Scenario
Consider adding these often-encountered patients to your EMT or paramedic class’s patient assessment drills or high-fidelity patient simulations
What are the most important things to remember when treating a patient with a history of diabetes?
You are dispatched to a baseball diamond in a park, where a girl is complaining of dizziness
Paramedic Jason Hamby participated in the contest at the EMS University conference in Gillette, Wyoming
The annual workshop brings together care providers and billing professionals to “emphasize care beyond transport”
You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage his airway?
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient involved in a bicycle accident
You are on scene with a patient who is experiencing chest pain; what if the cause isn’t cardiac?
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient with chest pain
You are on scene with a patient who has multi-system trauma; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?
You are dispatched to a report of a male patient struck by a pickup truck in a crosswalk
You are on scene with a patient who is complaining of isolated abdominal pain; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?
You are dispatched to a report of a female patient at the gym complaining of abdominal pain
You are on scene with a patient who was found down in his living room; as you progress beyond the initial assessment, what are some typical assessment pitfalls to avoid?
You are dispatched to a report of an elderly male found down on the floor
You are dispatched to a report of an elderly female experiencing weakness
The scenario: a man crashes with his grandchild in a car seat in the backseat
Maximize learning from EMS patient care scenarios with learning objectives, clear briefing and pre-planning equipment
You are on scene with a patient who was found lying on the sidewalk with an altered level of consciousness; how can you obtain a history for a patient who cannot provide it himself?
You are dispatched to a report of a male found down on the sidewalk in a suburban neighborhood
You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press
You are dispatched to a restaurant for a report of a man choking
You are the first arriving unit to a potentially chaotic scene; does your scene size-up for other units measure up?
You are dispatched to stage for police responding to reports of a fight in the parking lot of the local university
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
Your patient has an apparent hip fracture after a fall and needs to be packaged for transport; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to an independent living facility for a senior citizen who has fallen
You responded as the first-in ambulance on a suspected active shooting scene; did you make the right call?
