Illness and Injury Prevention
Tracking # 20-1372079
Course overview
Objectives Describe safety standards and precautions to aid in the prevention of disease transmission Identify components of proper PPE based on disease transmission risk Correctly perform proper lifting techniques to avoid injury Content Introduction 1. Standard Safety Precautions 1. Hazard Awareness 1. Community Assessment 2. Recognition 2. Diseases 1. Transmission 2. Prevention of Transmission 1. Cleaners and Sanitizers 2. Hand Washing 3. Vehicle Restraint Systems 4. Lifting and Moving Patients 1. Carrying Patients 2. Cots and Stretchers 3. Reaching 4. Rushing and Pulling 5. Emergency Moves 6. Urgent Move 7. Non-Urgent Move 8. Transferring Patients 9. Patient Carrying Equipment 5. Patient Positioning 6. Bariatric Patients 3. Provider Self-Care 1. Stress 2. Fit for Duty Agenda - Teaching strategies
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technician
Paramedic
Disclosure statements
Conflict of Interest Statement
- A conflict of interest occurs when an instructor has a financial, legal, commercial, and/or professional relationship with organizations or the employees working for said organization, that could influence the level of instruction you receive. The instructor of this course has no conflicts of interest and has been properly vetted prior to creating this material to ensure the information being shared is accurate, relevant, and up to date.
Post-Course Quiz Performance and Compliance
- At the conclusion of this course you will be required to attempt and pass a quiz. The minimum passing score for the quiz is 70%. You will have three attempts to pass the quiz. If you are unsuccessful at passing the quiz on the third attempt, you will be required to watch the CE course over in its entirety.