airway

• Opening the Airway
• Correcting airway obstructions
• Oropharyngeal airways
• Suctioning techniques

10:00 – 12:00 Practical Lab: Airway

12:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Bag – Valve – Mask O2 administration

• Equipment
• Administration setups
• Portable Oxygen tanks
• Various models

2:00 – 6:00 Patient Assessment

• Stable vs. Unstable
• Scene size up
• Initial assessment
• Focused History and Physical Exam
• Hand – off to EMT’s

Day 4

8:00 – 9:00 Patient Assessment review and discussion

9:00 – 12:00 Practical Lab: Patient Assessment

12:00 Lunch

1:00 – 4:00 Circulation

• CPR
• AED
• Pediatric CPR
• Special situations
• Responsibilities of first responder during CPR

4:00 – 6:00 Practical Lab: CPR Patient Assessment

Day 5

8:00 – 10:00 Medical Emergencies

• Signs and symptoms
• Cardiac and respiratory emergencies
• Heat and cold emergency
• Behavioral emergency
• Alcohol and drug emergency
• Assisting a patient with certain  medications

10:00 – 12:00 Bleeding and soft tissue injuries

• Heart - Blood and blood vessels
• Bleeding
• Shock
• Soft Tissue injuries
• Burns
• Industrial accidents

12:00 Lunch

1:00 – 3:00 Injuries to muscles and bones

• Musculoskeletal system
• Splinting
• Specific extremity injuries
• Injuries to the head, neck, and chest
• Application of a C – collar
• Spinal immobilization

3:00 – 6:00 Skills and practical review

Day 6

8:00 – 9:00 Review and discussion

9:00 – 11:00 emergency Child birth and Neonatal

• Assisting a mother in child birth
• Caring for new born

11:00 – 12:00 EMS operations

• MEDEVAC

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

  1:00 – 2:00 Multiple casualty  incidents

• Understanding and setup
• Triage

2:00 – 3:00 Questions answers and reviews

3:00 -  until: Final Test

Note: The content and times of the course listed in this outline may vary due to class size and experience of participants.

Each student will be required to pass a written exam as well as a practical exam.  The practical tests will involve hands – on demonstration of all skills learned.  If the instructor feels that a student has not completed the practical part of the training to his satisfaction they will not be allowed to pass.

Reference Material / Documents
Brady First Responder 7th edition

American Heart Association (Health care provider/CPR)

State of Louisiana Bureau of Emergency Medical Services