Patrick Lickiss

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• 5 scene size-up tips for EMS providers

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  You are the first arriving unit to a potentially chaotic scene; does your scene size-up for other units measure up?

• Tips for assessing and treating occupants of a structure fire

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  Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning

• Clinical scenario: 16-year-old male rescued from a house fire

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  You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located

• Case study: 58-year-old burned while cooking at home

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  You are asked to respond to the home of a woman that has been burned by a liquid while cooking

• 5 tips for securing a patient's airway

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  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?

• Clinical scenario: Patient with a traumatic amputation

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  You are dispatched to a factory for a report of a man with his arm caught in a hydraulic press

• 5 steps to an accurate physical exam

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  You are on scene with a patient who is complaining of isolated abdominal pain; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?

• 5 questions to guide EMS transport decisions

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  You are on scene with a patient who has sustained a significant injury; how do you decide whether to use red lights and sirens?

• Tips to prevent, manage EMS scene disagreements

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  You were asked to assess and treat a 22-year-old woman with an obvious leg fracture and there was a disagreement about how to proceed; did you make the right call?

• Diabetic emergencies: 5 things EMTs need to know

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  What are the most important things to remember when treating a patient with a history of diabetes?

• Clinical scenario: Patient with dizziness

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  You are dispatched to a baseball diamond in a park, where a girl is complaining of dizziness

• Clinical scenario: Patient with facial trauma

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  You are dispatched to a report of a male patient involved in a bicycle accident

• 5 other considerations when treating a chest pain patient

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  You are on scene with a patient who is experiencing chest pain; what if the cause isn’t cardiac?

• Clinical scenario: Patient with chest pain

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  You are dispatched to a report of a male patient with chest pain

• 5 steps to an accurate detailed physical exam

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  You are on scene with a patient who has multi-system trauma; what tips can improve your physical exam of this patient?

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