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A valid BLS card is required in order to participate in this class. Please email Barbara Vaning a copy of your card after you register: barbara.vaning@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
COMPETENCIES
Station 1
Student can identify proper application and use of:
- Oral airway (adult, pediatric, infant patients)
- Nasal airway (adult patients)
- Suction airway (adult, pediatric, infant patients)
- One-rescuer BVM ventilation (adult, pediatric, infant patients)
Station 2
Student can properly:
- Place O2 cylinder into service (safely and without leaks)
- Assist ALS with CPAP (apply device to patient's face, connect circuit to CPAP generator)
- Assist ALS by assembling the nebulizer, connecting to oxygen regulator, use of local protocols
- Demonstrate use of nasal cannula, non-rebreather, simple and Venturi tasks
Station 3
Student shall perform the following properly:
- Size up scene, perform primary and secondary assessments, obtain vital signals
- Prepare verbal and written patient care report
Scenario Skills Evaluation
- One shall be a pediatric patient and one shall be an adult patient
- Team of two or three EMTs
- Proper equipment and realistic scenario describing the circumstances of the patient's injury/illness
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Event Type: EMT & EMS
Keyword: emergency
