Patient Assessment for EMS Personnel
Tracking # 20-761785
$30.00
What you'll learn
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the difference between a medical and a trauma assessment
- Describe how to conduct an initial scene survey and a SWAAP assessment to form a general impression of a medical patient
- Identify the various types of assessments used for medical patients
- List the steps involved in a primary medical assessment
- List the steps involved in a secondary medical assessment
- Describe how a secondary assessment of a responsive patient can differ from a secondary assessment of an unresponsive patient
- List the steps involved in an ongoing medical assessment and reassessment
Course overview
The Patient Assessment for EMS Personnel CE course includes 2 contact hours needed for license renewal. This course will equip EMS professionals with the skills necessary to perform primary, secondary, and ongoing assessments of their medical patients. This online course can be conveniently completed from your computer or mobile device at your own pace. Your course completion will be reported to CE Broker automatically for credit toward your license renewal.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Florida Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technician
Paramedic
Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Emergency Medical Responder
Emergency Medical Technician
Paramedic
Disclosure statements
AchieveCE’s full accreditation list can be found on their accreditations page. It is the policy of AchieveCE not to accept any commercial support for any course(s). AchieveCE courses can be taken at-your-own-pace, online from any device and they report to CE Broker within 24 hours.